George Sauer
Pensacola NAS | |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
|---|---|
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1937–1941 | New Hampshire |
| 1946–1947 | Kansas |
| 1948–1949 | Navy |
| 1950–1955 | Baylor |
| Basketball | |
| 1938–1939 | New Hampshire |
| Administrative career ( Boston Patriots (GM) | |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 78–55–9 (football) 3–14 (basketball) |
| Bowls | 0–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 New England Conference (1937, 1940) 2 Big Six (1946–1947) ) | |
| Awards | |
| |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1954 (profile) | |
George Henry Sauer Sr. (December 11, 1910 – February 5, 1994) was an American football player, coach, college sports administrator, and professional football executive.
Career
Sauer attended the
Boston Patriots.[6]
Sauer appeared as an imposter on the February 26, 1962 episode of the game show
To Tell The Truth.[7]
Death and legacy
Sauer died in 1994 after a 10 year battle with Alzheimer's disease. At the time of his death, he was survived by his wife Lillian, son George Sauer Jr., and daughter, Dana.[8]
Sauer was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1954 and in 1998 was inducted into the University of New Hampshire Wildcats' Hall of Fame.[9]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire Wildcats (New England Conference) (1937–1941) | |||||||||
| 1937 | New Hampshire | 7–1 | 1–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1938 | New Hampshire | 3–6 | 1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1939 | New Hampshire | 3–5 | 1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1940 | New Hampshire | 5–3 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1941 | New Hampshire | 4–3–1 | 0–0–1 | 3rd | |||||
| New Hampshire: | 22–18–1 | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| Kansas Jayhawks (Big Six Conference) (1946–1947) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Kansas | 7–2–1 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1947 | Kansas | 8–1–2 | 4–0–1 | T–1st | L Orange | 12 | |||
| Kansas: | 15–3–3 | 8–1–1 | |||||||
| Navy Midshipmen (Independent) (1948–1949) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Navy | 0–8–1 | |||||||
| 1949 | Navy | 3–5–1 | |||||||
| Navy: | 3–13–2 | ||||||||
| Baylor Bears (Southwest Conference) (1950–1955) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Baylor | 7–3 | 4–2 | 2nd | 15 | ||||
| 1951 | Baylor | 8–2–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | L Orange | 9 | 9 | ||
| 1952 | Baylor | 4–4–2 | 1–3–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1953 | Baylor | 7–3 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1954 | Baylor | 7–4 | 4–2 | T–3rd | L Gator | 18 | |||
| 1955 | Baylor | 5–5 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Baylor: | 38–21–3 | 19–14–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 78–55–9 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "George Sauer Sr". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "George Sauer enlist in U.S. Navy". Lincoln Journal Star. 17 April 1942. p. 1. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "GEORGE SAUER". National Football Foundation Hall of Fame. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ISBN 1-58261-001-0.
- ^ "George Sauer". Concordia University - The Center for Volga German Studies.
- ^ "Ex Navy Football Coach Sauer is Dead at 81". The Baltimore Sun. February 9, 1994.
- ^ "To Tell The Truth". CBS. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Sauer, former Baylor coach, dies after illness". Austin American Statesman (Austin, TX). February 8, 1994.
- ^ "UNH Wildcats - Hall of Fame". unhwildcats.com. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
External links
- George Sauer at the College Football Hall of Fame
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference