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For the first time this century, UW-Platteville will have a new head football coach, as Mike Emendorfer has retired, Chancellor Dennis J. Shields announced Nov. 22.

Emendorfer joined the university as the head coach in 1999 and compiled an overall record of 112-110 in his 23 years, including Division III NCAA playoff appearances in 2013 and 2016. His 112 wins are the most in UW-Platteville's football history, which spans more than 100 years, and rank seventh all-time in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

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Ryan Munz, the Pioneers' associate head coach and offensive coordinator, will become the interim head coach immediately, athletic director Kristina Navarro announced. Munz, a former four-year quarterback at UW-Platteville, completed his 16th season as the offensive coordinator at UW-Platteville and his 17th year overall as a member of the UW-Platteville staff. The Highland, Wisconsin native was named associate head coach in 2016.

The university will launch a national search for a permanent head coach, Navarro said.