Doug Marrone

Doug Marrone

Marrone as Syracuse head coach in 2012
Jacksonville Jaguars
Position:	Head Coach
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1964-07-25) July 25, 1964 (age 52)
Place of birth:	Bronx, New York
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	269 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school:	Bronx (NY) Herbert H. Lehman
College:	Syracuse
Career history
As player:
Miami Dolphins (1987) New Orleans Saints (1989) London Monarchs (1991–1992)
As coach:
Cortland State (1992) Tight ends coach Coast Guard (1993) Offensive line coach Northeastern (1994) Offensive line coach Georgia Tech (1996) Tight ends coach Georgia Tech (1997–1999) Offensive line coach Georgia (2000) Offensive line coach Tennessee (2001) Tight ends & offensive tackles coach New York Jets (2002–2005) Offensive line coach New Orleans Saints (2006–2008) Offensive coordinator Syracuse (2009–2012) Head coach Buffalo Bills (2013–2014) Head coach Jacksonville Jaguars (2015–2016) Assistant head coach & offensive line Jacksonville Jaguars (2016) Interim head coach Jacksonville Jaguars (2017–present) Head coach
As administrator:
Georgia Tech (1995) Director of Football Operations
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 5 Games started: 0 Player stats at NFL.com
Head coaching record
Regular season:	23–25 (college) 16–18 (NFL)
Postseason:	2–0 (college) 0–0 (NFL)
Career:	25–25 (college) 16–18 (NFL)

Douglas Charles Marrone (born July 25, 1964) is an American football head coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He was the head coach at Syracuse University from 2009 to 2012 and the Buffalo Bills head coach from 2013 to 2014, compiling a career college football record of 25–25 and an NFL record of 15–17. Before that he served as offensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints from 2006 to 2008.

Marrone was born in the Bronx. He was a three-year letterman at Syracuse University, playing from 1983-1985 on the offensive line; he returned to graduate from the university in 1991. He played with the Miami Dolphins in 1987 and with the New Orleans Saints in 1989, and was with the London Monarchs of the World League in 1991.

On December 11, 2008, he was chosen as Syracuse University's head football coach after the 2008 season by athletic director Daryl Gross. He is the first Syracuse alumnus to serve as head football coach since Reaves H. Baysinger in 1948. Prior to being hired at Syracuse, Marrone served as an assistant coach for numerous universities and organizations since 1992 including a stint with the New Orleans Saints as an offensive coordinator from 2006 to 2008.

Reportedly, alumni such as Tim Green and Floyd Little wanted Marrone from the moment the previous coach Greg Robinson was fired, and when interviewed by Green, it was learned that Marrone had kept a folder of current high school players in the Syracuse area to get a head start in recruiting.

In Marrone's first season, the Orange finished with four wins, one more than the previous year. The Orange doubled that output the following season. The eight wins in 2010 were the most since 2001 for the Orange. The 2010 season was highlighted with a victory over Kansas State and a victory in the first ever Pinstripe Bowl in New York City. This was the Orange's first bowl win since 2001. In 2011, the team started 5–2, which included a win over then #11 West Virginia Mountaineers. After the 5-2 start, the Syracuse Orange failed to win another game in the season, resulting in a 5–7 record for the season. In 2012, Marrone coached the Orange to an 8-5 record, and a share of the Big East title as the result of a four-way tie. Their 38-14 victory in the Pinstripe Bowl again came against the West Virginia Mountaineers.