 Bohler pictured inThe 1929 Glomerata, Auburn yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1887-02-08)February 8, 1887 Berks County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 10, 1968(1968-12-10) (aged 81) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1910–1914 | Washington State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1920–1922 | Oregon (assistant) |
| 1923–1927 | Mississippi College |
| 1928–1929 | Auburn |
| 1930–1933 | Louisiana Tech |
| 1937 | Ole Miss (assistant) |
| Basketball | |
| 1920–1923 | Oregon |
| 1925–1928 | Mississippi College |
| 1928–1929 | Auburn |
| 1935–1938 | Ole Miss |
| Baseball | |
| 1921–1923 | Oregon |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 40–44–4 (football) 96–81 (basketball) 11–43 (baseball) |
George Mohn "Doc"Bohler (February 8, 1887 – December 10, 1968) was anAmerican football,basketball, andbaseball coach. He served as the head football coach atMississippi College (1923–1927),Auburn University (1928–1929), andLouisiana Tech University (1930–1933), compiling a careercollege football record of 40–44–4. Bohler was also the head basketball coach at theUniversity of Oregon (1920–1923), Auburn (1928–1929), and theUniversity of Mississippi (1935–1938), amassing a careercollege 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 inArlington National Cemetery.[2] He was a brother ofFred Bohler andRoy Bohler.
After he served as an assistant coach atOregon, Bohler was hired as head coach atMississippi 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 theAuburn Tigers football team and a 6–15 record with thebasketball 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.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi College Choctaws(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1923–1927) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Mississippi College | 5–1–2 | 3–0–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1924 | Mississippi College | 2–5–1 | 2–0–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1925 | Mississippi College | 1–7–1 | 1–5–1 | 17th | |||||
| 1926 | Mississippi College | 6–3 | 5–2 | 10th | |||||
| 1927 | Mississippi College | 8–0 | 8–0 | T–1st | |||||
| Mississippi College: | 22–16–4 | 19–7–3 | |||||||
| Auburn Tigers(Southern Conference)(1928–1929) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Auburn | 1–8 | 0–7 | 23rd | |||||
| 1929 | Auburn | 2–3[n 1] | 0–3[n 1] | [n 1] | |||||
| Auburn: | 3–11 | 0–10 | |||||||
| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1930–1933) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Louisiana Tech | 3–6 | 2–5 | 21st | |||||
| 1931 | Louisiana Tech | 7–0 | 6–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1932 | Louisiana Tech | 4–4 | 3–3 | T–14th | |||||
| 1933 | Louisiana Tech | 1–7 | 1–3 | 22nd | |||||
| Louisiana Tech: | 15–17 | 12–11 | |||||||
| Total: | 40–44–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||