Joe McMullen

Joe McMullen

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	1923
Died	September 9, 1983 Towson, Maryland
Playing career
1943–1944	Brown
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1948	Brown (JV)
1949	Toledo (line)
1950–1951	Stetson
1952–1953	Washington & Jefferson
1954–1960	Akron
1965–1968	Penn State (assistant)
1969–1970	San Jose State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1971–1979	Marshall
1979–?	Towson State
Head coaching record
Overall	58–46–5
Bowls	1–0
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Joe H. McMullen (1923 – September 9, 1983) was an American football player, coach, and collegiate athletics administrator. McMullen coached at Stetson University in the 1950 and 1951 seasons and at Washington & Jefferson College for the 1952 and 1953 seasons. He was head football coach at University of Akron for seven seasons from 1954 through 1960, compiling a 30–28–3 record. McMullen coached as an assistant at Penn State in the mid-1960s before being named head coach at San Jose State University. He stayed at San Jose State for two seasons, 1969 and 1970, and tallied a record of 3–10.

Following his stint at San Jose State, McMullen was hired to be the athletic director at Marshall University in 1971, where he stayed until 1978. McMullen died on September 9, 1983 from leukemia at the age of 59.^[1]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Stetson Hatters () (1950–1951)
1950	Stetson	8–2
1951	Stetson	8–1–2			W Tangerine
Stetson:		16–3–2
Washington & Jefferson Presidents () (1952–1953)
1953	Washington & Jefferson	5–1
1953	Washington & Jefferson	4–4
Washington & Jefferson:		9–5
Akron Zips (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1954–1960)
1954	Akron	3–5	3–4	8th
1954	Akron	6–2	6–2	3rd
1956	Akron	3–5–1	3–5–1	9th
1957	Akron	7–1–1	5–1–1	T–3rd
1958	Akron	6–2–1	6–2	3rd
1959	Akron	4–5	4–3	7th
1960	Akron	1–8	1–6	T–12th
Akron:		30–28–3	28–23–2
San Jose State Spartans (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1969–1970)
1969	San Jose State	2–8	1–1	T–2nd
1970	San Jose State	1–2[n 1]	1–0[n 1]	[n 1]
San Jose State:		3–10	2–1
Total:		58–46–5

Notes

1. Dewey King coached the final eight games of the season, leading the Spartans to a record of 1–7 with a 1–2 mark in conference play. San Jose State finished the season tied for fourth place in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

References

1. AP (September 10, 1983). "Former MU AD succumbs". Williamson Daily News. Retrieved December 14, 2010.

External links

• Joe McMullen at the College Football Data Warehouse