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Oklahoma

Mark Purcell

Oklahoma Head Coach
Mark  Purcell
87 Wins
83 Losses

2025 Summary

Mark grew up in Farmington Hills, MI, graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and attended Washington University in St. Louis where he earned his MBA. While at Michigan State, Mark was a 4 year D1 letterman in Lacrosse and was also appointed as a Captain during his Junior and Senior years. Mark played on Men’s lacrosse teams in Dallas, St. Louis and Baltimore. While in Baltimore, Mark coached lacrosse for 4 years in the Severna Park youth association. From 2010 – 2012 Mark was the Head Coach of the University of Oklahoma’s Men’s lacrosse team where he led the building of a competitive and playoff program. During the 2013 – 2014 seasons, Mark was an Assistant Coach for SMU. From 2015 - 2023 Mark was the Head Coach of Texas Christian University where he led the development of their program that peaked in 2022 where they won the LSA Conference Championship and earned a berth to the MCLA National Tournament. Mark also earned the LSA Coach of the Year award. In 2024 Mark returned to Oklahoma as the Head Coach for the Sooners.

Hometown: Farmington Hills
High School: Farmington Harrison
College: Michigan State University

Statistics By Season

Season
Team
GC OVR CONF PLAY TOURN
2025
Oklahoma
0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0
2024
Oklahoma
7 7 - 5 5 - 4 0 - 1 0 - 0
2023
Texas Christian
8 6 - 6 3 - 3 0 - 1 0 - 0
2022
Texas Christian
14 12 - 7 8 - 2 3 - 0 0 - 1
2021
Texas Christian
7 6 - 2 4 - 2 0 - 0 0 - 0
2020
Texas Christian
5 4 - 3 2 - 1 0 - 0 0 - 0
2019
Texas Christian
11 3 - 10 2 - 5 0 - 1 0 - 0
2018
Texas Christian
13 3 - 10 3 - 2 0 - 1 0 - 0
2017
Texas Christian
14 8 - 6 3 - 2 1 - 1 0 - 0
2016
Texas Christian
14 6 - 8 3 - 2 0 - 1 0 - 0
2014
Southern Methodist
15 13 - 2 6 - 0 0 - 1 0 - 0
2012
Oklahoma
12 6 - 6 2 - 3 0 - 0 0 - 0
2011
Oklahoma
10 6 - 4 3 - 2 0 - 1 0 - 0
2010
Oklahoma
9 3 - 6 1 - 4 0 - 0 0 - 0
2009
Oklahoma
12 4 - 8 1 - 4 0 - 0 0 - 0
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Career Stats

151 Games Coached
74 - 81 Record as Head Coach
13 - 2 Record as Asst Coach
46 - 36 Conference Record
4 - 8 Playoff Record
0 - 1 Tournament Record

Honors and Awards

Season Honor
2022 Coach of the Year
Command Every Moment
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