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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]
Football
| 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.
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