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{{Short description|American football player and coach}}
{{College coach infobox
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| Name = Robert P. Wilson
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| College = [[New York University]]
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| OverallRecord = 2-5-0
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| player_years1 = 1895–1896
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| player_team1 = [[Wesleyan Cardinals football|Wesleyan]]
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'''Robert P. "Bert" Wilson''' was an [[Americans|American]] [[college football]] player and coach. He played football for [[Wesleyan University]] and was captain of the school's football team in 1896.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wesleyan's Football Season Starts|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 16, 1900|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1900/09/16/105751439.pdf|accessdate=April 8, 2014}}</ref> After graduating, he served as Wesleyan's first head football coach from 1898 to 1902. In five years as Wesleyan's coach, Wilson compiled a record of 25–21–2.<ref name=Coaches>{{cite web|title=ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS |publisher=Wesleyan University|url=http://www.wesleyan.edu/athletics/football/all-time-records/coaching_records.html|accessdate=April 8, 2014}}</ref> In his first two years as the coach, Wesleyan compiled records of 7–3 and 7–2. In the 17 years before Wilson took over as the coach, Wesleyan's football team had never won seven games in a single season.<ref name=Year>{{cite web|title=131 SEASONS OF WESLEYAN FOOTBALL|publisher=Wesleyan University|url=http://www.wesleyan.edu/athletics/football/all-time-records/yearbyyear.html|accessdate=April 8, 2014}}</ref> In 1903, Wilson became the head football coach at [[New York University]] (NYU).<ref>{{cite news|title=FOOTBALL SEASON WELL STARTED; Colgate Played West Point to a Standstill – Neither Team Scored – Columbia Scored 10 Against Wesleyan – Yale's Easy Victory – Indians' Large Score|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 23, 1903|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1903/09/27/101314408.pdf|accessdate=April 8, 2014}}</ref> He served the sixth head football coach at NYU and held that position for one season, in 1903, leading the [[NYU Violets football|NYU Violets]] to a record of 2–5.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=JWtcPLD3-hsC&dq=%2B%22jake+high%22+%2B%22NYU%22&pg=PA293 The Ultimate Guide to College Football], James Quirk, 2004</ref>
'''Robert P. Wilson''' was the sixth head [[college football]] coach for the [[New York University Violets|New York University Violets]] located in [[New York, New York]] and he held that position for the 1903 season.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=JWtcPLD3-hsC&pg=PA293&lpg=PA293&dq=%2B%22jake+high%22+%2B%22NYU%22&source=web&ots=zBZc1nIDs6&sig=mMnmj9_ztBHJz79VRVCHxaqC5P0&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result The Ultimate Guide to College Football], James Quirk, 2004</ref> His career coaching record at NYU was 2 wins, 5 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him 17th at NYU in total wins and 17th at NYU in winning percentage.<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/n/new_york/coaching_records.php New York University Violets coaching records]</ref>


== References ==
==Head coaching record==
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Wesleyan Cardinals football|Wesleyan Methodists]]
| conf = Independent
| startyear = 1898
| endyear = single
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1898 college football season|1898]]
| name = Wesleyan
| overall = 7–3
| conference =
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| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Wesleyan Cardinals football|Wesleyan Methodists]]
| conf = [[Triangular Football League]]
| startyear = 1899
| endyear = 1901
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = [[1899 college football season|1899]]
| name = Wesleyan
| overall = 7–2
| conference = 2–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = [[1900 college football season|1900]]
| name = Wesleyan
| overall = 5–4
| conference = 2–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1901 college football season|1901]]
| name = [[1901 Wesleyan Methodists football team|Wesleyan]]
| overall = 3–6–1
| conference = 1–1
| confstanding = 2nd
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Wesleyan Cardinals football|Wesleyan Methodists]]
| conf = Independent
| startyear = 1902
| endyear = single
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1902 college football season|1902]]
| name = Wesleyan
| overall = 3–6–1
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| ranking = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Wesleyan
| overall = 25–21–2
| confrecord = 5–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[NYU Violets football|NYU Violets]]
| conf = Independent
| startyear = 1903
| endyear = single
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1903 college football season|1903]]
| name = [[1903 NYU Violets football team|NYU]]
| overall = 2–5
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = NYU
| overall = 2–5
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 27–26–2
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
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{{Wesleyan Cardinals football coach navbox}}
== External links ==
{{NYU Violets football coach navbox}}
* [http://www.nyu.edu/athletics/ New York University athletics website]


{{New York University Violets football coach navbox}}
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[[Category:NYU Violets football coaches]]
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Latest revision as of 17:10, 17 July 2024

Robert P. Wilson
Playing career
1895–1896Wesleyan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1898–1902Wesleyan
1903NYU
Head coaching record
Overall27–26–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 TFL (1899–1900)

Robert P. "Bert" Wilson was an American college football player and coach. He played football for Wesleyan University and was captain of the school's football team in 1896.[1] After graduating, he served as Wesleyan's first head football coach from 1898 to 1902. In five years as Wesleyan's coach, Wilson compiled a record of 25–21–2.[2] In his first two years as the coach, Wesleyan compiled records of 7–3 and 7–2. In the 17 years before Wilson took over as the coach, Wesleyan's football team had never won seven games in a single season.[3] In 1903, Wilson became the head football coach at New York University (NYU).[4] He served the sixth head football coach at NYU and held that position for one season, in 1903, leading the NYU Violets to a record of 2–5.[5]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Wesleyan Methodists (Independent) (1898)
1898 Wesleyan 7–3
Wesleyan Methodists (Triangular Football League) (1899–1901)
1899 Wesleyan 7–2 2–0 1st
1900 Wesleyan 5–4 2–0 1st
1901 Wesleyan 3–6–1 1–1 2nd
Wesleyan Methodists (Independent) (1902)
1902 Wesleyan 3–6–1
Wesleyan: 25–21–2 5–1
NYU Violets (Independent) (1903)
1903 NYU 2–5
NYU: 2–5
Total: 27–26–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ "Wesleyan's Football Season Starts" (PDF). The New York Times. September 16, 1900. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS". Wesleyan University. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "131 SEASONS OF WESLEYAN FOOTBALL". Wesleyan University. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "FOOTBALL SEASON WELL STARTED; Colgate Played West Point to a Standstill – Neither Team Scored – Columbia Scored 10 Against Wesleyan – Yale's Easy Victory – Indians' Large Score" (PDF). The New York Times. September 23, 1903. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  5. ^ The Ultimate Guide to College Football, James Quirk, 2004


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