Gilbert John Krueger (May 28, 1929 – October 30, 2016) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Macalester College from 1966 to 1968, the University of Wisconsin–Platteville from 1969 to 1973, Northern Michigan University from 1974 to 1977, New Mexico State University from 1978 to 1982, and the University of Wisconsin–Superior from 1984 to 1987, compiling a career college football record of 104–114–4. At Northern Michigan, his team won the NCAA Division II Football Championship in 1975. He died in 2016, aged 87.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 28, 1929 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | October 30, 2016 (aged 87) Walnut Creek, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1950 | Marquette |
| Basketball | |
| 1949–1951 | Marquette |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1954–1955 | Grantsburg HS (WI) (assistant) |
| 1956–1963 | Stoughton HS (WI) |
| 1964–1965 | North Central (IL) (assistant) |
| 1966–1968 | Macalester |
| 1969–1973 | Platteville State / Wisconsin–Platteville |
| 1974–1977 | Northern Michigan |
| 1978–1982 | New Mexico State |
| 1983 | New Jersey Generals (assistant) |
| 1984–1987 | Wisconsin–Superior |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 104–114–4 (college football) 52–11–1 (high school football) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NAIA D-I playoffs) 4–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NCAA Division II (1975) 3 WIAC (1969–1971) 1 MVC (1978) | |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macalester Scots (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1966–1968) | |||||||||
| 1966 | Macalester | 2–7 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1967 | Macalester | 3–6 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1968 | Macalester | 5–4–1 | 3–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| Macalester: | 10–17–1 | 5–15–1 | |||||||
| Platteville State / Wisconsin–Platteville Pioneers (Wisconsin State University Conference) (1969–1973) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Platteville State | 8–1 | 7–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1970 | Platteville State | 10–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NAIA Division I Semifinal | ||||
| 1971 | Wisconsin–Platteville | 9–1 | 7–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1972 | Wisconsin–Platteville | 6–4 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1973 | Wisconsin–Platteville | 8–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Platteville State / Wisconsin–Platteville: | 41–8–1 | 32–7–1 | |||||||
| Northern Michigan Wildcats (NCAA Division II independent) (1974–1977) | |||||||||
| 1974 | Northern Michigan | 0–10 | |||||||
| 1975 | Northern Michigan | 13–1 | W NCAA Division II Championship | ||||||
| 1976 | Northern Michigan | 11–2 | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | ||||||
| 1977 | Northern Michigan | 7–3 | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||||
| Northern Michigan: | 31–16 | ||||||||
| New Mexico State Aggies (Missouri Valley Conference) (1978–1982) | |||||||||
| 1978 | New Mexico State | 6–5 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1979 | New Mexico State | 2–9 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1980 | New Mexico State | 3–7–1 | 1–4–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1981 | New Mexico State | 3–8 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1982 | New Mexico State | 3–8 | 1–4 | T–6th | |||||
| New Mexico State: | 17–37–1 | 10–18–1 | |||||||
| Wisconsin–Superior Yellowjackets (Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1984–1987) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Wisconsin–Superior | 0–11 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 1985 | Wisconsin–Superior | 2–8–1 | 1–6–1 | 9th | |||||
| 1986 | Wisconsin–Superior | 0–10 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 1987 | Wisconsin–Superior | 3–7 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
| Wisconsin–Superior: | 5–36–1 | 3–28–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 104–114–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||