https://www.d3football.com en-us https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-nation/2025/muhlenberg-new-faces-get-chance All over Division III, teams came into the season with less familiar names all over their depth charts. And at Muhlenberg, like a host of other programs, those new key contributors have made the most of it. Greg Thomas talks to the Mules who are making the most of their chances in Around the Nation. Thu, 30 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-nation/2025/muhlenberg-new-faces-get-chance https://www.d3football.com/notables/2025/10/week8-top25-recap No. 4 Salisbury edged Rowan in its first big test of the season, while No. 9 UW-Whitewater rallied at home past No. 8 UW-Platteville, Muhlenberg rallied past No. 16 Carnegie Mellon, No. 7 Wartburg held off No. 14 Central and No. 19 Hope scored on the last play of the game to hand No. 25 Adrian its first loss on Saturday afternoon. Check out the Top 25 recap. Sat, 25 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2025/10/week8-top25-recap https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2021/oar-muhlenberg-defense-rallying-point At Muhlenberg, it's the takeaways that are infectious, and the Mules defense celebrates those moments with a special token of appreciation. Greg Thomas has more in a Road to Canton feature. Fri, 03 Dec 2021 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2021/oar-muhlenberg-defense-rallying-point https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2021/contrib/202110152pc4pf The No. 21 Mules throttled the No. 14 Blue Jays offense, which entered the night as the top scoring team in Division III football. Fri, 15 Oct 2021 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2021/contrib/202110152pc4pf https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2021/michael-hnatkowsky-on-his-shoulders Quarterback Michael Hnatkowsky and the Muhlenberg defense carried the Mules all the way to the national semifinals, the last time we had playoffs. But while he closes in on 10,000 yards and the team goals are in place, he's just glad for some normalcy. A D3football.com feature by Brian Lester. Thu, 16 Sep 2021 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2021/michael-hnatkowsky-on-his-shoulders https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2019/defense-fuels-muhlenberg-drive Trying to solve Muhlenberg's defense can be puzzling. And that makes sense, since the Mules can throw different looks and different personnel at opponents from game to game, or even down to down. Joe Sager has more. Tue, 10 Dec 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2019/defense-fuels-muhlenberg-drive https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2019/quarterfinal-wrapup St. John's survived an epic finish, while UW-Whitewater, North Central and Muhlenberg all advanced to the national semifinals with relative ease. Sat, 07 Dec 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2019/quarterfinal-wrapup https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2019/muhlenberg-family-keys-off-brothers It's common for teams to refer to themselves as family. The Mules, however, have brothers who not only are teammates, but square off against each other in practice. Joe Sager has more. Wed, 27 Nov 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2019/muhlenberg-family-keys-off-brothers https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2019/contrib/20191005pcb2rq Michael Hnatkowsky was nearly perfect, setting one record and tying another to lead the Muhlenberg football team to a 49-6 win at Franklin & Marshall. Sat, 05 Oct 2019 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2019/contrib/20191005pcb2rq https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2018/centennial-rivals-still-alive The Centennial Conference had a year for the ages, and it’s still going. Muhlenberg and Johns Hopkins are each 11-1 with a chance at meeting its rival again, this time in the national semifinals. Adam Turer has more in a Road to the Stagg Bowl feature. Tue, 27 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2018/centennial-rivals-still-alive https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2018/second-round-wrapup Brockport and Frostburg State were both bounced from the 2018 Division III playoffs, while Muhlenberg shut Randolph-Macon down and Mount Union, UW-Whitewater, St. John's and UMHB rolled. More in the full second-round wrapup. Sat, 24 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2018/second-round-wrapup https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2018/contrib/20181124hcn54q Record-setting performances on both sides of the ball highlighted a historic day as the Muhlenberg football team defeated Randolph-Macon, 35-6, in the second round of the NCAA playoffs. Sat, 24 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2018/contrib/20181124hcn54q https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2018/first-round-wrapup-mount-union Randolph-Macon and Muhlenberg each won road games in the first round and Mount Union and Centre advanced easily in the top-right corner of the bracket. Nick Sirico's pick-six with 35 seconds left gave Muhlenberg a 20-13 win at Delaware Valley, while Randolph-Macon picked off Anthony Moeglin four times to pull the upset at John Carroll. Sat, 17 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2018/first-round-wrapup-mount-union