Lycoming College

Mark Surma is set for his fourth season at Lycoming in 2019, serving his second year as the team's co-defensive coordinator while also focusing on the defensive backs.

Active in all aspects of the program, Surma is integral in recruiting, practice and game preparation.

In his time with the Warriors, Surma mentored three all-conference selections in the secondary and Mike Ward, who led the nation in fumble recoveries with five in 2016 and set a school-record by being involved in a turnover in the first six games of the year. 
 
Surma worked at Lehigh University from 2013-15, where he served as an outside linebackers/rovers coach in 2014-15 after working with defensive backs in his first year with the program. During his time in the program, the Mountain Hawks enjoyed two winning seasons and one win in The Rivalry game against Lafayette.
 
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.