:George Ihler
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1943)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = George Ihler
| image =
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|3|4}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1962–1964
| player_team1 = Western Michigan
| coach_years1 = 1968–1970
| coach_team1 = Owosso HS (MI)
| coach_years2 = 1971–1982
| coach_team2 = Arthur Hill HS (MI)
| coach_years3 = 1983–1993
| coach_team3 = Saginaw Valley State
| coach_years4 = 1994–1998
| coach_team4 = Freeland HS (MI)
| coach_years5 = 1999–2001
| coach_team5 = Heritage HS (MI) (assistant)
| coach_years6 = 2002–2003
| coach_team6 = Hemlock HS (MI)
| overall_record = 61–52–1 (college)
151–54–2 (high school)
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = 2–2 (NAIA D-II playoffs)
| championships = 2 GLIAC (1983–1984)
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George Ihler (born March 4, 1943) is a former American football player and coach. Ihler was the head football coach at Saginaw Valley State University in University Center, Michigan for 11 seasons, from 1983 until 1993. He won eight Saginaw Valley League titles and a Class A state championship in 1973 when his Lumberjacks were undefeated and unscored upon (443–0). His coaching record at Saginaw Valley State was 61–52-1 {{Cite web
|last = DeLassus
|first = David
|title = Saginaw Valley State Coaching Records
|publisher = College Football Data Warehouse
|url = http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ii/gliac/saginaw_valley_state/coaching_records.php
|accessdate = November 18, 2010
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20101213084129/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ii/gliac/saginaw_valley_state/coaching_records.php
|archivedate = December 13, 2010
}} After leaving Saginaw Valley College he coached Freeland High School for several years and Hemlock High School for one year. He is a native of Marinette, Wisconsin and attended Marinette High School.{{cite news|title=Western Michigan Expects to Give Badgers Good Game |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1359511/western_michigan_broncos_1963/|newspaper=The Daily Telegram|date=September 18, 1963|page=21|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 30, 2014 }} {{Open access}}{{cite news|title=In This Corner |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1359519/george_ihler_born_1963_joins_chicago/|newspaper=The Escanaba Daily Press|date=May 18, 1965|page=9|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = November 30, 2014 }} {{Open access}}
Head coaching record
=College=
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = NAIA }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Saginaw Valley State Cardinals
| conf = Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| startyear = 1983
| endyear = 1989
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1983
| name = Saginaw Valley State
| overall = 9–3
| conference = 6–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname = NAIA Division I Semifinal
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 7
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1984
| name = Saginaw Valley State
| overall = 8–3
| conference = 6–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname = NAIA Division I Semifinal
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 6
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1985
| name = Saginaw Valley State
| overall = 4–5–1
| conference = 4–1–1
| confstanding = 2nd
| bowlname =
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| ranking =
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1986
| name = Saginaw Valley State
| overall = 5–4
| conference = 3–2
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking =
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1987
| name = Saginaw Valley State
| overall = 5–5
| conference = 2–3
| confstanding = T–3rd
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| ranking =
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1988
| name = Saginaw Valley State
| overall = 4–5
| conference = 2–3
| confstanding = 4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 25
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1989
| name = Saginaw Valley State
| overall = 3–6
| conference = 2–3
| confstanding = T–4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking =
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Saginaw Valley State Cardinals
| conf = Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
| startyear = 1990
| endyear = 1993
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1990
| name = Saginaw Valley State
| overall = 6–5
| conference = 5–5
| confstanding = 7th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking =
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1991
| name = Saginaw Valley State
| overall = 6–5
| conference = 5–5
| confstanding = T–4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking =
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1992
| name = Saginaw Valley State
| overall = 7–4
| conference = 6–4
| confstanding = 6th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking =
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1993
| name = Saginaw Valley State
| overall = 4–7
| conference = 4–6
| confstanding = 8th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking =
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Saginaw Valley State
| overall = 61–52–1
| confrecord = 45–32–1
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 61–52–1
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
}}
=High school=
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Owosso Trojans
| conf = Big 9 Conference
| startyear = 1968
| endyear = 1970
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1968
| name = Owosso
| overall = 7–2
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = 2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1969
| name = Owosso
| overall = 6–2–1
| conference = 5–1–1
| confstanding =
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1970
| name = Owosso
| overall = 7–2
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding =
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Owosso
| overall = 20–6–1
| confrecord = 17–3–1
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Arthur Hill Lumberjacks
| conf = Saginaw Valley League
| startyear = 1971
| endyear = 1982
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1971
| name = Arthur Hill
| overall = 4–4–1
| conference = 2–3
| confstanding = (West)
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| year = 1972
| name = Arthur Hill
| overall = 8–1
| conference = 5–0
| confstanding = 1st (West)
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| year = 1973
| name = Arthur Hill
| overall = 9–0
| conference = 5–0
| confstanding = 1st (West)
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1974
| name = Arthur Hill
| overall = 5–3
| conference = 3–2
| confstanding = (West)
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| year = 1975
| name = Arthur Hill
| overall = 8–1
| conference = 5–0
| confstanding = 1st (West)
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| year = 1976
| name = Arthur Hill
| overall = 5–4
| conference = 4–0
| confstanding = 1st (West)
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| year = 1977
| name = Arthur Hill
| overall = 8–1
| conference = 4–0
| confstanding = 1st (West)
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1978
| name = Arthur Hill
| overall = 5–4
| conference = 2–1
| confstanding = 2nd (West)
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| year = 1979
| name = Arthur Hill
| overall = 8–1
| conference = 3–0
| confstanding = 1st (West)
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1980
| name = Arthur Hill
| overall = 6–3
| conference = 5–1
| confstanding = 2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1981
| name = Arthur Hill
| overall = 8–1
| conference = 5–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1982
| name = Arthur Hill
| overall = 9–2
| conference = 4–1
| confstanding = 2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Arthur Hill
| overall = 83–25–1
| confrecord = 47–8
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Freeland Falcons
| conf = Tri-Valley Conference
| startyear = 1994
| endyear = 1998
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1994
| name = Freeland
| overall = 6–3
| conference = 4–3
| confstanding = (West)
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| year = 1995
| name = Freeland
| overall = 11–1
| conference = 7–0
| confstanding = 1st (West)
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| year = 1996
| name = Freeland
| overall = 9–2
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = 1st (West)
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1997
| name = Freeland
| overall = 5–4
| conference = 3–4
| confstanding = (West)
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1998
| name = Freeland
| overall = 9–3
| conference = 5–2
| confstanding = (West)
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Freeland
| overall = 40–13
| confrecord = 25–10
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Hemlock Huskies
| conf = Tri-Valley Conference
| startyear = 2002
| endyear = 2003
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2002
| name = Hemlock
| overall = 4–5
| conference = 3–4
| confstanding = (West)
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2003
| name = Hemlock
| overall = 4–5
| conference = 3–4
| confstanding = (West)
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Hemlock
| overall = 8–10
| confrecord = 6–8
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 151–54–2
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
}}
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