George Bohler

George Bohler
	Bohler pictured in The 1929 Glomerata, Auburn yearbook
Biographical details
Born	February 8, 1887; Berks County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	December 10, 1968 (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 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


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Johnny Floyd coached the last four games of the season.

References

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

[1929season-5] Johnny Floyd coached the last four games of the season.

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

[2] "Burial detail: Bohler, George M". ANC Explorer. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[3] "Bohler to coach Southern college". Spokane Daily Chronicle. June 29, 1923. Retrieved July 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "G.M. Bohler is announced as new football coach at Auburn". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 23, 1927. Retrieved July 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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