D. J. Durkin
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Maryland |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 6–7 |
| Annual salary | $2.5 Million |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 15, 1978 Youngstown, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Bowling Green State University |
| Playing career | |
| 1997–2000 | Bowling Green |
| Position(s) | Defensive end, outside linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001–2002 | Bowling Green (GA) |
| 2003–2004 | Notre Dame (GA) |
| 2005 | Bowling Green (DE) |
| 2006 | Bowling Green (LB/ST) |
| 2007–2009 | Stanford (DE/ST) |
| 2010–2012 | Florida (LB/ST) |
| 2013–2014 | Florida (DC/LB) |
| 2014 | Florida (interim HC) |
| 2015 | Michigan (DC/LB) |
| 2016–present | Maryland |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–7 |
| Bowls | 1–1 |
Daniel John "DJ" Durkin (born January 15, 1978) is an American football coach. He is currently the Head Coach for the University of Maryland. Before Maryland, he was the defensive coordinator at the University of Michigan. He also served as the interim head football coach and defensive coordinator of the Florida Gators football team for the team's 2014 bowl game.
On December 2, 2015, Durkin confirmed that he would serve as the head coach of the University of Maryland football team.
A native of Youngstown, Ohio, Durkin attended Boardman High School where he was an all-conference and all-Northeast Ohio selection.
Durkin played defensive end and outside linebacker at Bowling Green from 1997 to 2000, and served as a team captain his final two seasons. He started a total of 33 games in his career and recorded 131 tackles, including 28 for loss. Durkin led the team in sacks in 1998 and finished second in that category in 2000. He earned a bachelor's degree in business marketing in 2001, and a master's degree in educational administration and supervision in 2004.
Durkin began a career in coaching immediately following his player career. He worked as a graduate assistant at Bowling Green under new head coach Urban Meyer in 2001 and 2002, and at Notre Dame under head coach Tyrone Willingham in 2003 and 2004. He returned to Bowling Green in 2005, where he coached defensive ends, linebackers, and special teams on the staff of Gregg Brandon. In 2007, he moved to Stanford on the first staff of Jim Harbaugh, where he served for three seasons as the Cardinal defensive ends coach and special teams coordinator. In 2010, Durkin was reunited with Meyer when he joined the Florida Gators as linebackers coach and special teams coordinator. He remained on Florida's staff when Will Muschamp took over as head coach in 2010, and in 2013 was promoted to defensive coordinator, replacing Dan Quinn.
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