[7] In 1954, he became the chief of the plans and operations section of the United States Army European athletic office.
[9] He helped lead the 1961 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team to an undefeated season.
[11] He coached a number of players who went on to play in the NFL, including Bruce Taylor, Reggie Rucker, and Pat Hughes.
[3] The 1969 Boston University Terriers football team, composed of players Schmakel recruited and coached by his former lead assistant Larry Naviaux, played in that year's Pasadena Bowl.
A resident of Oakland, California at the time of his death, he was buried in Topsfield, Massachusetts, where he had lived while working at BU.