| Hal Mumme | ||
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| Born | March 29, 1952 | |
| Place of birth |  San Antonio, TX |
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| Overall | 40-66 | |
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| 1970-71 1974-75 |
NMMI Tarleton |
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| Position | WR | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1976-1978 1979 1980-1981 1982-1985 1986-1988 1989-1991 1992-1996 1997-2000 2003-2004 2005-2008 2009-present |
CC Moody HS (OC) Aransas Pass HS West Texas State (QB/WR) UTEP (OC) Copperas Cove High School Iowa Wesleyan Valdosta State University of Kentucky Southeastern Louisiana University New Mexico State McMurry University |
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Hal Clay Mumme (b. March 29, 1952 in San Antonio, Texas) is a college football coach, currently coaching at McMurry University.
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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.
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.
Early career
In 1989, Mumme became head coach at Iowa Wesleyan College. While finishing 7-4 in his first season, he eventually lead the team to the national quarterfinals in 1991, the first playoff appearance in the schools history. 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.
Mumme took over as head coach at Valdosta State University in 1992. 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.
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).
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.
While the coach at New Mexico State, Mumme was the object of a lawsuit brought by four Muslim NMSU players and the ACLU, who claimed that Mumme subjected them to a hostile work environment on account of their religion.[5] The lawsuit was eventually settled out of court, when NMSU agreed to pay a sum of $165,000 to the four players. Neither Mumme nor NMSU admitted to any wrongdoing in the case.[6]
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. After an 0-10 season in 2008, Mumme led McMurry to a 4-6 season in 2009.
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.[7]
References
- ^ "A Look at 'Air Raid' Hal Mumme Football," Scout.com, December 30, 2004.
- ^ http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/sfc/2001-02-06-mumme.htm
- ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/news/2002/01/31/kentucky_probation_ap/
- ^ Southeastern Louisiana University Lions football coaching records
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2912321 New Mexico State's Mumme settles lawsuit with former players
- ^ http://haussamen.blogspot.com/2008/03/nmsu-settled-discrimination-lawsuit-for.html
- ^ Former UK Coach Mumme Has Cancer Yahoo Sports, February 3, 2009
External links
- Mumme named as New Mexico State coach, ESPN.com
- New Mexico State preview, College Football News, 2005.
- College Football Report: New Mexico State, SportsLine.
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Bill Curry |
University of Kentucky Head Football Coach 1997–2000 |
Succeeded by Guy Morriss |
| Preceded by Oscar Lofton (1985) |
Southeastern Louisiana Head Football Coach 2003–2004 program suspended 1986-2002 |
Succeeded by Dennis Roland |
| Preceded by Tony Samuel |
New Mexico State University Head Football Coach 2005–2008 |
Succeeded by DeWayne Walker |
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