Darrell Mudra
| Darrell Mudra | |
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| Sport(s) | Football |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 14, 1929 Omaha, Nebraska |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1959–1962 1963–1965 1966 1967–1968 1969–1973 1974–1975 1978–1982 1983–1987 |
Adams State North Dakota State Montreal Alouettes Arizona Western Illinois Florida State Eastern Illinois Northern Iowa |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1963–? | North Dakota State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall |
200–81–4 (college) 7–7 (CFL) |
| Bowls | 3–1 |
| Tournaments |
5–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) 4–3 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
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Statistics | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Championships
1 NCAA College Division National (1965) 1 NCAA Division II National (1978) 3 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (1960–1962) 2 North Central Conference (1964–1965) 1 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1969) 5 Association of Mid-Continent Universities (1978, 1980–1982, 1984) 2 Gateway Football Conference (1985, 1987) | |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2000 (profile) | |
Darrell "Dr. Victory" Mudra (born January 14, 1929) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Adams State College (1959–1962), North Dakota State University (1963–1965), the University of Arizona (1967–1968), Western Illinois University (1969–1973), Florida State University (1974–1975), Eastern Illinois University (1978–1982), and the University of Northern Iowa (1983–1987), compiling a career college football record of 200–81–4. Murdra was also the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for one season in 1966. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2000.
Career
Mudra had an unorthodox coaching style. Throughout his days as a head coach, Mudra worked from the press box while a game was being played rather the sideline as most head coaches do.[1]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Adams State Grizzlies (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1959–1962) | |||||||||
| 1959 | Adams State | 8–1 | |||||||
| 1960 | Adams State | 7–0–1 | 1st | ||||||
| 1961 | Adams State | 8–2 | 1st | ||||||
| 1962 | Adams State | 9–1 | 1st | W Mineral Water | |||||
| Adams State: | 32–4–1 | ||||||||
| North Dakota State Bison (North Central Conference) (1963–1965) | |||||||||
| 1963 | North Dakota State | 3–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1964 | North Dakota State | 10–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | W Mineral Water | ||||
| 1965 | North Dakota State | 11–0 | 6–0 | 1st | W Pecan | ||||
| North Dakota State: | 24–6 | 14–4 | |||||||
| Arizona Wildcats (Western Athletic Conference) (1967–1968) | |||||||||
| 1967 | Arizona | 3–6–1 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1968 | Arizona | 8–3 | 5–1 | T–2nd | L Sun | ||||
| Arizona: | 11–9–1 | 6–5 | |||||||
| Western Illinois Leathernecks (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1969) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Western Illinois | 8–2 | 1st | ||||||
| Western Illinois Leathernecks (NCAA College Division / Division II independent) (1970–1973) | |||||||||
| 1970 | Western Illinois | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1971 | Western Illinois | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1972 | Western Illinois | 9–2 | |||||||
| 1973 | Western Illinois | 7–4 | |||||||
| Western Illinois: | 39–13 | ||||||||
| Florida State Seminoles (NCAA Division I independent) (1974–1975) | |||||||||
| 1974 | Florida State | 1–10 | |||||||
| 1975 | Florida State | 3–8 | |||||||
| Florida State: | 4–18 | ||||||||
| Eastern Illinois Panthers (Association of Mid-Continent Universities) (1978–1982) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Eastern Illinois | 12–2 | 3–2 | 3rd | W NCAA Division II Championship | ||||
| 1979 | Eastern Illinois | 7–4 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1980 | Eastern Illinois | 11–3 | 4–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Championship | ||||
| 1981 | Eastern Illinois | 6–5 | 2–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1982 | Eastern Illinois | 11–1–1 | 2–0–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal | ||||
| Eastern Illinois: | 47–15–1 | 12–6–1 | |||||||
| Northern Iowa Panthers (Association of Mid-Continent Universities) (1983–1984) | |||||||||
| 1983 | Northern Iowa | 6–5 | 1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1984 | Northern Iowa | 9–2 | 2–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Northern Iowa Panthers (Gateway Football Conference) (1985–1987) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Northern Iowa | 11–2 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal | ||||
| 1986 | Northern Iowa | 7–3–1 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1987 | Northern Iowa | 10–4 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal | ||||
| Northern Iowa: | 43–16–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 200–81–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
See also
References
External links
- Darrell Mudra at the College Football Hall of Fame
- Darrell Mudra at the College Football Data Warehouse
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