:Bill George (American football coach)
{{Short description|American football player and coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
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| name = Bill George
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| player_years1 = 1976–1979
| player_team1 = Ithaca
| player_positions = Center
| coach_years1 = 1982–1983
| coach_team1 = Ithaca (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1984
| coach_team2 = Princeton (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1985–1986
| coach_team3 = Ohio State (GA)
| coach_years4 = 1987–1989
| coach_team4 = West Point Prep (NY) (assistant)
| coach_years5 = 1990–1998
| coach_team5 = Ithaca (assistant)
| coach_years6 = 1999–2019
| coach_team6 = Coast Guard
| overall_record = 75–126
| bowl_record = 0–1
| tournament_record =
| championships = 2 NEFC Bogan Division (2006–2007)
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Bill George is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut from 1999 to 2019, compiling a record of 75–126. His two best seasons were 2006 and 2007, with the Bears making the New England Football Conference (NEFC) championship in both years.{{Cite web |last=DeLassus |first=David |title=United States Coast Guard Academy Coaching Records |publisher=College Football Data Warehouse |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/nefc/coast_guard/coaching_records.php |accessdate=May 3, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120212930/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/nefc/coast_guard/coaching_records.php |archivedate=November 20, 2010 }} George made minor headlines in October 2013 for washing his players underwear during the federal government shutdown.{{Cite web|last=Eaton-Rob|first=Pat|title=Coast Guard Game will go on despite furloughs|publisher=Associated Press|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/coast-guard-game-will-go-despite-furloughs|accessdate=May 3, 2014}} After the Coast Guard Academy defeated United States Merchant Marine Academy in 2014, George jumped into the Thames River.{{Cite web|title =Coach George Keeps Promise Jumps in Thames|url=http://uscgasports.com/sports/fball/2014-15/releases/20140915l1rl1j#.VBg-GhwfNFQ|accessdate=September 16, 2014}} On November 12, 2019, George announced he was retiring from coaching in order "to do some things."{{Cite web|last=Fulkerson|first=Vickie|title=Coast Guard football coach Bill George to retire following Saturday’s season-finale|publisher=New London Day|url=https://www.theday.com/article/20191112/SPORT04/191119844|accessdate=January 2, 2020}}
George is the author of a book “Home Fields,” published in 2023, which is part memoir and part historical fiction, the compelling story of his father's childhood during World War II-era Myers, N.Y.
George is known for his epic speeches and stories that he would tell to his players before games to pump up Da Bears.
George's favorite players included Clayton Prebble, Matt Beck, and Mike Nines.
George was notoriously tough on Jon Gryzbag, American Jon Lee, Tommy Carey, and Johnny "Ding Dong" Oscar.
Head coaching record
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Coast Guard Bears
| conf = Freedom Football Conference
| startyear = 1999
| endyear = 2003
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1999
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 1–9
| conference = 1–5
| confstanding = T–6th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2000
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 2–8
| conference = 0–6
| confstanding = 7th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2001
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 2–7
| conference = 1–5
| confstanding = T–6th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2002
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 2–7
| conference = 1–5
| confstanding = 6th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2003
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 4–5
| conference = 3–3
| confstanding = T–3rd
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Coast Guard Bears
| conf = Liberty League
| startyear = 2004
| endyear = 2005
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2004
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 1–8
| conference = 0–7
| confstanding = 8th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2005
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 2–7
| conference = 0–7
| confstanding = 8th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Coast Guard Bears
| conf = New England Football Conference
| startyear = 2006
| endyear = 2016
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| year = 2006
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 8–3
| conference = 7–0
| confstanding = 1st (Bogan)
| bowlname = ECAC North Atlantic Bowl
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| year = 2007
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 8–2
| conference = 7–0
| confstanding = 1st (Bogan)
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2008
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 3–6
| conference = 3–4
| confstanding = T–5th (Bogan)
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2009
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 4–5
| conference = 4–3
| confstanding = 4th (Bogan)
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2010
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 2–7
| conference = 1–6
| confstanding = T–7th (Bogan)
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2011
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 2–7
| conference = 2–5
| confstanding = 7th (Bogan)
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2012
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 5–4
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = 3rd (Bogan)
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2013
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 3–7
| conference = 3–4
| confstanding = T–5th
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2014
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 3–7
| conference = 2–5
| confstanding = T–6th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2015
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 5–5
| conference = 4–3
| confstanding = 4th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2016
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 3–7
| conference = 2–5
| confstanding = 6th
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Coast Guard Bears
| conf = New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
| startyear = 2017
| endyear = 2019
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2017
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 3–7
| conference = 1–6
| confstanding = T–6th
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2018
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 7–3
| conference = 5–2
| confstanding = T–3rd
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2019
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 5–5
| conference = 2–5
| confstanding = T–5th
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Coast Guard
| overall = 75–126
| confrecord = 54–89
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 75–126
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.uscgasports.com/sports/fball/coaches/george_bill?view=bio Coast Guard profile]
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{{1991 Ithaca Bombers football navbox}}
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