Al Molde
American football coach and college athletics administrator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Al Molde (born November 15, 1943) is a former American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Sioux Falls College (1971–1972), the University of Minnesota Morris (1973–1979), Central Missouri State University (1980–1982), Eastern Illinois University (1983–1986), and Western Michigan University (1987–1996), compiling a career college football coaching record of 168–104–8 (.614). Molde retired as the athletic director at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota on June 1, 2012, having held the position since 1997. Under his guidance, the Golden Gusties finished in the top 20 in the NCAA Division III NACDA Director's Cup standings several times. In 2013, Molde briefly returned to coaching with the Saarland Hurricanes of the German Football League.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1943-11-15) November 15, 1943 (age 80) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1971–1972 | Sioux Falls |
1973–1979 | Minnesota–Morris |
1980–1982 | Central Missouri State |
1983–1986 | Eastern Illinois |
1987–1996 | Western Michigan |
2013 | Saarland Hurricanes |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1981–1983 | Central Missouri State |
1997–2012 | Gustavus Adolphus |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 168–104–8 (college) |
Bowls | 0–1 |
Tournaments | 2–3 (NCAA Div III playoffs) 1–2 (NCAA Div I-AA playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
4 NIC (1975–1978) 2 Mid-Continent (1983–1984) 1 Gateway (1986) 1 MAC (1988) | |
Awards | |
MAC Coach of the Year (1988) | |