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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.

First season1900; 126 years ago (1900)
Athletic directorLynn Tubman
Head coachNate Milne
7th season, 69–16 (.812)
LocationAllentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Muhlenberg Mules football
First season1900; 126 years ago (1900)
Athletic directorLynn Tubman
Head coachNate Milne
7th season, 69–16 (.812)
LocationAllentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
StadiumScotty Wood Stadium
(capacity: 3,000)
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceCentennial
ColorsRed and gray[1]
   
All-time record597–522–41 (.532)
Conference championships
18
RivalriesMoravian[2]
MascotMule
Websitemuhlenbergsports.com
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The team's current head coach is Nate Milne, who took over the position beginning in the 2018 season.[4]

Muhlenberg was known as the Cardinal and Grey until 1923, Cardinals from 1924 to 1928, and Mules 1929 onward.

History

1900 to 1945

In 1900, Muhlenberg launched its football program, which was the college's first varsity sport. In 1925, Haps Benfer became Muhlenberg head football coach, and the team finished the 1925 season 6-3-1.

From 1936 to 1945, Doggie Julian was head coach. He recorded a career record of 56–49–2. Julian was also head basketball coach during this time and, from 1942 to 1944, head baseball coach.[5]

1946 to 1997

Further information: Ben Schwartzwalder

In 1946, Ben Schwartzwalder became head football coach.[6] In his first season, he guided the Mules to a 9–1 record[7] and a national championship with Muhlenberg defeating St. Bonaventure University in the Tobacco Bowl.[7] The following year, in the 1947 season, Schwartzwalder again led the Mules to a 9–1 record; the season's only loss came by one point, in a 7–6 loss at Temple. The Mules declined an invitation that season to appear in the Tangerine Bowl.[8] In 1949, Schwartzwalder departed to coach Syracuse.

1997 to 2018

Mike Donnelly became the head football coach in 1997. Despite a 1–9 inaugural season, Donnelly turned the team around; from 2000 to 2004, the Mules won five straight Centennial Conference championships[9] and earned five straight postseason berths. In 2007, the Mules again won the Centennial Conference and received another berth in the NCAA playoffs, winning their first-round game before falling in the second round. Donnelly's team won the Centennial Conference again in 2008 and earned a playoff berth, but lost in the playoff's first round. In 2010, they returned to the playoffs with the same result.

Since the 2000 season, Muhlenberg has compiled a 66–28 overall record in the Centennial Conference, second best among all active and former members behind only Johns Hopkins University. Seven times in the 2000s, the Muhlenberg football team won the Centennial Conference championship.[10]

2018 to present

Further information: Nate Milne

Nate Milne became Muhlenberg's head football coach in the 2018 season. He has a 35–5 record over his first three seasons.[11] In 2019, he was named AFCA Coach of the Year Award for NCAA Division III.[12]

Conference affiliation

Former NFL players

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:

List of head coaches

More information General, Overall ...
Key to symbols in coaches list
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]
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Coaches

