George Clifford Buchheit[1] (March 22, 1898 – May 24, 1972) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head of the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team of the University of Kentucky from 1920 to 1924, where he compiled a 44–27 record. From 1924 to 1928, Buchheit was the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team of Duke University.

George Buchheit
The Illio, 1920
Biographical details
Born(1898-03-22)March 22, 1898
Beardstown, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMay 24, 1972(1972-05-24) (aged 74)
Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1918Illinois
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1932–1935Bloomsburg
1936Bloomsburg (line)
1940–1941Bloomsburg
1945Bloomsburg
Basketball
1919–1924Kentucky
1924–1928Duke
1932–1943Bloomsburg
1944–1946Bloomsburg
Head coaching record
Overall15–26–4 (football)
163–132 (basketball)

From 1932 to 1945, he was the head coach for the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania football team and compiled a 15–27–4 record.[2]

Buchheit attended University of Illinois.

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Bloomsburg Maroon and Gold / Huskies (Independent) (1932–1933)
1932 Bloomsburg 1–3–2
1933 Bloomsburg 2–5
Bloomsburg Huskies (Pennsylvania State Teachers Conference) (1934–1935)
1934 Bloomsburg 4–3–1 4–3–1 6th
1935 Bloomsburg 4–3–1 4–3–1 6th
Bloomsburg Huskies (Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference) (1940–1941)
1940 Bloomsburg 1–6 1–6 12th
1941 Bloomsburg 1–4 1–4 11th
Bloomsburg Huskies (Independent) (1945)
1945 Bloomsburg 2–2
Bloomsburg: 15–26–4 10–16–2
Total: 15–26–4

Basketball

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Kentucky Wildcats (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919–1921)
1919–20 Kentucky 5–7
1920–21 Kentucky 13–1
Kentucky Wildcats (Southern Conference) (1921–1924)
1921–22 Kentucky 10–5 3–1 3rd
1922–23 Kentucky 3–10 0–5 18th
1923–24 Kentucky 13–3 6–2 5th
Kentucky: 44–27 9–8
Duke Blue Devils (No Conference) (1924–1928)
1924–25 Duke 4–9
1925–26 Duke 8–12
1926–27 Duke 4–10
1927–28 Duke 9–5
Duke: 25–36
Total: 69–63

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ Duke University's Chanticleer, 1926
  2. ^ George C. Buchheit Records by Year Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved February 6, 2009.
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