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Hal Mumme

Hal Clay Mumme (b. March 29, 1952 in San Antonio, Texas) is a college football coach, currently coaching at McMurry University.

Playing career

Mumme played football as a receiver for Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas, Texas, going on after graduation[1] to play at New Mexico Military Institute and at Tarleton State University. While an undergraduate, he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order.

Early coaching career

Mumme’s coaching career began as the offensive coordinator at Foy H. Moody High School in Corpus Christi, Texas from 1976 through 1978. In 1979 he was the head coach at Aransas Pass High School. Mumme was an assistant coach (quarterbacks and receivers) under Bill Yung at West Texas State University in 1980 and 1981, offensive coordinator also under Yung at UTEP from 1982 through 1985, and head coach at Copperas Cove High School from 1986 through 1988.

During his time as a high school and college assistant coach Mumme developed an unorthodox, pass-oriented offensive attack that proved very successful at moving the ball, gaining yardage and scoring points. The unusual attack, utilizing short passes to multiple receivers and backs out of the backfield, allowed Mumme’s teams to compete against more talented and athletic opponents. BYU head coach LaVell Edwards was a major influence on Mumme’s offensive strategy.

Iowa Wesleyan College

Mumme became head coach at Iowa Wesleyan College in 1989 and was there through 1991. The year before Mumme’s arrival, Iowa Wesleyan finished 0-10. Mumme inherited a roster with only three returning players. His records there were 7-4 in 1989, 8-4 in 1990 and 10-2 in 1991. The 1991 squad was the first in school history to make the national playoffs, losing in the national quarterfinals. Mumme’s 1990 team led the nation in passing offense and the 1989 and 1991 squads finished second nationally in that category. Mumme finished at Iowa Wesleyan with a 25-10 record and was the NAIA District Coach of the Year in 1989 and 1991.

Valdosta State University

Mumme took over as head coach at Valdosta State University in 1992 and led the team to records of 5-4-1 in 1992, 8-3 in 1993, 11-2 in 1994, 6-5 in 1995 and 10-3 in 1996. Mumme’s record at Valdosta State was 40-17-1. In both 1994 and 1996 he led the team to the NCAA Division II playoff quarterfinals; Valdosta State had never made the playoffs previously. The team was consistently ranked in the Division II top 20 and was ranked #1 in the nation in Division II for part of the 1996 season when they won their first Gulf South Conference championship. In 1994 Valdosta State defeated the University of Central Florida 31-14, an upset over the team picked by Sports Illustrated in the preseason to win the NCAA Division I-AA national football championship. Quarterback Chris Hatcher won the Harlon Hill Award as player of the year in NCAA Division II football.

Mumme's last game as coach at VSU was an NCAA playoff loss to Carson-Newman. Rumors had been floating around the VSU campus that Mumme had already accepted the job at Kentucky but that no announcement had been made due to VSU still being in the playoffs. After the VSU loss, Mumme did not return to Valdosta with the team. Instead, he went to Lexington, KY, for a press conference announcing his being hired as the UK coach. Many VSU players felt that Mumme had not given his best effort in the loss to Carson-Newman, which included four trips to the "redzone" without scoring.

University of Kentucky

In 1997 the University of Kentucky hired Mumme to replace Bill Curry.

In 2001, Mumme resigned amid numerous NCAA rules violations, largely payments to recruits[2]. The team was eventually found to be in violation of more than three dozen recruiting violations. As a result, they were banned from post-season play in 2003 and lost 19 scholarships over the next three seasons. Mumme, however, was not given any individual sanctions. [3]

His final record at Kentucky was 20-26.

Southeastern Louisiana University

After a hiatus of 18 months Mumme returned to football as the 12th head coach for the Southeastern Louisiana Lions in Hammond, Louisiana. The school had terminated its football program in 1985 but decided to compete again and did so in 2003 at the NCAA Division I-AA level. The team finished its first season 5-7 and posted a 7-4 mark in 2004. The program posted a 51-17 win over #6 McNeese State and entered the Top 25 in the national I-AA rankings. Southeastern Louisiana ranked first among NCAA Division I-AA teams in total offense per game (537.1 yards) and passing offense per game (408 yards) in 2003.[4]

New Mexico State University

In December 2004 Mumme was named the head coach at Division I-A New Mexico State University, replacing Tony Samuel. Samuel had run an option offense at the school and the transition to Mumme’s passing offense was difficult. New Mexico State finished 0-12 in Mumme’s first season (2005). Recently there has been a major controversy when the American Civil Liberties Union charged that Mumme had discriminated against a Muslim player including suggesting that Muslim player's travel be restricted after 9/11 and forcing them to join in Christian prayer. An investigation is still pending.

Entering the 2006 season Mumme’s career record as a Division I head coach was 32-49. In the first game of the 2006 season, Mumme's New Mexico State team beat his former team, Southeastern Louisiana, 30-15. The 2006 New Mexico State squad went on to post a 3-9 record for the season, and for part of the season, led all Division I-A football programs in total offense and passing offense. New Mexico State finished 4-9 in 2007.

Mumme was fired on December 1, 2008 after finishing 3-9 during the 2008 season, including 7 consecutive losses to end the season. He was replaced by former UCLA defensive co-ordinator DeWayne Walker.

McMurry University

Mumme was hired by Division III McMurry University on April, 12 2009[5]

Coaching influences

In the late 1990s many coaches were interested in emulating Mumme’s successful Air Raid offense. Several Mumme assistant coaches have gone on to success including:

  • On April 15, 2009, Mumme was named the Head Coach of McMurry University, a Division III school in Abilene, Texas.

Personal Life

Mumme was diagnosed with prostate cancer in early 2009; the cancer was reportedly caught early and his prognosis is good. His wife, June, is a breast cancer survivor and is active with the Susan G. Komen Foundation.[6]

References

  1. ^ "A Look at 'Air Raid' Hal Mumme Football," Scout.com, December 30, 2004.
  2. ^ http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/sfc/2001-02-06-mumme.htm
  3. ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/news/2002/01/31/kentucky_probation_ap/
  4. ^ Southeastern Louisiana University Lions football coaching records
  5. ^ http://www.reporternews.com/news/2009/apr/28/mumme-takes-first-steps-toward-rebuilding-mcm/
  6. ^ Former UK Coach Mumme Has Cancer Yahoo Sports, February 3, 2009
Sporting positions
Preceded by University of Kentucky Head Football Coach
1997–2000 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Southeastern Louisiana Head Football Coach
2003–2004
program suspended 1986-2002
 Succeeded by
Preceded by New Mexico State University Head Football Coach
2005–2008 		Succeeded by
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