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]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 2, 1938 Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| Died | July 14, 1995 (aged 57) Los Angeles County, California, U.S. |
| 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) | |
Zinda became director of the Claremont-Mudd combined athletic department in 1983.[2] He died of leukemia on July 14, 1995.[3][4]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g From 1984 to 1990, the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) football schedule included multiple head-to-head meetings each season. In 1984 and 1985, each conference member played two other conference members twice. From 1986 to 1990, each conference member played one other conference member twice. A head-to-head sweep of the two games in one season counted as one win for the winner and one loss for the loser in the conference standings. A split of the two games counted as a tie for each team.
References
edit- ^ Snyder, Don (May 8, 1991). "Royal Oak Success a "Cinderalla Story'". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 30. Retrieved December 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Zinda dies". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. July 16, 1995. p. 28. Retrieved December 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Dufresne, Chris (August 20, 1995). "A Winner". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. C3. Retrieved December 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Dufresne, Chris (August 20, 1995). "Zinda (continued)". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. C5. Retrieved December 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
