Darrell Funk
	Position: Offensive Line Coach

Darrell Funk is in his second year with Michigan football as offensive line coach. Prior to joining the Wolverines in 2011, he previously served under Brady Hoke at both San Diego State (2009-10) and Ball State (2008), coaching the offensive line.

In 2011, Funk's offensive line allowed only 18 sacks, third-best in the Big Ten, while it paved the way for quarterback Denard Robinson and running back Fitzgerald Toussaint to become U-M's first pair of 1,000-yard rushers since 1975 (Gordon Bell and Rob Lytle). The Wolverines, who finished 11-2 and earned a Sugar Bowl victory, ranked second in the Big Ten in rushing offense (221.8 yards per game) and third in total offense (404.7 ypg).

Funk also coached David Molk, who in 2011 received consensus All-America recognition, earned Rimington Trophy honors as the nation's top center and was named the inaugural Rimington-Pace Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year.

In 2010, Funk's line at San Diego State finished fifth in fewest sacks allowed per game, while Ball State ranked fourth in the same stat in 2008. Funk helped the Aztecs finish the 2010 season ranked 12th nationally in passing offense, averaging just over 295 yards per game, and 16th in total offense (456.69 ypg). In his lone year at Ball State, he helped the Cardinals to a 12-2 record, the MAC West Division title and a trip to the GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Ala.

A Fort Collins, Colo., native and Colorado State alumnus, Funk spent five seasons with the Rams under head coach Sonny Lubick (2003-07), including the final four working with the offensive line. He coached CSU's special teams and tight ends his first season in 2003, after a one-year stint at Northern Illinois as tight ends coach. He also has made stops as a full-time assistant at Rhode Island (1998-2001), Mesa State College (1993-97) and Muskingum College (1990-92).

Funk was a three-year starter at CSU from 1983-86, playing on both the offensive and defensive line and at tight end. He has a bachelor's degree from Colorado State (1988) and a master's degree from Illinois (1990). Funk and his wife, Teresa, have two sons, Tyler and Dustin, and one daughter, Courtney

COACHING EXPERIENCE

ABOUT COACH FUNK
Age: 45
Date of Birth: Feb. 4, 1965
Hometown: Fort Collins, Colo.
High School: Rocky Mountain
College: Colorado State (1988)
Graduate School: Illinois (1990)
Family: Wife Teresa, sons Tyler and Dustin, daughter Courtney
College Bowl Experience (10) / MICHIGAN: 2011 Sugar Bowl; SAN DIEGO STATE, 2010 Poinsettia Bowl; BALL STATE, 2008 GMAC Bowl; COLORADO STATE, 2005 Poinsettia Bowl, 2003 San Francisco Bowl; ILLINOIS, 1989 Citrus Bowl, 1988 All-American Bowl