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{{Short description|American football player and coach}} |
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| name = Robert P. Wilson |
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| sport = [[American football|Football]] |
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| player_years1 = 1895–1896 |
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| player_team1 = [[Wesleyan Cardinals football|Wesleyan]] |
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| coach_years1 = 1898–1902 |
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| coach_team1 = [[Wesleyan Cardinals football|Wesleyan]] |
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| coach_years2 = 1903 |
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| coach_team2 = [[NYU Violets football|NYU]] |
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| overall_record = 27–26–2 |
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| championships = 2 [[Triangular Football League|TFL]] (1899–1900) |
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| overall_record = 2–5 |
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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> |
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'''Robert P. Wilson''' was an [[American football]] coach. He served the sixth head football coach at [[New York University]] (NYU). He held that position for one seasons, in 1903, leading the [[NYU Violets football|NYU Violets]] to a record of 2–5.<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> |
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==Head coaching record== |
==Head coaching record== |
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| name = [[Wesleyan Cardinals football|Wesleyan Methodists]] |
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| conf = Independent |
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| startyear = 1898 |
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| endyear = single |
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| year = [[1898 college football season|1898]] |
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| name = Wesleyan |
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| overall = 7–3 |
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| name = [[Wesleyan Cardinals football|Wesleyan Methodists]] |
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| conf = [[Triangular Football League]] |
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| startyear = 1899 |
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| endyear = 1901 |
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| championship = conference |
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| year = [[1899 college football season|1899]] |
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| name = Wesleyan |
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| overall = 7–2 |
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| conference = 2–0 |
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| confstanding = 1st |
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| championship = conference |
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| year = [[1900 college football season|1900]] |
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| name = Wesleyan |
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| overall = 5–4 |
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| conference = 2–0 |
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| confstanding = 1st |
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| year = [[1901 college football season|1901]] |
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| name = [[1901 Wesleyan Methodists football team|Wesleyan]] |
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| overall = 3–6–1 |
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| conference = 1–1 |
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| confstanding = 2nd |
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| name = [[Wesleyan Cardinals football|Wesleyan Methodists]] |
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| conf = Independent |
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| startyear = 1902 |
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| year = [[1902 college football season|1902]] |
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| name = Wesleyan |
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| overall = 3–6–1 |
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| name = Wesleyan |
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| overall = 25–21–2 |
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| confrecord = 5–1 |
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| name = [[NYU Violets football|NYU Violets]] |
| name = [[NYU Violets football|NYU Violets]] |
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| year = [[1903 college football season|1903]] |
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| name = NYU |
| name = [[1903 NYU Violets football team|NYU]] |
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| overall = 2–5 |
| overall = 2–5 |
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{{CFB Yearly Record End |
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| overall = 27–26–2 |
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==External links== |
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* {{CFBCR|3718|Robert P. Wilson}} |
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{{NYU Violets football coach navbox}} |
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| NAME = Wilson, Robert P. |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football coach |
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Latest revision as of 17:10, 17 July 2024
| Playing career | |
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| 1895–1896 | Wesleyan |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1898–1902 | Wesleyan |
| 1903 | NYU |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 27–26–2 |
| 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
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| 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
[edit]- ^ "Wesleyan's Football Season Starts" (PDF). The New York Times. September 16, 1900. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ "ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS". Wesleyan University. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ "131 SEASONS OF WESLEYAN FOOTBALL". Wesleyan University. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ The Ultimate Guide to College Football, James Quirk, 2004
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