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'''Robert P. Wilson''' was an [[American football]] coach. He served the |
'''Robert P. "Bert" Wilson''' was an [[American 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=1900-09-16|url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9506E3DE133EE333A25755C1A96F9C946197D6CF}}</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/alltimerecs/fbcoachatrecs.html|accessdate=2010-06-11}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</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' football team had never won seven games in a single season.<ref name=Year>{{cite web|title=127 SEASONS OF WESLEYAN FOOTBALL|publisher=Wesleyan University|url=http://www.wesleyan.edu/athletics/football/alltimerecs/fbybyresL3.html|accessdate=2010-06-12}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</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=1903-09-27|url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9405E3DB173AE733A25754C2A96F9C946297D6CF}}</ref> He served the sixth head football coach at (NYU) and 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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| NAME = Wilson, Robert P. |
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Robert P. "Bert" Wilson was an American 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' 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 seasons, in 1903, leading the NYU Violets to a record of 2–5.[5]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| 1903 | NYU | 2–5 | |||||||
| NYU: | 2–5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 2–5 | ||||||||
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References
- ^ "Wesleyan's Football Season Starts". The New York Times. 1900-09-16.
- ^ "ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS". Wesleyan University. Retrieved 2010-06-11. [dead link]
- ^ "127 SEASONS OF WESLEYAN FOOTBALL". Wesleyan University. Retrieved 2010-06-12. [dead link]
- ^ "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". The New York Times. 1903-09-27.
- ^ The Ultimate Guide to College Football, James Quirk, 2004
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