the Association of Mid-Continent Universities conference in the 1980, 1981, and 1982 seasons. Seeking to turn around another struggling program, Mudra resigned from Eastern Illinois in December 1982 to accept the head coaching position with the University of Northern Iowa, after they finished their previous season with a 4–6–1 record. The Northern Iowa Panthers won the Gateway Football Conference in the 1985 and 1987 seasons. Twice, he led the Panthers to the NCAA Division I-AA semifinals. In 1993, Mudra came out of retirement to coach a football team based in Florence, Italy. Mudra compiled a career college football record of . He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2000. Mudra had an unorthodox coaching style. Throughout his days as a head coach, Mudra worked from the press box while a game was being played rather the sideline as most head coaches do. Personal life Mudra and his wife, Jean, retired to Crawfordville, Florida. They had four children. Mudra died on September 21, 2022, at age 93. Head coaching record College football See also List of college football coaches with 200 wins References External links 1929 births 2022 deaths Adams State Grizzlies football coaches American football fullbacks Arizona Wildcats football coaches Basketball coaches from Nebraska Coaches of American football from Nebraska College Football Hall of Fame inductees Colorado State Rams football coaches Eastern Illinois Panthers football coaches Florida State Seminoles football coaches High school football coaches in Nebraska Huron Screaming Eagles football coaches Huron Screaming Eagles men's basketball coaches Montreal Alouettes coaches North Dakota State Bison athletic directors North Dakota State Bison football coaches Northern Iowa Panthers football coaches Omaha Mavericks men's basketball coaches People from Crawfordville, Florida Peru State Bobcats football players Players of American football from Nebraska Sportspeople from Omaha, Nebraska University of Nebraska Omaha alumni Western Illinois Leathernecks football coaches