Mark Henninger
Mark Henninger is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Marian University in Indianapolis, Indiana, a position he has held since 2013. Henninger previously served as the head football coach at North Carolina Wesleyan College for five seasons, from 2008 to 2012. In 2014, his second season at Marian, he led the Knights to a share of the Mid-States Football Association Mideast League championship and an appearance in the NAIA Football National Championship, where they lost to Southern Oregon. In 2015, Henninger led the Knights back to a championship game rematch with Southern Oregon, and this time Marian was the victor. For his efforts, Henninger was named the NAIA Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) in 2014 and 2015.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Marian (IN) |
| Conference | MSFA Mideast League |
| Record | 69–16 |
| Playing career | |
| 1992–1995 | Wittenberg |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–1997 | Millikin (GA) |
| 1998 | Hamburg Blue Devils (assistant) |
| 1999 | Wartburg (GA) |
| 2000–2003 | Wittenberg (assistant) |
| 2004–2007 | North Carolina Wesleyan (DC) |
| 2008–2012 | North Carolina Wesleyan |
| 2013–present | Marian (IN) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 95–41 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) 11–4 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NAIA National (2015) 2 USA SAC (2009, 2010) 4 MSFA Mideast (2014, 2016, 2018, 2019) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× AFCA NAIA Coach of the Year (2014, 2015) 2× NAIA Coach of the Year (2014, 2015) USA SAC Coach of the Year (2009) | |
Personal life
Henninger resides in Brownsburg, Indiana with his wife, Jeni, his son, Jack, and his two daughters, Mary and Abby.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA Coaches'# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Wesleyan Battling Bishops (USA South Athletic Conference) (2008–2012) | |||||||||
| 2008 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 6–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2009 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 8–3 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2010 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 7–3 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2011 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 2–8 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2012 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 3–7 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| North Carolina Wesleyan: | 26–25 | 22–13 | |||||||
| Marian Knights (Mid-States Football Association) (2013–present) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Marian | 6–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd (MEL) | |||||
| 2014 | Marian | 11–3 | 5–1 | T–1st (MEL) | L NAIA Championship | 2 | |||
| 2015 | Marian | 12–2 | 5–1 | 2nd (MEL) | W NAIA Championship | 1 | |||
| 2016 | Marian | 11–1 | 6–0 | 1st (MEL) | L NAIA Quarterfinal | 5 | |||
| 2017 | Marian | 7–3 | 4–2 | 3rd (MEL) | 18 | ||||
| 2018 | Marian | 10–1 | 6–0 | 1st (MEL) | L NAIA First Round | 9 | |||
| 2019 | Marian | 12–1 | 6–0 | 1st (MEL) | L NAIA Championship | 2 | |||
| Marian: | 69–16 | 36–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 95–41 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- "AFCA Announces 2014 National Coaches of the Year". American Football Coaches Association. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2015.