Mark Fabish

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| name = Mark Fabish

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| current_title = Head coach

| current_team = Peddie School (NJ)

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| current_record = 2–6

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|5|10}}

| birth_place = Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, U.S.

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| player_years1 = 1993–1996

| player_team1 = Penn

| player_positions = Wide receiver

| coach_years1 = 1997

| coach_team1 = Don Bosco Preparatory HS (ST)

| coach_years2 = 1998–1999

| coach_team2 = Monmouth (WR)

| coach_years3 = 2000–2001

| coach_team3 = Monmouth (QB)

| coach_years4 = 2002–2007

| coach_team4 = Monmouth (OC)

| coach_years5 = 2008

| coach_team5 = Rhode Island (QB/WR)

| coach_years6 = 2009

| coach_team6 = Penn (TE)

| coach_years7 = 2010–2014

| coach_team7 = Penn (PGC/WR)

| coach_years8 = 2015

| coach_team8 = Columbia (WR)

| coach_years9 = 2016–2022

| coach_team9 = Columbia (OC/TE)

| coach_years10 = 2023

| coach_team10 = Columbia (interim HC)

| coach_years11 = 2024–present

| coach_team11 = Peddie School (NJ)

| admin_years1 = 2008

| admin_team1 = Rhode Island (RC)

| overall_record = 3–7 (college)
2–6 (high school)

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Mark Fabish (born May 10, 1975){{Cite web |title=2008 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide |url=https://gorhody.com/documents/2020/6/29/03Coaches.pdf?id=3525 |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=University of Rhode Island |page=28}} is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Peddie School, a position he has held since 2024. He was the interim head coach for Columbia University in 2023. He played college football for the Penn Quakers and has also coached at Don Bosco Preparatory HS, Monmouth, Rhode Island and Penn. He is currently serving as the head coach for The Peddie School. {{cite web |title=Mark Fabish |url=https://www.peddie.org/about-us/contacts-pre2021/directory-profile/~const-id/64416 |website=peddie.org |access-date=11 April 2024}}

Early life and education

Fabish was born in 1974/1975 and grew up in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey.{{Cite web |author=Schwartz, Paul |date=August 8, 2023 |title=Bergen Catholic alum takes over as Columbia University football coach |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2023/08/07/bergen-catholic-mark-fabish-named-columbia-football-coach/70539554007/ |publisher=North Jersey Media Group}} He attended Bergen Catholic High School and helped them win consecutive state championships while catching passes from Mark DeRosa.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/129780618/|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|via=Newspapers.com|date=September 26, 1996|page=58|title=Penn's unpredictable Fabish tones frenzy down – a little|author=Juliano, Joe}} {{Open access}} He received little attention from colleges due to his small size (Fabish was 5 ft 10 in and 166 pounds by 1996) but ended up joining the Penn Quakers in 1993, being part of Al Bagnoli's first recruiting class at the school.

Fabish caught 17 passes and averaged 18.4 yards-per-catch as a sophomore in 1994, before averaging 15.1 yards on 18 catches as a junior in 1995. In his final year, he led the team with 29 receptions for 302 yards and was named their most valuable senior.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record/129781582/|newspaper=The Record|via=Newspapers.com|date=February 15, 1997|page=37|title=Lang-less FDU needs soccer coach|author=Schutta, Greg}} {{Open access}} Fabish totaled 69 receptions for 928 yards and nine touchdowns in his college career.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedp.com/article/1997/04/fabish_jets_to_atlanta_for_falcons_minicamp|newspaper=The Daily Pennsylvanian|title=Fabish jets to Atlanta for Falcons minicamp|author=Reddy, Srikanth|date=April 24, 1997}} He also served as their return specialist, and as of 2023 still holds the school's all-time records for return touchdowns, kickoff return yards and punt return yards. After graduating, Fabish had tryouts with several teams in the Arena Football League (AFL) and attended the minicamp of the Atlanta Falcons, but was not signed.

Coaching career

Fabish began his coaching career in 1997, serving for one season as the special teams coordinator at Don Bosco Preparatory High School.{{Cite web|url=https://gocolumbialions.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/mark-fabish/2868|publisher=Columbia Lions|title=Mark Fabish}} He then served from 1998 to 1999 as the wide receivers coach for the Monmouth Hawks and from 2000 to 2001 as their quarterbacks coach, before being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2002.{{Cite web|url=https://monmouthhawks.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/mark-fabish/6572|publisher=Monmouth Hawks|title=Mark Fabish}} He helped them win their first mid-major national championship in 2004 and continued serving with them through 2007.

Fabish joined the Rhode Island Rams as wide receivers coach, quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator in 2008, facing off against his former team, Monmouth, in the season opener.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asbury-park-press/129782431/|newspaper=Asbury Park Press|via=Newspapers.com|date=August 30, 2008|page=25, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/asbury-park-press/129782535/ 32]|title=Hawks face ex-assistant coach Fabish|author=Graham, Tony}} {{Open access}} In 2009, he was named tight ends coach at his alma mater, Penn.{{Cite web|url=https://pennathletics.com/news/2016/6/27/5771af72e4b0028e7236100a_131492833667064459|publisher=Penn Quakers|title=Former Quaker Mark Fabish Named Tight Ends Coach|date=May 12, 2009}} He switched to being their wide receivers coach and added the responsibility of passing game coordinator in 2010; he served in these roles through 2014. Fabish joined the Columbia Lions as their wide receivers coach in 2015. In 2016, he was promoted to offensive coordinator and also began serving as tight ends coach. Fabish remained in these positions until 2023, when he was named the team's interim head coach after the retirement of Al Bagnoli, by whom he was recruited by to play college football 30 years earlier.{{Cite news|url=https://www.inquirer.com/college-sports/penn/al-bagnoli-former-penn-football-coach-announces-retirement-columbia-20230805.html|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|title=Former Penn football coach Al Bagnoli announces retirement|author=March, Lochlahn|date=August 5, 2023}} In his sole season as head coach, he led the team to a 3–7 season. He was not retained following the season.{{Cite web |last=FCS |first=Fear The |date=2023-11-23 |title=Columbia Won’t Retain Fabish; Eastern Washington Keeps Best |url=https://fearthefcs.com/2023/11/22/columbia-wont-retain-fabish-eastern-washington-keeps-best/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Fear The FCS |language=en-US}}

In 2024, Fabish was hired as the head football coach for the Peddie School.{{cite web |title=Mark Fabish |url=https://www.peddie.org/about-us/contacts-pre2021/directory-profile/~const-id/64416 |website=peddie.org |access-date=11 April 2024}}