Gil Krueger

Gil Krueger

Biographical details
Born	(1929-05-28)May 28, 1929 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died	October 30, 2016(2016-10-30) (aged 87) Walnut Creek, California
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	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)

Gilbert John "Gil" 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.

Head coaching record

College

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
Wisconsin–Platteville Pioneers (Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1969–1973)
1969	Wisconsin–Platteville	8–1	7–1	T–1st
1970	Wisconsin–Platteville	10–1	8–0	1st	L NAIA Division I
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
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	1–5	T–5th
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	10–19–1
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
†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl.

External links

• Template:CFBCR