Roy B. Robertson

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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]

Roy B. Robertson
Biographical details
Born(1919-09-09)September 9, 1919
Pretty Prairie, Kansas, U.S.
DiedMarch 1, 2000(2000-03-01) (aged 80)
Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1936–1939McPherson
Basketball
1936–1940McPherson
Track
1936–1940McPherson
Position(s)End (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1945–1949Springfield HS (MO)
1950–1953Nebraska Wesleyan
1954–1956Colorado College
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1950–?Nebraska Wesleyan
Head coaching record
Overall20–44–4 (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

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College

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Nebraska Wesleyan Plainsmen (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

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  1. ^ "Roy B. Robertson". signal.baldwincity.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Football Coaching Records" (PDF). Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "Colorado College Football History". Colorado College Tigers football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "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  .