Muhlenberg Mules football | |
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First season | 1900 |
Athletic director | Lynn Tubman |
Head coach | Nate Milne 5th season, 41–9 (.820) |
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 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.
The team's current head coach is Nate Milne, who took over the position beginning in the 2018 season. [4]
Since the start of the Muhlenberg football program in 1900, at least three Muhlenberg players have gone on to play in the National Football League:
General | Overall | Conference | Postseason [A 1] | ||||
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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] |
No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | CC |
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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 |
National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
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Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||||
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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 | — | — |
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