Mark Justin Dantonio (born March 9, 1956) is a former American football coach and player. He most recently served as the head football coach at Michigan State University, a position he had held from 2007 to 2019, presiding over one of the most successful eras in the program's history. He led the Michigan State Spartans to three Big Ten Conference championships, and eight victories over archrival Michigan in 13 years. In 2013, he coached Michigan State to its first 13-win season and the program's fifth trip to the Rose Bowl, where they defeated Stanford and finished the season ranked No. 3 in the nation. This was the second time a Big Ten team reached the 13-win mark, the previous being Ohio State's national championship season in 2002, where Dantonio was the defensive coordinator. The 2013 season also marked the first time a Big Ten team won nine conference games each by double digits. In 2015, Dantonio became the first head coach in Big Ten history to achieve at least 11 wins in five of six seasons. On December 6, 2015, Dantonio's Spartans qualified for the College Football Playoff for the first time in the program's history. More about Mark Dantonio
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In 2006, Dantonio was hired as the Spartans head coach, returning to the school where he served six years as an assistant coach under Nick Saban and Bobby Williams. Known as a defensive-minded coach, Dantonio led the Spartans to the school's first bowl game win since 2001, in the 2012 Outback Bowl, and the school's first Rose Bowl since 1988 in 2014. Dantonio's Spartans hold the active school record with four consecutive bowl wins. On October 8, 2011, Dantonio signed a contract extension that made him a "Spartan for life." In 2014, he earned the second highest salary among college football coaches, due largely to a retention bonus.In total, we tracked 306 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Mark Dantonio (MARK DANTONIO MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS SIGNED SPEED AUTHENTIC BRONZE HELMET COA) was sold in October 2015 for $999.99 while the cheapest item (Michigan State Spartans Coach Mark Dantonio Autographed 8X10 Photo) found a new owner for $0.99 in November 2014. The month with the most items sold (15) was December 2014 with an average selling price of $69.00 for an autographed item of Mark Dantonio. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2023 with $749.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was January 2009. In average, an autographed item from Mark Dantonio is worth $59.00.
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Browns DC, Marion Local head coach to be part of OSU Football Coaches Clinic (03/26/24): Mar. 26—Marion Local head coach Tim Goodwin and St. Henry grad Jim Lachey are set to be honored during the 92nd annual Ohio State Football Coaches Clinic. Goodwin and Lachey will receive the "Ohio's Finest" award this year along with former Ohio State assistant coach Mark Dantonio and Massillon Wash
Former Michigan State football head coach Mark Dantonio congratulates Nick Saban (01/11/24): Mark Dantonio put out a nice message for Nick Saban regarding his retirement
Former Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio to be inducted into College F (01/08/24): Mark Dantonio is set to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
Why Michigan State football coach Jonathan Smith sounding like Mark Dantonio 2.0 (11/29/23): New Michigan State football coach Jonathan Smith sounded like, well, Mark Dantonio 2.0 – the newer, younger, West Coast version.
Jonathan Smith's mission for Michigan State football: Renew Mark Dantonio's cons (11/27/23): Mark Dantonio built Michigan State football into a consistent winner. New coach Jonathan Smith hopes to revive that type of stability for the program.
WATCH: Mark Dantonio discusses return to Michigan State football (09/2023): You can watch Mark Dantonio discuss his return to Michigan State football here
Former Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio shares his favorite 25 plays (06/2023): Mark Dantonio shared his 25 favorite plays from his tenure at Michigan State:
Mark Dantonio to represent Michigan State in Peach Bowl Challenge charity golf e (05/2022): Mark Dantonio to represent Michigan State in charity golf event
Michigan State football defensive line coach Ron Burton leaving Spartans after 9 (01/2022): Michigan State football defensive line coach Ron Burton is leaving the Spartans after nine seasons under both Mark Dantonio and Mel Tucker.
How a retired Mark Dantonio helped out ex-MSU assistants Pat Narduzzi, Mel Tucke (12/2021): The Mark Dantonio ties are strong with the Pitt Panthers' Pat Narduzzi and Michigan State Spartans' Mel Tucker facing off in the Peach Bowl.
Judge recommends tossing suit against Dantonio (03/2020): A federal judge has recommended that a former Michigan State football staff member's claims against former Spartans football coach Mark Dantonio, former athletic director Mark Hollis and former school President Lou Anna Simon should be dismissed.
Filing alleges recruiting violation under Dantonio (02/2020): Former Michigan State football recruiting director Curtis Blackwell visited the home of a five-star recruit along with Mark Dantonio and other coaches in 2015, a potential NCAA recruiting violation, according to a filing Tuesday in an ongoing lawsuit.
Coaching quandaries: What do these teams do? (11/2019): Will Michigan State keep Mark Dantonio? What changes need to be made at Texas? There are plenty of questions to be answered around college football.
Dantonio says Spartans must plant 'foot in the ground' (10/2019): Mark Dantonio and Michigan State have one more chance for a win during a tough midseason stretch that has raised questions about the state of the program. For the most part, the Michigan State coach's session with reporters felt routine even though the team is coming off an absolute drubbing. The
Report: Michigan State extends Mark Dantonio through 2025 (02/2019): Dantonio's contract has been extended through 2025.
Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio's mother, Maryan, dies at age 90 (12/2018): Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio's mother, Maryan, died on Monday at the age of 90 in Ohio.
Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio says 'We could go out and play a gam (04/2015): The Spartans are only halfway through their allotted spring football practices -- seven of 15 -- but because of the returning experience the team is moving at an accelerated pace.
Michigan State's Tom Izzo reveals advice learned from Spartans' football coach M (03/2015): Izzo said he meets monthly with Dantonio, athletic director Mark Hollis and MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon.
Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio tells 'BTN Live' audience 'right now, we're c (02/2015): Dantonio reiterated that winning the Cotton Bowl and finishing No. 5 was nice, but Michigan State did not accomplish its goals during the 2014 football season.
Pitt football coach Pat Narduzzi using Mark Dantonio's blueprint for success (01/2015): Narduzzi served at Dantonio's side as his defensive coordinator for 11 years, first at Cincinnati and the past eight at Michigan State. He said he will apply the Spartans' strategies for success with the Panthers.
Football. Mark Dantonio Cotton Bowl Classic Press Conference Coverage (12/2014): MSU head coach Mark Dantonio met with the media one final time on Wednesday at the Omni Hotel in downtown Dallas on the eve of Thursday's Cotton Bowl Classic matchup against No. 5 Baylor.
Mark Dantonio: Nebraska hasn't contacted Michigan State to ask permission to tal (11/2014): Defensive tackle James Kittredge has been sidelined by a knee injury and is doubtful to play in the bowl game.
Michigan State's Mark Dantonio one of 13 on Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year watch l (10/2014): Dantonio was a finalist for four national coach of the year awards last year, but not the Bobby Dodd Award, which was won by Duke's David Cutcliffe.
Mark Dantonio: 'Our defense is not broke' heading into Nebraska football game (09/2014): Dantonio said he believes this year's Michigan State defense can be as good as last year's group.
Mark Dantonio: Matchup with Oregon 'an opportunity to see where we're at as a pr (08/2014): — For most of the off-season, Michigan State has avoided talking about their matchup with Oregon.
Mark Dantonio ranks first among coaches Big Ten players would like to play for (07/2014): DANTONIO GETS THE NOD: Dantonio was took first place in an anonymous BTN.com survey of players on the question of which league coach they'd want to play for (they couldn't pick their own).
Mark Dantonio will bank on Michigan State's reserve strength (06/2014): It will be quite the test for a team that, coming off one of its most successful seasons, one that included Big Ten and Rose Bowl titles, is again a favorite to win the conference and has a shot at playing in the inaugural College Football Playoff.
Houston Texans' coach Bill O'Brien praises Mark Dantonio, says Max Bullough work (05/2014): Bullough has impressed, but he still has his work cut out for him making the team as a free agent.
Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio honors 'The Ones,' reveals Rose Bowl predicti (04/2014): Michigan State departing cornerback Darqueze Dennard, the projected No. 1 cornerback in the upcoming NFL draft, was overwhelmed and honored to be picked as the Spartans' MVP by his teammates.
Spring Preview: Coach Mark Dantonio expresses comfort, confidence in QB position (03/2014): Dantonio said he feels Michigan State has "three outstanding quarterbacks.''
How Mark Dantonio is building Michigan State into a college football power (02/2014): The Spartans travel to Eugene on Sept. 6 to play the Oregon Ducks in one of the most anticipated nonconference games of the 2014 college football season.
Ticker: Michigan State's Mark Dantonio will join the golden boys of college foot (01/2014): Mark Dantonio is getting up there. The Michigan State coach turns 58 on March 9. But in coach years, that's a good thing, according to Jeremy Fowler of CBSSports.com.
Mark Dantonio's unwavering focus on Rose Bowl led Michigan State to Pasadena (12/2013): Some others around the Big Ten might have scoffed at Dantonio's pointed focus on getting to the Rose Bowl. The Spartans hadn't been there since the'87 season, but Dantonio understood what it meant to those in the Midwest, and he wanted players who shared the commitment.
Overheard from Michigan State's Mark Dantonio: The art of punting (11/2013): More highlights from MSU coach Mark Dantonio's Tuesday news conference:
Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio responds to latest Michigan 'little brother' (10/2013): Earlier this season, former Michigan player and current Jacksonville Jaguar Denard Robinson used the reference when asked by the Big Ten Network who the Wolverines' biggest rival is.
Michigan recruit Shane Morris: 'I didn't mean any disrespect' to Michigan State (07/2012): The Warren De La Salle senior and future Wolverines quarterback caused an stir with an impersonation of the Spartans head coach on ESPN, but both teams' fan bases should know it was much ado about nothing.
Mark Dantonio as a Big Ten Network analyst? 'It wasn't pretty,' Spartans footbal (06/2012): Dantonio and the rest of the Spartan coaches put together a mock BTN broadcast during a recent trip to Chicago. Check out of the highlights.