John Marzka (born c. 1968) is an American college football coach. He is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Buffalo State University, positions he has held since 2026. Before that, he served as the head football coach for the United States Military Academy Preparatory School, a position he held from 2023 to 2025.[1] He was the head football coach for Albright College from 2007 to 2021.[2][3][4] He also coached for Erie Academy, Allegheny, Fordham, Thiel, and Milford Academy.[5] He played college football for Allegheny as a center and won the 1990 NCAA Division III Football Championship.[6]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach |
| Team | Buffalo State |
| Conference | Liberty |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1968 (age 57–58) Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Allegheny College (1991) |
| Playing career | |
| 1987–1990 | Allegheny |
| Position | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991 | Erie Academy (PA) (OL/DL) |
| 1992–1993 | Allegheny (DL) |
| 1994–1995 | Allegheny (OL/TE) |
| 1996–1997 | Allegheny (OC/OL/TE) |
| 1998 | Fordham (OC/OL/TE) |
| 2001–2006 | Thiel (AHC/OC/QB) |
| 2007–2021 | Albright |
| 2022 | Milford Academy (NY) (AHC/OC/QB/RB/WR/TE) |
| 2023–2025 | USMAPS (NY) |
| 2026–present | Buffalo State (OC/QB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 88–64 (college) |
| Bowls | 4–4 |
| Tournaments | 3–2 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 MAC (2008, 2015) | |
| Awards | |
In 2015, Marzka was inducted into the Allegheny College Hall of Fame.[7]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | D3# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albright Lions (Middle Atlantic Conference) (2007–2021) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Albright | 7–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | L South Atlantic | ||||
| 2008 | Albright | 8–3 | 5–2 | T–1st | W South Central | ||||
| 2009 | Albright | 11–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | 15 | |||
| 2010 | Albright | 5–5 | 3–4 | 6th | |||||
| 2011 | Albright | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | L Southeast | ||||
| 2012 | Albright | 8–3 | 6–3 | 4th | W Southeast | ||||
| 2013 | Albright | 8–3 | 6–3 | T–3rd | W Southwest | ||||
| 2014 | Albright | 6–5 | 5–4 | 5th | L South Atlantic | ||||
| 2015 | Albright | 10–2 | 8–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 17 | |||
| 2016 | Albright | 8–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | W MAC-Centennial | ||||
| 2017 | Albright | 8–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | L MAC-Centennial | ||||
| 2018 | Albright | 0–10 | 0–8 | T–10th | |||||
| 2019 | Albright | 2–8 | 2–6 | T–9th | |||||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Albright | 2–8 | 1–7 | 10th | |||||
| Albright: | 88–64 | 65–49 | |||||||
| Total: | 88–64 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ↑ Samuels, Doug (July 25, 2023). "High School Scoop - Tuesday July 25, 2023". Footballscoop. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ↑ "John Marzka - Football Coach". Albright College Athletics. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Albright, Pa., head coach John Marzka has playoff history with Mount Union football". Alliance Review. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ↑ Hudson, Beth (November 20, 2015). "Marzka was right: Lions are 'miles ahead'". Reading Eagle. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Milford Academy - America's premier post-graduate (PG) football for over 55 years". milfordacademy.org. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ↑ Staff, S. I. "MORE THAN A WIN". Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ↑ "John Marzka (2015) - Hall of Fame". Allegheny College Athletics. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
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