Lee Marks

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Lee Marks
Current position
Title Running backs coach
Team Memphis
Conference AAC
Biographical details
Born Reseda, California, U.S.
Playing career
2001–2005 Boise State
2006 Boise Burn
Position(s) Running back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2009 Colorado (assistant S&C)
2010–2011 Sioux Falls (GA)
2012 South Dakota State (RB)
2013 Arkansas State (assistant S&C)
2014 Boise State (assistant S&C)
2015–2018Boise State (RB)
2019Boise State (ST/RB)
2020–2021 Fresno State (AHC/RB/RGC)
2021Fresno State (interim HC)
2022–2023 Washington (AHC/RB)
2024–present Memphis (RB)
Head coaching record
Overall1–0
Bowls1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
  • 2x All-WAC selection

Lee Marks is an American college football coach. He is the running backs coach for University of Memphis, a position he has held since 2024. He was the interim head football coach at Fresno State in 2021. He previously played running back for Boise State and in the Arena Football League (AFL).

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Playing career

Marks played college football as a running back at Boise State University. He accumulated 1,773 rushing yards and eight touchdowns over his final two seasons as a starter where he was named an All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) selection both years. Following his graduation he spent a year in the Arena Football League with the Boise Burn.

Coaching career

Early coaching career

Marks began his career in coaching at Colorado where he worked as an assistant speed and strength and conditioning coach from 2007 until 2009. He spent the next two seasons as a graduate assistant at the University of Sioux Falls. In 2012 he worked as the running backs coach at South Dakota State. In 2013 he went to Arkansas State where he worked as the assistant director of strength and conditioning under head coach Bryan Harsin.

Boise State

In 2014 Marks followed Harsin to his alma mater serving as an assistant strength coach. In 2015 he was made the team's running backs coach [1] a position he held until 2019. In 2019 he was given the additional title of director of special teams.

Fresno State

In 2020 Marks went to Fresno State where he was made the team's running backs coach, assistant head coach, and run game coordinator. [2] After it was announced that Kalen DeBoer would leave for Washington, Marks was named the team's interim head coach to coach the New Mexico Bowl. [3]

Washington

After Marks won the New Mexico Bowl, it was announced he would be following Kalen DeBoer to Washington and become the team's running backs coach. [4] [5]

Memphis

In 2024 Marks went to Memphis to become the team’s running backs coach. [6]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Fresno State Bulldogs (Mountain West Conference)(2021)
2021 Fresno State 1–0 [n 1] [n 1] [n 1] W New Mexico
Fresno State:1–00–0
Total:1–0

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Kalen DeBoer was Fresno State's head coach for the regular season, before resigning. He led Bulldogs to a conference mark of 6–2 and a second place finish in the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. Marks served as interim head coach for the New Mexico Bowl. The Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 10–3 on the season.

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