Mark John Whipple (born April 1, 1957) is an American football coach, who most recently served as offensive coordinator at Nebraska in 2022.

[2] Whipple went on to play football at Brown University, where he was a 1979 graduate with a bachelor's degree in political science.

Whipple was the starting quarterback for the Bears in 1977 and 1978, leading Brown to a 13–5 record and a pair of second-place Ivy League finishes.

A two-time honorable mention All-Ivy pick in football, Whipple also earned four varsity letters on the baseball diamond as Brown's starting shortstop.

In 1984, Whipple was hired as an assistant coach at his alma mater (Brown) where he worked with the wide receivers.

The following season, Whipple spent as a member of the coaching staff for the United States Football League's Arizona Wranglers under George Allen, assisting with the quarterbacks.

In 1994, he was hired by his alma mater to serve as head football coach at Brown University, where he spent the next four seasons.

In his first stint as coach of UMass from 1998 to 2003,[3] he won the NCAA Division I-AA national title in his first season at the school.

[4] Whipple was fired along with head coach Randy Shannon, following the end of the season loss to South Florida on November 27, 2010.