Al Molde
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Saarland Hurricanes |
| Conference | GFL South |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 15, 1943 |
| 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–present | Saarland Hurricanes |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1997–2012 | Gustavus Adolphus |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 168–104–8 (.614) |
| 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) |
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| Awards | |
| MAC Coach of the Year (1988) | |
Al Molde (born November 15, 1943) is a former college Athletics Director and American football coach. Molde retired as Director of Athletics 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. Molde is best known for his success while serving 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). In 2013, Molde briefly re-entered the coaching fraternity with the Saarland Hurricanes of the German Football League.
Molde's collegiate coaching career has included stops at Sioux Falls College (1971–1972), University of Minnesota Morris (1973–1979), and Central Missouri State University (1980–1982), as well as the schools listed below.
Molde was the 20th head football coach for the Eastern Illinois University Panthers located in Charleston, Illinois and he held that position for four seasons, from 1983 until 1986. His career coaching record at Eastern Illinois was 32–15 (.681), and he guided his 1983 and 1986 teams into the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, with the latter team finishing the season with a record of 11–2 and one of the most prolific passing offenses in the nation. As of completion of the 2007 season, he is fourth at Eastern Illinois for total wins, and third at EIU for winning percentage. While the head coach at Eastern, he tutored current New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton.
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