Biographical details | |
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Born | Inglewood, California, U.S. | April 2, 1938
Died | July 14, 1995 Los Angeles County, California, U.S. | (aged 57)
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1965–1967 | Royal Oak HS (CA) |
1968–1994 | Claremont-Mudd |
Administrative career ( AD unless noted) | |
1983–1995 | Claremont-Mudd |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 92–141–4 (college) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
4 SCIAC (1970, 1979, 1986–1987) | |
John David Zinda (April 2, 1938 – July 14, 1995) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach for Claremont-Mudd, the combined athletics program of Claremont McKenna College and Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California, from 1968 to 1994, compiling a record of 92–141–4. Zinda was the head football coach at Royal Oak High School in Covina, California from 1965 to 1967. [1]
Zinda became director of the Claremont-Mudd combined athletic department in 1983. [2] He died of leukemia on July 14, 1995. [3] [4]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Claremont-Mudd Stags ( Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1968–1994) | |||||||||
1968 | Claremont-Mudd | 3–4–2 | 2–2–1 | 4th | |||||
1969 | Claremont-Mudd | 5–4 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
1970 | Claremont-Mudd | 8–1 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
1971 | Claremont-Mudd | 7–2 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1972 | Claremont-Mudd | 3–6 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
1973 | Claremont-Mudd | 3–5 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
1974 | Claremont-Mudd | 2–6 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
1975 | Claremont-Mudd | 4–4 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1976 | Claremont-Mudd | 2–6 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
1977 | Claremont-Mudd | 1–7 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
1978 | Claremont-Mudd | 6–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
1979 | Claremont-Mudd | 6–3 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
1980 | Claremont-Mudd | 6–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
1981 | Claremont-Mudd | 4–5 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
1982 | Claremont-Mudd | 1–8 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
1983 | Claremont-Mudd | 3–6 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1984 | Claremont-Mudd | 3–5–1 | 1–3–1 [n 1] | T–4th | |||||
1985 | Claremont-Mudd | 1–8 | 0–4–1 [n 1] | 6th | |||||
1986 | Claremont-Mudd | 8–1 | 4–1 [n 1] | 1st | |||||
1987 | Claremont-Mudd | 5–4 | 4–0–1 [n 1] | T–1st | |||||
1988 | Claremont-Mudd | 2–7 | 1–3–1 [n 1] | 5th | |||||
1989 | Claremont-Mudd | 3–6 | 1–4 [n 1] | 5th | |||||
1990 | Claremont-Mudd | 2–7 | 1–3–1 [n 1] | 5th | |||||
1991 | Claremont-Mudd | 0–9 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
1992 | Claremont-Mudd | 0–9 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
1993 | Claremont-Mudd | 1–6–1 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
1994 | Claremont-Mudd | 3–6 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
Claremont-Mudd: | 92–141–4 | 54–77–6 | |||||||
Total: | 92–141–4 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |