George Bohler

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 (1925–1927), Auburn University (1928–1929), and Louisiana Tech University (1930–1933), compiling a career college football record of 35–37–1. 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.

George Bohler
Bohler pictured in The 1929 Glomerata, Auburn yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1887-02-08)February 8, 1887
Berks County, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 10, 1968(1968-12-10) (aged 81)
Washington, D.C.
Playing career
1910–1914Washington State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1925–1927Mississippi College
1928–1929Auburn
1930–1933Louisiana Tech
1937Ole Miss (assistant)
Basketball
1920–1923Oregon
1925–1928Mississippi College
1928–1929Auburn
1935–1938Ole Miss
Baseball
1921–1923Oregon
Head coaching record
Overall35–37–1 (football)
96–81 (basketball)
11–43 (baseball)

Bohler was born on February 8, 1887.[1] He died in December 1968 in Silver Spring, Maryland. He was a brother of Fred Bohler and Roy Bohler.

Coaching career

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
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Mississippi College Choctaws (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1925–1927)
1925 Mississippi College 2–6–1
1926 Mississippi College 7–34–1T–4th
1927 Mississippi College 8–06–0T–1st
Mississippi College: 17–9–1
Auburn Tigers (Southern Conference) (1928–1929)
1928 Auburn 1–80–723rd
1929 Auburn 2–3[n 1]0–3[n 1][n 1]
Auburn: 3–110–10
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1930–1933)
1930 Louisiana Tech 3–62–521st
1931 Louisiana Tech 7–06–02nd
1932 Louisiana Tech 4–43–3T–14th
1933 Louisiana Tech 1–71–322nd
Louisiana Tech: 15–1712–11
Total:35–37–1
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes
  1. Johnny Floyd coached the last four games of the season.

References
  1. "Descendants of Melcher Bohler". Ancestry.com. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
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