Mark Driscoll (American football)

Mark Driscoll

Personal information
Born:	(1953-07-28) July 28, 1953 La Junta, Colorado
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
College:	Colorado State
Position:	Quarterback
NFL draft:	1976 / round: 13 / pick: 374
Career history
As a player:
Dallas Cowboys (1976)* San Francisco 49ers (1976)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Colorado State University (1977–1979) Wide receivers coach
As an executive:
Colorado State University (2003–2006) Athletic Director
Career highlights and awards
WAC All-Academic (1975)

Mark Driscoll (born July 28, 1953) is a former college football quarterback and athletic director at Colorado State University.

Early years

Driscoll was born at La Junta, Colorado and attended Colorado State University. In 1972, he was coming off the bench to spark the team in some games before suffering a shoulder sprain. In 1973, he was forced to redshirt after having shoulder surgery.

In 1974 as a junior, he came off the bench in the third quarter of the fourth game against Brigham Young University who were winning 26-6, proceededing to make 18 out 31 completions for 265 yards and a school record 4 touchdowns, in rallying the Rams to a 33-33 tie. He was named the starter for the next game against Utah State University, passing over Jan Stubbe who was the nation's No. 9 passer the previous season. He ended up helping his team lead the nation in passing by making 122 completions for 2,016 yards, 19 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.

As a senior, he posted 227 completions for 1,246 yards, 4 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. He was named to the WAC All-academic team and received an NCAA post-graduate scholarship award.

He left as the school's All-time passing and total offense leader, finishing with 14 passing records, after registering 283 completions for 3,923 yards, 25 touchdowns and 34 interceptions.

Professional career

Driscoll was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the thirteenth round (374th overall) of the 1976 NFL Draft. He was waived before the start of the season on July 15.

On July 19, he was signed as a free agent by the San Francisco 49ers, but was released on August 3.

Personal life

Driscoll was a football assistant coach at Colorado State University from 1977 to 1979. He then worked in the banking business. He was the school’s athletic director from 2003 to 2006, before resigning to be the Colorado market president for First National Bank of Omaha. He also served as a color analyst on radio broadcasts of Colorado State football games.