Mark D. Duda (born February 4, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire NFL career with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1983 until 1987. He served as the head football coach at Lackawanna College in Scranton, Pennsylvania from 1994 to 2025.

From 1979 to 1982, Duda played college football for the Maryland Terrapins, where he recorded 19 sacks (13 of them in his last season). He played in 55 NFL games for the Cardinals between 1983 and 1987.

Duda became the defensive coordinator at Lackawanna in 1993, when the school started its football program. He was promoted to head coach the next season. In 2019, Lackawanna went to its first NJCAA National Football Championship.

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffsNJCAA#
Lackawanna Falcons (Seaboard Conference) (1994)
1994Lackawanna9–24–01stL McKinnon Midwest Bowl
Lackawanna Falcons (Independent) (1995–1996)
1995Lackawanna8–3L Golden Isles Bowl
1996Lackawanna4–6
Lackawanna Falcons (Northeast Football Conference) (1997–2001)
1997Lackawanna9–25–01stL Dixie Rotary Bowl
1998Lackawanna8–26–01st
1999Lackawanna6–53–3T–4th
2000Lackawanna10–15–01stL Golden Isles Bowl
2001Lackawanna10–15–01stL Real Dairy Bowl
Lackawanna Falcons (Independent) (2002)
2002Lackawanna6–4
Lackawanna Falcons (Northeast Football Conference) (2003–2025)
2003Lackawanna8–33–13rd
2004Lackawanna4–71–25th
2005Lackawanna5–31–26th
2006Lackawanna1–90–5N/AV Valley of the Sun Bowl
2007Lackawanna7–33–2T–2nd
2008Lackawanna7–43–23rdL North Star Bowl
2009Lackawanna5–43–2T–2nd
2010Lackawanna9–24–2W Graphic Egde Bowl
2011Lackawanna7–43–3T–3rdL Salt City Bowl
2012Lackawanna5–52–45th
2013Lackawanna4–61–4T–5th
2014Lackawanna5–52–3T–3rd
2015Lackawanna8–24–01st12
2016Lackawanna10–12–01stW Valley of the Sun Bowl8
2017Lackawanna7–21–12nd19
2018Lackawanna11–02–01stW El Toro Bowl6
2019Lackawanna10–12–01stL NJCAA National Championship2
2020–21Lackawanna1–10–0N/A
2021Lackawanna7–30–12nd
2022Lackawanna7–32–01stL HF Sinclair Wool Bowl13
2023Lackawanna7–32–01st14
2024Lackawanna7–32–01st11
2025Lackawanna4–61–1T–1st
Lackawanna:216–10670–41
Total:216–106
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

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