For more than two decades, when people in Bismarck talked about University of Mary football, one name came up right away: Myron Schulz.
A true home-grown legend, Schulz and UMary football rose to national prominence together. A lifelong resident of Bismarck, North Dakota, he spent 23 of the program’s first 26 years on the Marauders sideline and became the winningest head coach in school history.
Schulz’s connection to the community runs deep.
He earned his UMary degree in 1987, graduating with:
Just one year later, when the University of Mary launched its first varsity football season in 1988, Schulz joined the coaching staff. From the beginning, he helped shape the identity of Marauder Football.
After his first season at Mary, Schulz stepped away briefly to gain more experience:
He returned to UMary in 1992—and stayed for the next 22 years.
As defensive coordinator, he:
Those early years established Mary as a tough, disciplined, and well-coached program—traits that mirrored the man calling the defense.
Before the 1999 season, Schulz was named head coach. What followed was one of the greatest stretches in program history.
In his very first year as head coach:
It was the beginning of an incredible run:
As the program grew, so did the stage. Schulz guided UMary through its successful transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II and into the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC), competing against some of the strongest programs in the region.
By the time his head coaching tenure concluded, Schulz had compiled a record of:
Schulz’s impact can’t be measured by wins alone. It’s reflected in the players he developed—both as athletes and as men.
Over his career, he coached:
Those numbers tell a story beyond the scoreboard: under Schulz, academic excellence and character development mattered just as much as defensive schemes and game plans.
Generations of Marauder players will tell you the same thing: playing for Myron meant being held to a high standard in every area of life.
Even after stepping away from the sideline, Schulz never stopped serving the University of Mary community.
Today, he continues to impact students as a faculty member in the Gary Tharaldson School of Business, where he:
In classrooms instead of huddles, he’s still doing what he’s always done best: teaching, mentoring, and challenging students to grow.
For Marauder alumni, players, and fans, Myron Schulz represents:
UMary football’s past, present, and future all run through the years when Schulz wore the headset. His legacy isn’t just in the record book; it’s in the hundreds of Marauders who played for him—and the countless students he continues to teach today.