A veteran of the collegiate coaching ranks for more than 30 years, Darrell Funk is in his second season as the Roadrunners’ offensive line coach.
Funk came to the Alamo City from Indiana State, where he was the offensive line coach and run-game coordinator during the 2017 season. The line helped pave the way for honorable mention All-Missouri Valley Conference running back LeMonte Booker, who rushed for 941 yards.
He spent the 2016 campaign as Purdue’s offensive line coach. A pair of his linemen — Jason King and Jordan Roos — earned honorable mention All-Big Ten accolades after helping the Boilermakers average 391.1 yards of offense per game.
Funk was the offensive line coach at Akron from 2013 to 2015. Behind his line, the 2015 Zips averaged 164.8 rushing yards and 357.8 yards of total offense per game, with senior tackle Isaiah Williams being named third team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC).
Prior to Akron, Funk spent four seasons as the offensive line coach at Michigan in 2011-14. The Wolverines had three 1,000-yard rushers during his tenure, including Denard Robinson and Fitzgerald Toussaint in 2011, the Wolverines’ first pair of 1,000-yard rushers in the same season since 1975. The Wolverines ranked second in the Big Ten in rushing (221.8 yards per game) and third in total offense (404.7) in 2011.
In Funk’s first three seasons at Michigan, his lines produced the Big Ten’s Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year. Center David Molk won the award in 2011, while Taylor Lewan earned the honor in 2012 and 2013. Molk, who in 2011 received consensus All-America recognition, also won the Rimington Trophy as the nation’s top center, while Lewan became Michigan’s first two-time All-American since Jake Long in 2006-07 and was a semifinalist for the Lombardi Award.
Funk also served as offensive line coach at San Diego State (2009-10), Ball State (2008), Colorado State (2004-07), Rhode Island (1998-99) and Mesa State College (1993-97). Additionally, he was the special teams and tight ends coach at Colorado State (2003), tight ends coach at Northern Illinois (2002), defensive coordinator at Rhode Island (2000-01) and defensive coordinator (1991-92) and defensive line coach (1990-92) at Muskingum College.
In 2010, Funk’s line at San Diego State finished sixth nationally in fewest sacks allowed, while Ball State ranked 10th in 2008. Funk helped the Aztecs finish the 2010 season ranked 12th nationally in passing offense and 16th in total offense (456.7 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.
Funk was a graduate assistant at Illinois (1988-89), where he earned a master’s degree in athletic administration in 1990. He got his start in coaching in 1987 as a student assistant at his alma mater, Colorado State.
He was a three-year starter for the Rams in 1983-86, playing on both the offensive and defensive line and at tight end. He earned a bachelor’s degree in social sciences in 1988.
Funk and his wife, Teresa, have two sons, Tyler and Dustin, and one daughter, Courtney.
The Darrell Funk File
Coaching Experience
• 2018-present: UTSA, assistant coach/offensive line
• 2017: Indiana State, run-game coordinator/offensive line
• 2016: Purdue, assistant coach/offensive line
• 2013-15: Akron, assistant coach/offensive line
• 2011-14: Michigan, assistant coach/offensive line
• 2009-10: San Diego State, assistant coach/offensive line
• 2008: Ball State, assistant coach/offensive line
• 2004-07: Colorado State, assistant coach/offensive line
• 2003: Colorado State, assistant coach/special teams/tight ends
• 2002: Northern Illinois, assistant coach/tight ends
• 2000-01: Rhode Island, defensive coordinator
• 1998-99: Rhode Island, assistant coach/offensive line
• 1993-97: Mesa State College, assistant coach/offensive line
• 1991-92: Muskingum College, defensive coordinator/defensive line
• 1990: Muskingum College, assistant coach/defensive line
• 1988-89: Illinois, graduate assistant
• 1987: Colorado State, student assistant
Playing Experience
• 1982-86: Colorado State, offensive line/defensive line/tight end
Education
• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, Colorado State, 1988
Family
• Wife: Teresa
• Children: Tyler, Dustin, Courtney
Funk came to the Alamo City from Indiana State, where he was the offensive line coach and run-game coordinator during the 2017 season. The line helped pave the way for honorable mention All-Missouri Valley Conference running back LeMonte Booker, who rushed for 941 yards.
