Gilbert John Krueger (May 28, 1929 â 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 WisconsinâÂÂPlatteville from 1969 to 1973, Northern Michigan University from 1974 to 1977, New Mexico State University from 1978 to 1982, and the University of WisconsinâÂÂSuperior from 1984 to 1987, compiling a career college football record of 104âÂÂ114âÂÂ4. At Northern Michigan, his team won the NCAA Division II Football Championship in 1975. He died in 2016, aged 87.