George Bohler Explained

George Bohler
Birth Date:8 February 1887
Birth Place:Berks County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Washington, D.C., U.S.
Player Years1:1910–1914
Player Team1:Washington State
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1920–1922
Coach Team2:Oregon (assistant)
Coach Years3:1923–1927
Coach Team3:Mississippi College
Coach Years4:1928–1929
Coach Team4:Auburn
Coach Years5:1930–1933
Coach Team5:Louisiana Tech
Coach Years6:1937
Coach Team6:Ole Miss (assistant)
Coach Sport7:Basketball
Coach Years8:1920–1923
Coach Team8:Oregon
Coach Years9:1925–1928
Coach Team9:Mississippi College
Coach Years10:1928–1929
Coach Team10:Auburn
Coach Years11:1935–1938
Coach Team11:Ole Miss
Coach Sport12:Baseball
Coach Years13:1921–1923
Coach Team13:Oregon
Overall Record:40–44–4 (football)
96–81 (basketball)
11–43 (baseball)

George Mohn "Doc" Bohler (February 8, 1887 – December 10, 1968) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi College (1923–1927), Auburn University (1928–1929), and Louisiana Tech University (1930–1933), compiling a career college football record of 40–44–4. Bohler was also the head basketball coach at the University of Oregon (1920–1923), Auburn (1928–1929), and the University of Mississippi (1935–1938), amassing a career college basketball mark of 96–81, and served as the head baseball coach at Oregon (1921–1923), tallying a record of 11–43.

Bohler was born on February 8, 1887.[1] He died in December 1968 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[2] He was a brother of Fred Bohler and Roy Bohler.

Coaching career

After he served as an assistant coach at Oregon, Bohler was hired as head coach at Mississippi College in June 1923.[3] After five seasons with the Choctaws, in December 1927 Bohler was hired as head coach at Auburn.[4] From 1928 to 1929, Bohler coached football and basketball at Auburn. He compiled a 3–11 record with the Auburn Tigers football team and a 6–15 record with the basketball team. From 1930 to 1933, Bohler coached football at Louisiana Tech, where he had greater success. He posted a 15–17 record in four seasons. His 1931 team went undefeated at 7–0.

Head coaching record

Football

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Descendants of Melcher Bohler . November 25, 2012 . Ancestry.com.
  2. Web site: Burial detail: Bohler, George M . March 6, 2023 . ANC Explorer.
  3. News: Bohler to coach Southern college. Spokane Daily Chronicle. June 29, 1923. July 24, 2023. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: G.M. Bohler is announced as new football coach at Auburn. The Montgomery Advertiser. December 23, 1927. July 24, 2023. Newspapers.com.