The Muhlenberg Mules football team represents Muhlenberg College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The team, known as the Muhlenberg Mules, have been members of the Centennial Conference since 1983. The Mules play their home games at Scotty Wood Stadium in Allentown, Pennsylvania.[3] The Muhlenberg Mules football program was founded in 1900.
| Muhlenberg Mules football | |
|---|---|
 An aerial view of Scotty Wood Stadium, the on-campus home field for Muhlenberg Mules football | |
| First season | 1900 |
| Athletic director | Lynn Tubman |
| Head coach | Nate Milne 6th season, 56–13 (.812) |
| Stadium | Scotty Wood Stadium (capacity: 3,000) |
| Year built | 1999 |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | Centennial |
| Past conferences | Independent (1900–1957) MAC (1958–1982) |
| All-time record | 571–516–41 (.524) |
| Playoff appearances | Div. III: 8 |
| Playoff record | Div. III: 9–8 |
| Conference titles | 12 Centennial (1983, 1986, 2001–2004, 2007–2008, 2010, 2018–2019, 2021) |
| Rivalries | Moravian[1] |
| Colors | Red and gray[2] |
| Mascot | Mule |
| Website | muhlenbergsports.com |
The team's current head coach is Nate Milne, who took over the position beginning in the 2018 season.[4]
Conference affiliation
edit- Independent (1900–1957)
- Middle Atlantic Conferences (1958–1982)
- Centennial Conference (1983–present)
Former NFL players
editSince the start of the Muhlenberg football program in 1900, at least three Muhlenberg players have gone on to play in the National Football League:
- Sisto Averno, 1950 to 1954 with the Baltimore Colts, Dallas Texans, and New York Yanks
- Charlie Copley, 1920 to 1922 with the Akron Pros and Milwaukee Badgers
- Tony Zuzzio, 1942, Detroit Lions
List of head coaches
edit| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches
edit| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | CC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Schmidt | 1900 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.300 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Walter Beck | 1901 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.375 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | William Grey | 1902 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0.214 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Walter Singmaster | 1905 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.417 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Alfred Raub | 1906 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.556 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | George Barclay | 1907 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.700 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | Alfred E. Bull | 1908–1910 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0.417 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Thomas Kelley | 1911–1913 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0.648 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | George McCaa | 1914–1915 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0.368 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | John B. Price | 1916–1917 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0.676 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | Guy Brubaker | 1918 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.600 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | Bill Ritter | 1919–1920 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0.361 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | Johnny Spiegel | 1921–1922 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0.571 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | Walter W. Wood | 1923–1924 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0.525 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | Haps Benfer | 1925–1928 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0.513 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | George Holstrom | 1929–1933 | 48 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 0.448 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | John Utz | 1934–1935 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0.184 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | Doggie Julian | 1936–1944 | 89 | 42 | 46 | 1 | 0.478 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | Larry Rosati | 1945 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | Ben Schwartzwalder | 1946–1948 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0.833 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | Howard Baughman | 1949–1950 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0.294 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | Tom Triplett | 1951–1955 | 41 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 0.366 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | Ray Whispell | 1956–1969 | 121 | 50 | 69 | 2 | 0.421 | 27 | 45 | 2 | 0.378 | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | Frank P. Marino | 1970–1980 | 99 | 53 | 40 | 6 | 0.566 | 51 | 46 | 6 | 0.524 | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | Ralph Kirchenheiter | 1981–1989 | 85 | 52 | 32 | 1 | 0.618 | 42 | 22 | 1 | 0.654 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 26 | Francis Meagher | 1990–1993 | 39 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 0.269 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0.321 | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | Greg Olejack | 1994–1996 | 30 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 0.117 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0.119 | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | Mike Donnelly[8] | 1997–2017 | 225 | 148 | 77 | 0 | 0.658 | 109 | 52 | 0 | 0.677 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 29 | Nate Milne[9] | 2018–present | 50 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 0.820 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0.861 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Year-by-year results
edit| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||||
| Muhlenberg Mules | ||||||||||||||
| 1900 | 1900 | Charles Schmidt | — | — | Independent | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1901 | 1901 | Walter Beck | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1902 | 1902 | William Grey | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | — | |||||||
| No team from 1903 to 1904 | ||||||||||||||
| 1905 | 1905 | Walter Singmaster | — | — | Independent | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1906 | 1906 | Alfred Raub | IAAUS | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||
| 1907 | 1907 | George Barclay | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1908 | 1908 | Alfred E. Bull | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1909 | 1909 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1910 | 1910 | NCAA | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1911 | 1911 | Thomas Kelley | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1912 | 1912 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1913 | 1913 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1914 | 1914 | George McCaa | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | |||||||
| 1915 | 1915 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1916 | 1916 | John B. Price | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1917 | 1917 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1918 | 1918 | Guy Brubaker | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1919 | 1919 | Bill Ritter | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1920 | 1920 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1921 | 1921 | Johnny Spiegel | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1922 | 1922 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1923 | 1923 | Walter W. Wood | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1924 | 1924 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1925 | 1925 | Haps Benfer | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1926 | 1926 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1927 | 1927 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1928 | 1928 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1929 | 1929 | George Holstrom | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1930 | 1930 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1931 | 1931 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1932 | 1932 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1933 | 1933 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1934 | 1934 | John Utz | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1935 | 1935 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1936 | 1936 | Doggie Julian | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1937 | 1937 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1938 | 1938 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1939 | 1939 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1940 | 1940 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1941 | 1941 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1942 | 1942 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1943 | 1943 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1944 | 1944 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1945 | 1945 | Larry Rosati | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1946 | 1946 | Ben Schwartzwalder | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1947 | 1947 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1948 | 1948 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1949 | 1949 | Howard Baughman | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1950 | 1950 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1951 | 1951 | Tom Triplett | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1952 | 1952 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1953 | 1953 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1954 | 1954 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1955 | 1955 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1956 | 1956 | Ray Whispell | College Division | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||
| 1957 | 1957 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1958 | 1958 | MAC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8th (University) | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1959 | 1959 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8th (University) | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1960 | 1960 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8th (University) | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1961 | 1961 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8th (University) | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1962 | 1962 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7th (University) | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1963 | 1963 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2nd (College–Southern) | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1964 | 1964 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3rd (College–Southern) | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1965 | 1965 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9th (College–Southern) | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1966 | 1966 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7th (College–Southern) | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1967 | 1967 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9th (College–Southern) | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1968 | 1968 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3rd (College–Southern) | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1969 | 1969 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6th (College–Southern) | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1970 | 1970 | Frank P. Marino | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2nd (Southern) | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1971 | 1971 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8th (Southern) | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1972 | 1972 | 1 | 8 | 0 | T–8th (Southern) | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1973 | 1973 | Division III | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3rd (Southern) | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1974 | 1974 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7th (Southern) | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1975 | 1975 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7th (Southern) | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4th (Southern) | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1977 | 1977 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4th (Southern) | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | 1978 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4th (Southern) | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1979 | 1979 | 4 | 3 | 1 | T–4th (Southern) | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | 1980 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2nd (Southern) | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | 1981 | Ralph Kirchenheiter | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8th (Southern) | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1982 | 1982 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5th (Southern) | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1983 | 1983 | Centennial | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 5 | 2 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — | |||
| 1984 | 1984 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1985 | 1985 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1986 | 1986 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
| 1987 | 1987 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | Francis Meagher | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1991 | 1991 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–4th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1992 | 1992 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | 1993 | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | 1994 | Greg Olejack | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1995 | 1995 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8th | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | 1997 | Mike Donnelly | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1998 | 1998 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1999 | 1999 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2000 | 2000 | 9 | 2 | 0 | T–2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | 2001 | 7 | 4 | 0 | T–1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 10 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III Second Round | — | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 8 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 4 | 2 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
| 2005 | 2005 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 8 | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | 25 | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 7 | 4 | 0 | T–1st | 7 | 2 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 8 | 2 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | 23 | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 8 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 8 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2018 | 2018 | Nate Milne | 11 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 8 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | 9 | |||
| 2019 | 2019 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 9 | 0 | 0 | L NCAA Division III Semifinal | 7 | ||||
| No team in 2020 due to COVID-19. | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Nate Milne | NCAA | Division III | Centennial | 11 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 8 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | 13 |
| 2022 | 2022 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | — | — | |||||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[5]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[6]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Greyhounds Set to Begin 2023 Campaign at Rival Muhlenberg Under the Lights Friday Night". moraviansports.com. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ "Graphic Identity Program". Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "Scotty Wood Stadium - Muhlenberg College". www.discoverlehighvalley.com. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ Riebesell, Matt (December 8, 2017). "Nate Milne: New Role, Same Goal". The Muhlenberg Weekly. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ "Muhlenberg football coach Mike Donnelly dies after short battle with leukemia". The Morning Call. October 5, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ "Milne Named Head Football Coach At Muhlenberg College". post-journal.com. Retrieved August 29, 2023.