Darrell Mudra

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.

Darrell Mudra
Biographical details
Born (1929-01-14) January 14, 1929
Omaha, Nebraska
Playing career
Football
1950Peru State
Position(s)Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1953Ashland HS (NE)
1954–1956Tekamah HS (NE)
1957Huron (backs)
1958Colorado State (backs)
1959–1962Adams State
1963–1965North Dakota State
1966Montreal Alouettes
1967–1968Arizona
1969–1973Western Illinois
1974–1975Florida State
1978–1982Eastern Illinois
1983–1987Northern Iowa
Basketball
1952–1953Omaha (assistant)
1957–1958Huron
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1963–1966North Dakota State
Head coaching record
Overall200–81–4 (college football)
7–7 (CFL)
Bowls3–1
TournamentsFootball
5–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
4–3 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 NCAA College Division (1965)
1 NCAA Division II (1978)
3 RMAC (1960–1962)
2 NCC (1964–1965)
1 IIAC (1969)
4 AMCU (1980–1982, 1984)
2 Gateway Collegiate (1985, 1987)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2000 (profile)

Mudra played as a fullback at Peru State College and graduated from there in 1951.[1][2]

Coaching career

In 1952, Mudra was hired as an assistant basketball coach at the University of Omaha—now known at the University of Nebraska Omaha—where he was also pursuing a master's degree in English.[3]

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.[4]

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Adams State Indians (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1959–1962)
1959 Adams State 8–13–12nd
1960 Adams State 7–0–14–01st
1961 Adams State 8–24–01st
1962 Adams State 9–14–01stW Mineral Water
Adams State: 32–4–115–1
North Dakota State Bison (North Central Conference) (1963–1965)
1963 North Dakota State 3–53–34th
1964 North Dakota State 10–15–1T–1stW Mineral Water
1965 North Dakota State 11–06–01stW Pecan
North Dakota State: 24–614–4
Arizona Wildcats (Western Athletic Conference) (1967–1968)
1967 Arizona 3–6–11–45th
1968 Arizona 8–35–1T–2ndL Sun
Arizona: 11–9–16–5
Western Illinois Leathernecks (Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1969)
1969 Western Illinois 8–23–01st
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: 39–133–0
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 12–23–23rdW NCAA Division II Championship
1979 Eastern Illinois 7–41–3T–4th
1980 Eastern Illinois 11–34–01stL NCAA Division II Championship
1981 Eastern Illinois 6–52–1T–1st
1982 Eastern Illinois 11–1–12–0–1T–1stL NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal
Eastern Illinois: 47–15–112–6–1
Northern Iowa Panthers (Association of Mid-Continent Universities) (1983–1984)
1983 Northern Iowa 6–51–23rd
1984 Northern Iowa 9–22–1T–1st
Northern Iowa Panthers (Gateway Football Conference) (1985–1987)
1985 Northern Iowa 11–25–01stL NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal
1986 Northern Iowa 7–3–14–2T–2nd
1987 Northern Iowa 10–46–01stL NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal
Northern Iowa: 43–16–118–5
Total:200–81–4
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

See also

References
  1. Darrell Murda, Peru State Bobcats Hall of Fame Website Listing http://pscbobcats.com/hof.aspx?hof=37&path=&kiosk=
  2. "The Peruvian" Nebraska State Teachers College Yearbook from 1951 https://issuu.com/psclibrary/docs/1951 page 38
  3. "Former Peru Athlete Gets Omaha U. Post". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. Associated Press. October 31, 1952. p. 11. Retrieved October 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. Darrell Mudra Seminole's long distance coach runs games from press box
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