George Michael Farley (January 14, 1934 – August 28, 2018) was an American football coach and baseball player.[1] After coaching at various high schools throughout Wisconsin,[2] he served as the head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls from 1970 to 1988.[3] Before he entered coaching, Farley was a standout baseball player, first in high school at Alton, Illinois, then for two seasons in the Baltimore Orioles organization, and then in college at the University of Illinois.[4]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1934-01-14)January 14, 1934 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Died | August 28, 2018(2018-08-28) (aged 84) Arizona |
| Playing career | |
| Baseball | |
| 1954 | Pine Bluff Judges |
| 1954 | Marion Marauders |
| 1955–1957 | Illinois |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1958–1960 | Pardeeville HS (WI) |
| 1961–1962 | Portage HS (WI) |
| 1963–1966 | Sparta HS (WI) |
| 1967–1969 | Racine Park HS (WI) |
| 1970–1988 | River Falls State / Wisconsin–River Falls |
| Baseball | |
| 1958 | Illinois (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 116–70–3 (college) 51–26–7 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NAIA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 8 WSUC (1975–1976, 1979–1980, 1984–1987) | |
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Falls State / Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons (Wisconsin State University Conference) (1970–1988) | |||||||||
| 1970 | River Falls State | 1–8 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 1971 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 3–7 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 1972 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 4–6 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1973 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 4–5–1 | 3–4–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1974 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 7–3 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1975 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 8–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1976 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 7–3 | 6–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1977 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 4–6 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 1976 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 4–6 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 1979 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 8–2 | 7–1 | 1st | L NAIA Division I Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1980 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 8–2 | 6–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1981 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 5–5 | 3–5 | T–7th | |||||
| 1982 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 7–2–1 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1983 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 8–2 | 6–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1984 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 8–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1985 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 8–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1986 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 8–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1987 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 7–3[n 1] | 6–2[n 1] | T–1st[n 1] | |||||
| 1988 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 7–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| River Falls State / Wisconsin–River Falls: | 116–70–3 | 93–57–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 116–70–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons head football coaches | |
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