Mark Farley
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1963)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
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| name = Mark Farley
| image = Coach Farley Holes one out (5791099185).jpg
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| caption = Farley at the 2011 Principal Charity Classic
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|4|5}}
| birth_place = Waukon, Iowa, U.S.
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| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1983–1985
| player_team1 = Northern Iowa
| coach_years1 = 1986–1988
| coach_team1 = Northern Iowa (GA)
| coach_years2 = 1989–1996
| coach_team2 = Northern Iowa (LB)
| coach_years3 = 1997–2000
| coach_team3 = Kansas (LB)
| coach_years4 = 2001–2024
| coach_team4 = Northern Iowa
| overall_record = 183–112
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = 17–13 (NCAA D-I-AA/D-I playoffs)
| championships = 7 MVFC (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)
| awards = Eddie Robinson Award (2007)
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Mark Farley (born April 5, 1963) is a former American football coach. He was the head coach at the University of Northern Iowa, a position he held from 2001 until his retirement in 2024. Farley started at inside linebacker at Northern Iowa from 1983 to 1985. He led the team in tackles in 1984 and 1985, was named Gateway Football Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Year in 1985, first team all-conference three times, earned honorable mention All-America honors twice and twice named Academic All-American.{{cite web|url=http://unipanthers.com/coaches.aspx?rc=583&path=football|title=2017 Football Coaching Staff|publisher=University of Northern Iowa|accessdate=November 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829113635/http://unipanthers.com/coaches.aspx?path=football&rc=583|archive-date=August 29, 2018|url-status=dead}}
He then became an assistant at Northern Iowa. In 1989, he was named linebackers coach by new head coach Terry Allen. In 1997, he followed Allen to the University of Kansas, but left in 2001 when the head coaching position at his alma mater opened up. Acting as his own defensive coordinator, Farley's squads perennially rank among the top defense teams in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision. In early 2008, Farley served as the interim director of athletics at Northern Iowa.{{cite web|url=http://www.uni.edu/newsroom/stories/uni-names-interim-director-of-athletics|title=UNI names interim director of athletics|location=Cedar Falls, Iowa|publisher=University of Northern Iowa|date=January 31, 2008|accessdate=August 25, 2012}} With a win over in-state rival Iowa State on September 3, 2016, Farley passed Northern Iowa legend Stan Sheriff in all-time wins as a football coach. Farley notched his 150th Northern Iowa career win with a home victory over Southern Utah on September 7, 2019. He recorded his 175th win with a road victory at Idaho State on September 16, 2023. On November 10, 2024, Farley announced he would retire following the end of the current season.
Head coaching record
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Northern Iowa Panthers
| conf = Gateway Football Conference / Missouri Valley Football Conference
| startyear = 2001
| endyear = 2024
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 2001
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 11–3
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname = NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal
| bowloutcome = L
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| ranking2 = 4
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| year = 2002
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 5–6
| conference = 2–5
| confstanding = T–6th
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| championship = conference
| year = 2003
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 10–3
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = T–1st
| bowlname = NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal
| bowloutcome = L
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| ranking =
| ranking2 = 5
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2004
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 7–4
| conference = 5–2
| confstanding = 3rd
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| ranking2 = 25
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 2005
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 11–4
| conference = 5–2
| confstanding = T–1st
| bowlname = NCAA Division I-AA Championship
| bowloutcome = L
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| ranking2 = 2
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| year = 2006
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 7–4
| conference = 5–2
| confstanding = T–2nd
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| ranking2 = 17
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 2007
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 12–1
| conference = 6–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname = NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 5
| ranking2 = 4
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 2008
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 12–3
| conference = 7–1
| confstanding = T–1st
| bowlname = NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 4
| ranking2 = 4
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2009
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 7–4
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = T–3rd
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| ranking = 18
| ranking2 = 18
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 2010
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 7–5
| conference = 6–2
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname = NCAA Division I First Round
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 18
| ranking2 = 19
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 2011
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 10–3
| conference = 7–1
| confstanding = T–1st
| bowlname = NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 5
| ranking2 = 6
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| championship =
| year = 2012
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 5–6
| conference = 4–4
| confstanding = T–6th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2013
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 7–5
| conference = 3–5
| confstanding = T–7th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2014
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 9–5
| conference = 6–2
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname = NCAA Division I Second Round
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 10
| ranking2 = 10
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2015
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 9–5
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = T–3rd
| bowlname = NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 8
| ranking2 = 6
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2016
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 5–6
| conference = 4–4
| confstanding = T–4th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2017
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 8–5
| conference = 6–2
| confstanding = T–2nd
| bowlname = NCAA Division I Second Round
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 19
| ranking2 = 19
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2018
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 7–6
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = T–3rd
| bowlname = NCAA Division I Second Round
| bowloutcome = L
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2019
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 10–5
| conference = 6–2
| confstanding = 2nd
| bowlname = NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 5
| ranking2 = 5
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2020–21
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 3–4
| conference = 3–4
| confstanding = 6th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2021
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 6–6
| conference = 4–4
| confstanding = 6th
| bowlname = NCAA Division I First Round
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 23
| ranking2 = 25
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2022
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 6–5
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = T–3rd
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2023
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 6–5
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = T–3rd
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2024
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 3–9
| conference = 1–7
| confstanding = 10th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Northern Iowa
| overall = 183–112
| confrecord = 117–66
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 183–112
| bowls = no
| poll = no
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References
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External links
- [https://unipanthers.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/mark-farley/954 Northern Iowa profile]
{{Northern Iowa Panthers football coach navbox}}
{{Eddie Robinson Award}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Farley, Mark}}
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