Robert P. Wilson

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Robert P. Wilson
Playing career
1895–1896 Wesleyan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1898–1902 Wesleyan
1903 NYU
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

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Wesleyan Methodists (Independent)(1898)
1898 Wesleyan7–3
Wesleyan Methodists (Triangular Football League)(1899–1901)
1899 Wesleyan7–22–01st
1900 Wesleyan5–42–01st
1901 Wesleyan 3–6–11–12nd
Wesleyan Methodists (Independent)(1902)
1902 Wesleyan3–6–1
Wesleyan:25–21–25–1
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

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References

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