Mark Dantonio
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Mark Dantonio is an American football coach best known for his successful tenure as Michigan State University's head coach, where he led the Spartans to multiple Big Ten titles and major bowl appearances.
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| Mark Dantonio canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Mark Dantonio Context triple: [Big Ten Coach of the Year, notableRecipient, Mark Dantonio]
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Charlie Weis
Charlie Weis is an American football coach best known for serving as offensive coordinator of the New England Patriots during their early 2000s Super Bowl runs and later as head coach at the University of Notre Dame.
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Jim Harbaugh
Jim Harbaugh is an American football coach and former NFL quarterback known for leading both college and professional teams to national prominence, including successful stints with Stanford, the San Francisco 49ers, and the University of Michigan.
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C.
Rich Rodriguez
Rich Rodriguez is an American college football coach best known for his innovative spread-option offense and head coaching stints at West Virginia, Michigan, and Arizona.
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D.
Kirk Ferentz
Kirk Ferentz is a longtime American college football coach best known for his tenure as the head coach of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes.
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E.
Steve Twellman
Steve Twellman is a former American soccer player known for his collegiate and professional career and as a member of the Twellman soccer family.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Mark Dantonio Target entity description: Mark Dantonio is an American football coach best known for his successful tenure as Michigan State University's head coach, where he led the Spartans to multiple Big Ten titles and major bowl appearances.
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A.
Charlie Weis
Charlie Weis is an American football coach best known for serving as offensive coordinator of the New England Patriots during their early 2000s Super Bowl runs and later as head coach at the University of Notre Dame.
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B.
Jim Harbaugh
Jim Harbaugh is an American football coach and former NFL quarterback known for leading both college and professional teams to national prominence, including successful stints with Stanford, the San Francisco 49ers, and the University of Michigan.
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C.
Rich Rodriguez
Rich Rodriguez is an American college football coach best known for his innovative spread-option offense and head coaching stints at West Virginia, Michigan, and Arizona.
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D.
Kirk Ferentz
Kirk Ferentz is a longtime American college football coach best known for his tenure as the head coach of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes.
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E.
Steve Twellman
Steve Twellman is a former American soccer player known for his collegiate and professional career and as a member of the Twellman soccer family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football coach
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human ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Big Ten Coach of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BigTenChampionshipSeason |
2010
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2013 ⓘ 2015 ⓘ |
| BigTenCoachOfTheYearSeason |
2010
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2013 ⓘ 2015 ⓘ |
| bowlGameAppearance |
Alamo Bowl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Capital One Bowl NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Bowl Classic NERFINISHED ⓘ Holiday Bowl NERFINISHED ⓘ Outback Bowl NERFINISHED ⓘ Rose Bowl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CincinnatiHeadCoachEndDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| CincinnatiHeadCoachStartDate | 2004 ⓘ |
| CollegeFootballPlayoffSeason | 2015 ⓘ |
| conferenceTitleWon | Big Ten Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1956-03-09 ⓘ |
| defensiveSpecialty | defensive backs ⓘ |
| employer |
Michigan State University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Cincinnati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Dantonio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoachEndDate | 2019 ⓘ |
| headCoachOf | Michigan State Spartans football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoachStartDate | 2007 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defensive-minded coaching
ⓘ
rebuilding Michigan State football into a Big Ten contender ⓘ |
| majorBowlVictory |
2014 Rose Bowl Game
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2015 Cotton Bowl Classic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Mark Dantonio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSeason |
2013 Michigan State Spartans football season
NERFINISHED
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2015 Michigan State Spartans football season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Michigan State Spartans football program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
American football coach
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American football player ⓘ |
| overallRecordAtMichiganState | 114–57 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | El Paso, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | defensive back ⓘ |
| previousHeadCoachOf | Cincinnati Bearcats football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retirementAnnouncementDate | 2020-02-04 ⓘ |
| schoolRecord | mostWinsByMichiganStateHeadCoach ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| teamReached | College Football Playoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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