BRYAN MUSCHALL INDUCTED TO ATHLETIC
HALL OF FAME
Former runningback added to
Dana College's list of outstanding athletes, Oct. 2
Bryan Muschall of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was honored with Dana College’s
highest alumni honor for athletics Oct. 2 in Blair, Neb., when the
college named him to its Athletic Hall of Fame at a special ceremony
held as part of Homecoming festivities.
Honorees are nominated for their excellence in athletics while
attending Dana. In Muschall’s case, his performance as a Viking
football leader stood out.
The Vikings trailed by two points to Doane College in the fourth
quarter and were deep in their own territory. It was Homecoming
at Dana, 1988. The handoff went to Bryan Muschall. The All-American
delivered with a 95-yard run from scrimmage for a touchdown and
the Vikings went on to win, 31-26. That run, one of the highlights
of Dana football all-time, is listed by Muschall as one of his favorite
Dana memories.
Muschall ended his years at Dana as the school’s career rushing
leader, gaining 3,471 from his runningback position. He was all-conference
each of his four years at Dana, 19886-89. He was named to the Omaha
World-Herald’s All-State College Team from 1987-89, was the
NAIA Division II leading rusher in 1987 and was named to the NAIA’s
first team of All-Americans in 1987. The Nebraska Chapter of the
National College Football Hall of Fame inducted him into their chapter
in 2003.
During his banner season in 1987, he led the nation in rushing
yards. That year, the Vikings ended the season with an 8-3 record.
They made it to the national playoffs, losing a heartbreaker to
second-ranked Baker University, 35-37. That year, the team finished
14th in the national rankings. Although injuries plagued Muschall
his last two seasons at Dana, he still finished among the country’s
Top 10 NAIA rushers in 1988, gaining 1,053 yards on 225 carries,
an average of 4.7 yards each.
Muschall, a member of the Dana Class of 1990, was a business major
while at Dana. He currently lives in Council Bluffs with his family;
he is self-employed. He and his wife, Susan, have a son, Dallas
James and a daughter, Riannon Renae.
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They make things happen — in their own lives and in the lives
of others. Through a highly supportive faculty and campus community,
Dana students develop interpersonal skills, leadership abilities,
and other important values and knowledge as they make choices about
their future. Dana’s outstanding academic programs in business,
education, art and social work, among others, ensure that students
have the knowledge, skills and experience necessary to pursue challenging
careers or placement in graduate school.
Dana College is a private, liberal arts institution in Blair, Neb.
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For more information contact:
Sarah Cavanah
Communications Coordinator
Dana College
(402) 426-7216
scavanah@dana.edu
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