More information No., Name ...
List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards
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 .300 – – – – – – – –
2 Walter Beck 1901 4 1 2 1 .375 – – – – – – – –
3 William Grey 1902 7 0 4 3 .214 – – – – – – – –
4 Walter Singmaster 1905 6 2 3 1 .417 – – – – – – – –
5 Alfred Raub 1906 9 5 4 0 .556 – – – – – – – –
6 George Barclay 1907 10 7 3 0 .700 – – – – – – – –
7 Alfred E. Bull 1908–1910 24 8 12 4 .417 – – – – – – – –
8 Thomas Kelley 1911–1913 27 17 9 1 .648 – – – – – – – –
9 George McCaa 1914–1915 19 6 11 2 .368 – – – – – – – –
10 John B. Price 1916–1917 17 10 4 3 .676 – – – – – – – –
11 Guy Brubaker 1918 5 3 2 0 .600 – – – – – – – –
12 Bill Ritter 1919–1920 18 6 11 1 .361 – – – – – – – –
13 Johnny Spiegel 1921–1922 21 11 8 2 .571 – – – – – – – –
14 Walter W. Wood 1923–1924 20 10 9 1 .525 – – – – – – – –
15 Haps Benfer 1925–1928 38 19 18 1 .513 6 5 0 .545 – – – 1
16 George Holstrom 1929–1933 48 20 25 3 .448 8 10 2 .450 – – – 2
17 John Utz 1934–1935 19 3 15 1 .184 0 7 1 .063 – – – 0
18 Doggie Julian 1936–1944 89 42 46 1 .478 15 8 1 .646 – – – 3
19 Larry Rosati 1945 5 0 5 0 .000 – – – – – – – –
20 Ben Schwartzwalder 1946–1948 30 25 5 0 .833 – – – – – – – –
21 Howard Baughman 1949–1950 17 4 11 2 .294 – – – – – – – –
22 Tom Triplett 1951–1955 41 14 25 2 .366 – – – – – – – –
23 Ray Whispell 1956–1969 121 50 69 2 .421 27 45 2 .378 – – – 0
24 Frank P. Marino 1970–1980 99 53 40 6 .566 51 46 6 .524 – – – 0
25 Ralph Kirchenheiter 1981–1989 85 52 32 1 .618 42 22 1 .654 – – – 2
26 Francis Meagher 1990–1993 39 10 28 1 .269 9 19 0 .321 – – – 0
27 Greg Olejack 1994–1996 30 3 26 1 .117 2 18 1 .119 – – – 0
28 Mike Donnelly[16] 1997–2017 225 148 77 0 .658 109 52 0 .677 2 5 0 7
29 Nate Milne[17] 2018–present 85 69 16 0 .812 45 10 0 .818 8 4 0 3
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Year-by-year results

