Gil Krueger
Gil Krueger went 104–114–4 as a head coach, 1966–1987, at Macalester, Platteville State, Wisconsin–Platteville, Northern Michigan, New Mexico State and Wisconsin–Superior. Share
16 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1966–68 at Macalester; 1969–70 at Platteville State; 1971–73 at Wisconsin–Platteville; 1974–77 at Northern Michigan; 1984–87 at Wisconsin–Superior. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 104–114–4 career
- Seasons
- 21
- Schools
- 6
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1978 6–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Macalester * | 2–7 | 8th | |||
| 1967 | Macalester * | 3–6 | T–6th | |||
| 1968 | Macalester * | 5–4–1 | 5th | |||
| 1969 | Platteville State * | 8–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1970 | Platteville State * | 10–1 | 1st | NAIA Division I Semifinal L | ||
| 1971 | Wisconsin–Platteville * | 9–1 | 1st | |||
| 1972 | Wisconsin–Platteville * | 6–4 | T–4th | |||
| 1973 | Wisconsin–Platteville * | 8–1–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1974 | Northern Michigan * | 0–10 | ||||
| 1975 | Northern Michigan * | 13–1 | NCAA Division II Championship W | |||
| 1976 | Northern Michigan * | 11–2 | NCAA Division II Semifinal L | |||
| 1977 | Northern Michigan * | 7–3 | NCAA Division II First Round L | |||
| 1978 | New Mexico State | 6–5 | 1st | |||
| 1979 | New Mexico State | 2–9 | T–4th | |||
| 1980 | New Mexico State | 3–7–1 | 6th | |||
| 1981 | New Mexico State | 3–8 | 7th | |||
| 1982 | New Mexico State | 3–8 | T–6th | |||
| 1983: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1984 | Wisconsin–Superior * | 0–11 | 9th | |||
| 1985 | Wisconsin–Superior * | 2–8–1 | 9th | |||
| 1986 | Wisconsin–Superior * | 0–10 | 9th | |||
| 1987 | Wisconsin–Superior * | 3–7 | 8th | |||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 10 | 4–6 | 40% |
| Conference games | 29 | 9–19–1 | 33% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 27 | 11–15–1 | 43% |
| At home | 26 | 10–16 | 38% |
| On the road | 29 | 7–21–1 | 26% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 16 | 10–6 | 63% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 39 | 7–31–1 | 19% |
His own 55 games on file, 1978–1982, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cooper 1978–1982 | 1–4 | Tulsa | 5 | |
| Bill Michael 1978–1981 | 4–0 | UTEP | 4 | |
| Bill Yung 1978–1982 | 1–3 | West Texas, UTEP | 4 | |
| Rey Dempsey 1978–1981 | 1–3 | Southern Illinois | 4 | |
| Chuck Shelton 1978–1980 | 1–2 | Drake | 3 | |
| Joe Morrison 1980–1982 | 0–3 | New Mexico | 3 |
Gil Krueger’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| UTEPseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Wichita Stateseries | 5 | 2–2–1 |
| Tulsaseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| North Texasseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Indiana Stateseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| West Texasseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| New Mexicoseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Southern Illinoisseries | 4 | 1–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–55 | Grantsburg HS (WI) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1956–63 | Stoughton HS (WI) high school | Head coach | |
| 1964–65 | North Central (IL) | Assistant coach | |
| 1966–68 | Macalester | Head coach | |
| 1969–73 | Platteville State / Wisconsin–Platteville | Head coach | |
| 1974–77 | Northern Michigan | Head coach | |
| 1978–82 | New Mexico State | Head coach | |
| 1983 | New Jersey Generals USFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1984–87 | Wisconsin–Superior | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Chuck FairbanksNew Jersey Generals
Assistants who became head coaches
- Mike KnollNew Mexico State, Upper Iowa
- Fred GravesSan Diego Chargers
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Fairbanks | New Jersey Generals pro | 1983 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Knoll | New Mexico State, 1978: outside linebackers coach | New Mexico State, Upper Iowa | |
| Fred Graves | New Mexico State, 1979–81: wide receivers and tight ends coach | San Diego Chargers |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Kent Schoolfield | New Mexico State, 1982: wide receivers coach |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.