https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-nation/2018/read-react-no-place-like-home The road can be fun and exciting, but it does not compare to playing at home. UW-Oshkosh finally played at Titans Stadium, and re-energized its season. Meanwhile, Muhlenberg hit the road in a battle of playoff preparation. Sun, 14 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-nation/2018/read-react-no-place-like-home https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/10/week7-top25-roundup St. John's rode emotion and an offensive eruption to victory against archrival St. Thomas. Elsewhere No. 23 Muhlenberg and No. 15 Trine won thrillers, and Washington U. made waves in the CCIW race with a win over Wheaton. Sat, 13 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/10/week7-top25-roundup https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-nation/2018/read-react-new-faces-top-conference Three perennial conference champions who rarely lose a conference game each dropped their 2018 conference opener. That opened the door for their challengers to enter October atop the conference standings. The races are just beginning. Sun, 30 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-nation/2018/read-react-new-faces-top-conference https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2018/contrib/20180922x79k3i Michael Hnatkowsky threw for four touchdowns and ran for another to lead the Muhlenberg College football team to a 62-7 Homecoming win against Juniata. Sat, 22 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2018/contrib/20180922x79k3i https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/09/week3-roundup Misericordia had won just five games coming into this afternoon, but got to celebrate a huge victory vs. Widener. Meanwhile, Muhlenberg negated a huge Susquehanna rally and one team was the goat for the fifth year in a row. More in the Week 3 roundup. Sat, 15 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/09/week3-roundup https://www.d3football.com/notables/2017/11/milne-takes-over-muhlenberg After the illness, then death of beloved longtime head coach Mike Donnelly this fall, offensive coordinator Nate Milne has been promoted to the role. Mon, 20 Nov 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2017/11/milne-takes-over-muhlenberg https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/20171111o0r0le Muhlenberg retained possession of the Sodexo Trophy with a 29-14 win against rival Moravian. Sat, 11 Nov 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/20171111o0r0le https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/20171104jdhh69 Michael Hnatkowsky passed for 343 yards and four touchdowns as the Muhlenberg College football team rolled past Gettysburg, 39-14, to retain possession of the Old Tin Cup. Sat, 04 Nov 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/20171104jdhh69 https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/201710219gkryk Michael Hnatkowsky tied his own school record for freshmen with five touchdowns and the defense forced five turnovers as the Muhlenberg football team came out of its bye week with a convincing 40-13 win at McDaniel. Sat, 21 Oct 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/201710219gkryk https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/201710078itgjz Duke would’ve been proud. Three days after learning of the passing of their head coach, Mike “Duke” Donnelly, of complications from leukemia, Muhlenberg combined many of the elements that made him the program's most successful coach to top undefeated Ursinus. Sat, 07 Oct 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/201710078itgjz https://www.d3football.com/notables/2017/10/mike-donnelly-passes-away Mike Donnelly, the longtime Muhlenberg head coach who was taking this season off to battle acute monocytic leukemia, has passed away at the age of 65. Wed, 04 Oct 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2017/10/mike-donnelly-passes-away https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/20170916z9kc9u Sat, 16 Sep 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/20170916z9kc9u https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/20170909c5137n Sat, 09 Sep 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/20170909c5137n https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-nation/2017/digging-in-for-duke Muhlenberg head coach Mike Donnelly has been forced to the sidelines this year as he fights acute monocytic leukemia. But he hasn't been absent from the hearts and minds of players he coaches, or coaches he's squared off against. More in Around the Nation. Thu, 07 Sep 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-nation/2017/digging-in-for-duke https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/20170902rr8o2m Muhlenberg senior Nick Savant set a school record with 351 all-purpose yards and scored five touchdowns in a season-opening 62-19 win against Wilkes. Sat, 02 Sep 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/20170902rr8o2m https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/201612127q3fo9 Mon, 12 Dec 2016 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/201612127q3fo9 https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20161211pihevr Sun, 11 Dec 2016 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2016/contrib/20161211pihevr