National champions Conference champions Bowl game berth Playoff berth
More information Season, Year ...
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 131 — —
1901 1901 Walter Beck 121 — —
1902 1902 William Grey 043 — —
No team from 1903 to 1904
1905 1905 Walter Singmaster — — Independent 231 — —
1906 1906 Alfred Raub IAAUS 540 — —
1907 1907 George Barclay 730 — —
1908 1908 Alfred E. Bull 251 — —
1909 1909 342 — —
1910 1910 NCAA 331 — —
1911 1911 Thomas Kelley 540 — —
1912 1912 630 — —
1913 1913 621 — —
1914 1914 George McCaa 262 — —
1915 1915 450 — —
1916 1916 John B. Price 531 — —
1917 1917512 — —
1918 1918 Guy Brubaker320 — —
1919 1919 Bill Ritter350 — —
1920 1920 361 — —
1921 1921 Johnny Spiegel 721 — —
1922 1922 461 — —
1923 1923 Walter W. Wood 361 — —
1924 1924 730 — —
1925 1925 Haps Benfer 631 — —
1926 1926 Eastern Pennsylvania 7301st300 — —
1927 1927 5403rd220 — —
1928 1928 180T–4th130 — —
1929 1929 George Holstrom 3604th130 — —
1930 1930 541T–2nd211 — —
1931 1931 2805th040 — —
1932 1932 342T–1st211 — —
1933 1933 630T–1st310 — —
1934 1934 John Utz 2615th031 — —
1935 1935 1905th040 — —
1936 1936 Doggie Julian 261T–3rd121 — —
1937 1937 550T–2nd220 — —
1938 1938 730T–1st310 — —
1939 1939 6402nd210 — —
1940 1940 4602nd210 — —
1941 1941 640T–1st210 — —
1942 1942 7301st300 — —
1943 1943 Independent 1100 — —
1944 1944 450 — —
1945 1945 Larry Rosati 050 — —
1946 1946 Ben Schwartzwalder 910 — —
1947 1947 910 — —
1948 1948 730 — —
1949 1949 Howard Baughman 171 — —
1950 1950 341 — —
1951 1951 Tom Triplett 180 — —
1952 1952 251 — —
1953 1953 350 — —
1954 1954 431 — —
1955 1955 440 — —
1956 1956 Ray Whispell College Division 440 — —
1957 1957 440 — —
1958 1958 MAC 4408th (University)12 0 — —
1959 1959 3608th (University)12 0 — —
1960 1960 6308th (University)12 0 — —
1961 1961 2708th (University)04 0 — —
1962 1962 2707th (University)04 0 — —
1963 1963 5302nd (College–Southern)41 0 — —
1964 1964 5403rd (College–Southern)53 0 — —
1965 1965 1809th (College–Southern)18 0 — —
1966 1966 2617th (College–Southern)26 1 — —
1967 1967 2519th (College–Southern)25 1 — —
1968 1968 6303rd (College–Southern)63 0 — —
1969 1969 4506th (College–Southern)45 0 — —
1970 1970 Frank P. Marino 7 2 0 2nd (Southern) 7 2 0 — —
1971 1971 5408th (Southern)54 0 — —
1972 1972 180T–8th (Southern)17 0 — —
1973 1973 Division III 7113rd (Southern)71 1 — —
1974 1974 2707th (Southern)26 0 — —
1975 1975 2627th (Southern)25 2 — —
1976 1976 5314th (Southern)53 1 — —
1977 1977 6304th (Southern)53 0 — —
1978 1978 6214th (Southern)52 1 — —
1979 1979 431T–4th (Southern)53 1 — —
1980 1980 8102nd (Southern)71 0 — —
1981 1981 Ralph Kirchenheiter 3508th (Southern)35 0 — —
1982 1982 4505th (Southern)44 0 — —
1983 1983 Centennial 630T–1st52 0 Conference co-champions —
1984 1984 6303rd52 0 — —
1985 1985 7303rd52 0 — —
1986 1986 730T–1st61 0 Conference co-champions —
1987 1987 730T–2nd52 0 — —
1988 1988 7303rd52 0 — —
1989 1989 5413rd42 1 — —
1990 1990 Francis Meagher 2808th16 0 — —
1991 1991 370T–4th34 0 — —
1992 1992 1818th16 0 — —
1993 1993 450T–3rd43 0 — —
1994 1994 Greg Olejack 2807th16 0 — —
1995 1995 0918th06 1 — —
1996 1996 1907th16 0 — —
1997 1997 Mike Donnelly 1907th16 0 — —
1998 1998 5505th34 0 — —
1999 1999 640T–3rd34 0 — —
2000 2000 920T–2nd52 0 W ECAC Southwest Bowl —
2001 2001 740T–1st51 0 L ECAC Southeast Bowl —
2002 2002 1020T–1st51 0 L NCAA Division III Second Round —
2003 2003 730T–1st51 0 Conference co-champions —
2004 2004 830T–1st42 0 Conference co-champions —
2005 2005 370T–5th24 0 — —
2006 2006 550T–5th24 0 — —
2007 2007 11101st80 0 L NCAA Division III Second Round 8
2008 2008 9201st71 0 L NCAA Division III First Round 25
2009 2009 370T–7th26 0 — —
2010 2010 740T–1st72 0 L NCAA Division III First Round —
2011 2011 7302nd72 0 — —
2012 2012 8302nd72 0 L ECAC South Atlantic Bowl —
2013 2013 8302nd72 0 L ECAC South Atlantic Bowl —
2014 2014 9202nd82 0 L NCAA Division III First Round 23
2015 2015 830T–2nd72 0 L Centennial-MAC Bowl Series —
2016 2016 9202nd81 0 L Centennial-MAC Bowl Series —
2017 2017 830T–3rd63 0 W Asa S. Bushnell Bowl —
2018 2018 Nate Milne 1120T–1st81 0 L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal 9
2019 201913101st90 0 L NCAA Division III Semifinal 7
No team in 2020 due to COVID-19.
2021 2021 Nate Milne NCAA Division III Centennial1120T–1st81 0 L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal 7
2022 20227403rd63 0 W Centennial-MAC Bowl Series —
2023 202310102nd51 0 W Centennial-MAC Bowl Series 22
2024 2024 8 3 0 3rd 4 2 0 W Centennial-MAC Bowl Series —
2025 2025 9 3 0 3rd 5 2 0 L NCAA Division III Second Round —
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Notes

  1. [1]
    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.[13]
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[14]
  4. [4]
    When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[15]

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