Michael B. "Duke" Donnelly (c. 1952 – October 4, 2017)[1] was an American college football coach. He was the head coach for Muhlenberg College from 1997 until his death in 2017.[2][3] He also coached for Whitman High School,[4] Albany, East Stroudsburg,[4] RPI,[5] Ithaca, Lafayette, Buffalo,[6] and Columbia.[7] He played college football for Ithaca as a linebacker.[4][8]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1952 Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 4, 2017 (aged 64–65) Allentown, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Ithaca College (1975) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1971–1974 | Ithaca |
| Track and field | |
| 1971–1974 | Ithaca |
| Position(s) | Linebacker (football) Javelin (track and field) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1975 | Whitman HS (NY) (assistant) |
| 1976 | Albany (GA) |
| 1977 | East Stroudsburg (GA) |
| 1978–1979 | RPI (DC) |
| 1980–1982 | Ithaca (DC) |
| 1983–1987 | Lafayette (LB) |
| 1988–1989 | Lafayette (DC/LB) |
| 1990–1991 | Buffalo (DC/LB) |
| 1992–1996 | Columbia (DC/LB) |
| 1997–2017 | Muhlenberg |
| Track and field | |
| 1977–1978 | RPI |
| 1979–1982 | Ithaca |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 143–76 (football) |
| Tournaments | 2–5 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 7 Centennial (2001–2004, 2007–2008, 2010) | |
Donnelly also coached track and field for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Ithaca College.[9][10]
Donnelly died from Leukemia on October 4, 2017.[11][12][13][14][15]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | D3# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhlenberg Mules (Centennial Conference) (1997–2017) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Muhlenberg | 1–9 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1998 | Muhlenberg | 5–5 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1999 | Muhlenberg | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2000 | Muhlenberg | 9–2 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2001 | Muhlenberg | 7–4 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2002 | Muhlenberg | 10–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
| 2003 | Muhlenberg | 7–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2004 | Muhlenberg | 8–3 | 4–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 2005 | Muhlenberg | 3–7 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2006 | Muhlenberg | 5–5 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2007 | Muhlenberg | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 8 | |||
| 2008 | Muhlenberg | 9–2 | 7–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | 25 | |||
| 2009 | Muhlenberg | 3–7 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2010 | Muhlenberg | 7–4 | 7–2 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2011 | Muhlenberg | 7–3 | 7–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2012 | Muhlenberg | 8–3 | 7–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2013 | Muhlenberg | 8–3 | 7–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2014 | Muhlenberg | 9–2 | 8–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III First Round | 23 | |||
| 2015 | Muhlenberg | 8–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2016 | Muhlenberg | 9–2 | 8–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2017 | Muhlenberg | 3–2[a] | 2–2 | ||||||
| Muhlenberg: | 143–76 | 106–49 | |||||||
| Total: | 143–76 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
- ^ Corey Goff served as acting head coach for the first five weeks of the season and the games are still reflected on Donnelly's totals. Following Donnelly's death, Goff served as interim for the remaining six games and finished the season 8–3 overall.
References
edit- ^ "Michael Donnelly Obituary (2017) - Allentown, PA - Morning Call". Legacy.com. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "2018". Muhlenberg College. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ Kern, Mike (August 14, 2017). "Muhlenberg football coach Mike Donnelly in fight for life". inquirer.com. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Warriors add six to football staff". The Pocono Record. August 20, 1977. p. 23. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "IC grad joins RPI". Star-Gazette. July 12, 1978. p. 20. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ Staff (October 10, 2017). "Mike Donnelly, former UB assistant coach, dies". Buffalo News. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ Hertel, Alyssa (October 19, 2017). "Remembering Mike Donnelly". The Muhlenberg Weekly. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "Mike Donnelly - Head Football Coach - Football Coaches". Muhlenberg College Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "Named RPI Track Coach". Daily News. July 12, 1978. p. 300. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "Ithaca". The Ithaca Journal. July 17, 1980. p. 14. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "Muhlenberg football coach Mike Donnelly dies after short battle with leukemia". The Morning Call. October 5, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "Muhlenberg coach Donnelly passes away". October 4, 2017.
- ^ Kern, Mike (October 5, 2017). "Muhlenberg coach Mike Donnelly loses battle with leukemia". inquirer.com. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ Wilson, Brad (October 5, 2017). "Muhlenberg football coach Mike Donnelly dies at 65". lehighvalleylive. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "Muhlenberg Mourns Passing of Mike Donnelly". Muhlenberg College Athletics. October 4, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". stats.ncaa.org. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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