The Coaching Staff
Mike Durnin
Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator
durnmi01@luther.edu
- Second Year as Head Coach
- Offensive Coordinator and quarterback coach
- Took over Norse program after serving seven years as an assistant at UW-La Crosse
- Has coached in the NCAA III Playoffs four of the last six years
- Over 21 years of collegiate coaching experience
- 1981 graduate of the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
- 1983 master's degree from Minnesota State University - Mankato
- Hometown: Milwaukee, Wis.
Benny Boyd
Co-Defensive Coordinator/Special Teams Administrator
boydbe01@luther.edu
- Begins eighth season with the Norse
- Will also be coaching the defensive backs
- 2000 graduate of Aurora University
- Graduate assistant at Aurora University from 2000-01
- Three-year starter and two-time all-conference performer at defensive back
- Also serves as an instructor in the Health and Physical Education department
- Hometown: Dixon, Ill.
Dan Marlow
Co-Defensive Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator
marlowda@luther.edu
- Begins 11th season as defensive coordinator
- Will also be coaching the linebackers this season
- 1988 graduate of Luther College
- Assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Oregon State University from 1991-96
- Graduate Assistant coach at the University of Nevada–Las Vegas 1990
- Graduate assistant at Northern Illinois in 1989
- Two-time all-conference offensive lineman for the Norse
- Inducted into Luther Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998
- Hometown: Lone Rock, Iowa
Roger Jaeger
Defensive Line
jaegerrj@luther.edu
- Begins his 28th year as a member of the Norse coaching staff
- 1971 graduate of the University of Wisconsin
- Signed with the Atlanta Falcons in 1971
- Prior to joining Luther staff, he coached at University of Wisconsin–La Crosse and Waldorf College
- Also serves as director of facilities and recreational sports
- Hometown: Ashippun, Wis.
Dick Wuest
Running Backs
wuesri01@luther.edu
- Begins his 14th season with the Norse
- 1956 graduate of Luther College
- Served 32 years as head coach of Decorah High School, with a record of 182-80
- Led Decorah to 13 Northeast Iowa Conference titles, qualified for the state playoffs 10 times (including six straight from 1986-91), and won four state championships (including three straight from 1987-89)
- Inducted into Luther Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988
- Hometown: La Crosse, Wis.
Brian Eayrs
Receivers
eayrbr01@luther.edu
- Begins his second season as receivers coach
- 2004 graduate of Augsburg College where he played quarterback
- Prior to joining the Norse program, he served two years with the Minnesota Vikings in the personnel department
- In 2005 he was a graduate assistant for Coach Durnin at UW-La Crosse
- Spent two years coaching receivers at Minnesota powerhouse Eden Prairie High school from 2003-04
- His father Mike, who served as an assistant coach for Luther in 1984, is the Director of Research and Development for the Green Bay Packers
- Hometown: Mankato, Minn.
Luke Knauf
Offensive Line
knaulu01@luther.edu
- Begins his second season as offensive line coach
- 2007 graduate of the University of Wisconsin
- Played for the Badgers from 2003-06
- Prior to joining the Norse staff he served as the assistant offensive line coach at UW-La Crosse
- His father Tom, was inducted into the Wisconsin Football Coaches Hall of Fame in 2007
- Hometown: Stratford, Wis.