He spent the 2016 campaign as Purdue’s offensive line coach. A pair of his linemen — Jason King and Jordan Roos — earned honorable mention All-Big Ten accolades after helping the Boilermakers average 391.1 yards of offense per game.
Funk was the offensive line coach at Akron from 2013 to 2015. Behind his line, the 2015 Zips averaged 164.8 rushing yards and 357.8 yards of total offense per game, with senior tackle Isaiah Williams being named third team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC).
Prior to Akron, Funk spent four seasons as the offensive line coach at Michigan in 2011-14. The Wolverines had three 1,000-yard rushers during his tenure, including Denard Robinson and Fitzgerald Toussaint in 2011, the Wolverines’ first pair of 1,000-yard rushers in the same season since 1975. The Wolverines ranked second in the Big Ten in rushing (221.8 yards per game) and third in total offense (404.7) in 2011.
In Funk’s first three seasons at Michigan, his lines produced the Big Ten’s Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year. Center David Molk won the award in 2011, while Taylor Lewan earned the honor in 2012 and 2013. Molk, who in 2011 received consensus All-America recognition, also won the Rimington Trophy as the nation’s top center, while Lewan became Michigan’s first two-time All-American since Jake Long in 2006-07 and was a semifinalist for the Lombardi Award.
Funk also served as offensive line coach at San Diego State (2009-10), Ball State (2008), Colorado State (2004-07), Rhode Island (1998-99) and Mesa State College (1993-97). Additionally, he was the special teams and tight ends coach at Colorado State (2003), tight ends coach at Northern Illinois (2002), defensive coordinator at Rhode Island (2000-01) and defensive coordinator (1991-92) and defensive line coach (1990-92) at Muskingum College.
In 2010, Funk’s line at San Diego State finished sixth nationally in fewest sacks allowed, while Ball State ranked 10th in 2008. Funk helped the Aztecs finish the 2010 season ranked 12th nationally in passing offense and 16th in total offense (456.7 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.
Funk was a graduate assistant at Illinois (1988-89), where he earned a master’s degree in athletic administration in 1990. He got his start in coaching in 1987 as a student assistant at his alma mater, Colorado State.
He was a three-year starter for the Rams in 1983-86, playing on both the offensive and defensive line and at tight end. He earned a bachelor’s degree in social sciences in 1988.
Funk and his wife, Teresa, have two sons, Tyler and Dustin, and one daughter, Courtney.
The Darrell Funk File
Coaching Experience
• 2018-present: UTSA, assistant coach/offensive line
• 2017: Indiana State, run-game coordinator/offensive line
• 2016: Purdue, assistant coach/offensive line
• 2013-15: Akron, assistant coach/offensive line
• 2011-14: Michigan, assistant coach/offensive line
• 2009-10: San Diego State, assistant coach/offensive line
• 2008: Ball State, assistant coach/offensive line
• 2004-07: Colorado State, assistant coach/offensive line
• 2003: Colorado State, assistant coach/special teams/tight ends
• 2002: Northern Illinois, assistant coach/tight ends
• 2000-01: Rhode Island, defensive coordinator
• 1998-99: Rhode Island, assistant coach/offensive line
• 1993-97: Mesa State College, assistant coach/offensive line
• 1991-92: Muskingum College, defensive coordinator/defensive line
• 1990: Muskingum College, assistant coach/defensive line
• 1988-89: Illinois, graduate assistant
• 1987: Colorado State, student assistant
Playing Experience
• 1982-86: Colorado State, offensive line/defensive line/tight end
Education
• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, Colorado State, 1988
Family
• Wife: Teresa
• Children: Tyler, Dustin, Courtney