Football
Surma, Mark
Mark Surma
- Title:
- Outside Linebackers Coach
- Email:
- mas413@lehigh.edu
- Phone:
- 610-758-6918
- Alma Mater:
- Fourth season
Recruiting Areas:
Canada, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Mark Surma begins his fourth season on the Mountain Hawks’ coaching staff. Surma will work with Lehigh’s outside linebackers/rovers for a third season after serving as assistant defensive backs coach in 2013.
Lehigh transitioned to a 3-3 stack defense in 2015 with Surma taking over responsibilities for the rover position. The Mountain Hawks lost both of their top two projected rovers for the season after early-season injuries. Senior Randall Lawson moved into the rover spot and tied for third on the team with 54 tackles.
Prior to joining the Lehigh coaching staff in 2013, Surma spent six seasons at Franklin & Marshall College, the first four as a student-athlete and the last two as an assistant coach.
A former All-Conference defensive lineman, Surma spent two seasons as an assistant coach at his Alma Mater, working with the outside linebackers in 2011 and the defensive line in 2012. Among his duties with the Diplomats, Surma was responsible for practice and game planning, scouting, film preparation and recruiting. Franklin & Marshall posted a 7-4 record in 2012.
Surma was a three-year starter on the defensive line for Franklin & Marshall and served as team captain in 2009 and 2010. He earned All-Conference honors following both his junior and senior seasons. Surma was F&M’s Lineman of the Year in 2009 and received the Thomas Caterbone ’86 Memorial Award in 2010. The award is presented to the player who best exemplifies Caterbone’s love of football, the spirit of competition and enthusiasm for the game.
A graduate of Central High School in Philadelphia, Surma graduated from Franklin & Marshall Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 2011.
Canada, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Mark Surma begins his fourth season on the Mountain Hawks’ coaching staff. Surma will work with Lehigh’s outside linebackers/rovers for a third season after serving as assistant defensive backs coach in 2013.
Lehigh transitioned to a 3-3 stack defense in 2015 with Surma taking over responsibilities for the rover position. The Mountain Hawks lost both of their top two projected rovers for the season after early-season injuries. Senior Randall Lawson moved into the rover spot and tied for third on the team with 54 tackles.
Prior to joining the Lehigh coaching staff in 2013, Surma spent six seasons at Franklin & Marshall College, the first four as a student-athlete and the last two as an assistant coach.
A former All-Conference defensive lineman, Surma spent two seasons as an assistant coach at his Alma Mater, working with the outside linebackers in 2011 and the defensive line in 2012. Among his duties with the Diplomats, Surma was responsible for practice and game planning, scouting, film preparation and recruiting. Franklin & Marshall posted a 7-4 record in 2012.
Surma was a three-year starter on the defensive line for Franklin & Marshall and served as team captain in 2009 and 2010. He earned All-Conference honors following both his junior and senior seasons. Surma was F&M’s Lineman of the Year in 2009 and received the Thomas Caterbone ’86 Memorial Award in 2010. The award is presented to the player who best exemplifies Caterbone’s love of football, the spirit of competition and enthusiasm for the game.
A graduate of Central High School in Philadelphia, Surma graduated from Franklin & Marshall Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 2011.
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