Roy B. Robertson
Roy B. Robertson (September 9, 1919 – March 1, 2000) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator.[1] He served as the head football coach at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska from 1950 to 1953 and Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado from 1954 to 1956, compiling a career college football coaching record of 20–44–4.[2][3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 9, 1919 Pretty Prairie, Kansas |
| Died | March 1, 2000 (aged 80) Manhattan, Kansas |
| Alma mater | McPherson |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1936–1939 | McPherson |
| Basketball | |
| 1936–1940 | McPherson |
| Track | |
| 1936–1940 | McPherson |
| Position(s) | End (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1945–1949 | Springfield HS (MO) |
| 1950–1953 | Nebraska Wesleyan |
| 1954–1956 | Colorado College |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1950–? | Nebraska Wesleyan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–44–4 (college) 29–15–3 (high school) |
Robertson letters in football, basketball, track at from McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas before graduating in 1940.[4]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves (Nebraska College Conference) (1950–1954) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 5–5 | 4–3 | 6th | |||||
| 1951 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 2–8 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1952 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 5–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1953 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 2–4–3 | 1–4–2 | 7th | |||||
| Nebraska Wesleyan: | 14–22–3 | 11–15–2 | |||||||
| Colorado College Tigers (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1954–1956) | |||||||||
| 1954 | Colorado College | 1–8–1 | 0–7–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1955 | Colorado College | 3–7 | 2–6 | 5th | |||||
| 1954 | Colorado College | 2–7 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Colorado College: | 6–22–1 | 3–17–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 20–44–4 | ||||||||
References
- "Roy B. Robertson". signal.baldwincity.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- "Football Coaching Records" (PDF). Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- "Colorado College Football History". Colorado College Tigers football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- "Missouri Prep Mentor New Wesleyan Director; Roy Robertson Succeeds Knight". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. May 22, 1950. p. 9. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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