MD Daniels

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MD Daniels
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Mount Mercy
Conference HAAC
Biographical details
Born (1989-12-18) December 18, 1989 (age 34)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater McMurry University (2013)
Playing career
2009–2012 McMurry
Position(s) Defensive back, running back, wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2013 McMurry (SA)
2014–2018McMurry (LB)
2019 Iowa Wesleyan (DC)
2020–2022Iowa Wesleyan
2023 Bethel (TN) (WR)
2024Bethel (TN) (co-OC/WR)
2025–present Mount Mercy
Head coaching record
Overall7–18

Marvellande "MD" Daniels (born December 18, 1989) is an American college football coach. He head football coach for Mount Mercy University, a position he has held since 2025. [1] [2] He is the first head coach in Mount Mercy football history as the program begins play in 2026. [3] He was the head football coach for Iowa Wesleyan University from 2020 to 2022 when the school dropped the sport. [4] [5] [6] [7] He also coached for McMurry and Bethel (TN). [8] [9] [10] [11] He played college football for McMurry as a defensive back, running back, and wide receiver. [12]

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Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Iowa Wesleyan Tigers (Upper Midwest Athletic Conference)(2020)
2020–21 Iowa Wesleyan1–21–25th
Iowa Wesleyan Tigers (North Star Athletic Association)(2021–2022)
2021 Iowa Wesleyan2–91–66th
2022 Iowa Wesleyan4–72–4T–5th
Iowa Wesleyan:7–184–12
Total:7–18

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References

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