Joe McMullen
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 9, 1924 |
| Died | September 9, 1983 (agedย 59) Towson, Maryland, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1943โ1944 | Brown |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1948 | Brown (JV) |
| 1949 | Toledo (line) |
| 1950โ1951 | Stetson |
| 1952โ1953 | Washington & Jefferson |
| 1954โ1960 | Akron |
| 1965โ1968 | Penn State (assistant) |
| 1969โ1970 | San Jose State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1971โ1979 | Marshall |
| 1979โ1983 | Towson State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 58โ46โ5 |
| Bowls | 1โ0 |
Joe H. McMullen (May 9, 1924 โ September 9, 1983) was an American college football player, coach, and athletics administrator. He serve as the head football coach at Stetson University from 1950 to 1951, Washington & Jefferson College from 1952 to 1953, the University of Akron from 1954 to 1960, and San Jose State University from 1969 to 1970, compiling a career head coaching record of 58โ46โ5.
McMullen coached as an assistant at Pennsylvania State University from 1965 to 1968 before being named head coach at San Jose State. Following his stint at San Jose State, he was hired as the athletic director at Marshall University in 1971. He stayed at Marshall until 1979, when he was hired as athletic director at Towson State Universityโnow known as Towson University. McMullen died on September 9, 1983, from leukemia at the age of 59.[1]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stetson Hatters (Independent) (1950โ1951) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Stetson | 8โ2 | |||||||
| 1951 | Stetson | 8โ1โ2 | W Tangerine | ||||||
| Stetson: | 16โ3โ2 | ||||||||
| Washington & Jefferson Presidents (Independent) (1952โ1953) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Washington & Jefferson | 5โ1 | |||||||
| 1953 | Washington & Jefferson | 4โ4 | |||||||
| Washington & Jefferson: | 9โ5 | ||||||||
| Akron Zips (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1954โ1960) | |||||||||
| 1954 | Akron | 3โ5 | 3โ4 | 8th | |||||
| 1955 | Akron | 6โ2 | 6โ2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1956 | Akron | 3โ5โ1 | 3โ5โ1 | 9th | |||||
| 1957 | Akron | 7โ1โ1 | 5โ1โ1 | Tโ3rd | |||||
| 1958 | Akron | 6โ2โ1 | 6โ2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1959 | Akron | 4โ5 | 4โ3 | 7th | |||||
| 1960 | Akron | 1โ8 | 1โ6 | Tโ12th | |||||
| Akron: | 30โ28โ3 | 28โ23โ2 | |||||||
| San Jose State Spartans (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1969โ1970) | |||||||||
| 1969 | San Jose State | 2โ8 | 1โ1 | Tโ3rd | |||||
| 1970 | San Jose State | 1โ2[n 1] | 1โ0[n 1] | [n 1] | |||||
| San Jose State: | 3โ10 | 2โ1 | |||||||
| Total: | 58โ46โ5 | ||||||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Dewey King coached the final eight games of the season, leading the Spartans to a record of 1โ7 with a 1โ3 mark in conference play. San Jose State finished the season tied for fourth place in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.
References
[edit]- ^ "Former MU AD succumbs". Williamson Daily News. Associated Press. September 10, 1983. Retrieved December 14, 2010 โ via Google News.
- 1924 births
- 1983 deaths
- Akron Zips football coaches
- Brown Bears football coaches
- Brown Bears football players
- Marshall Thundering Herd athletic directors
- San Jose State Spartans football coaches
- Stetson Hatters football coaches
- Toledo Rockets football coaches
- Towson Tigers athletic directors
- Washington & Jefferson Presidents football coaches
- Deaths from leukemia in Maryland
- 20th-century American people
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1940s stubs
