Stanley Lewis "Robbie" Robinson (November 17, 1890 – July 2, 1967)[1] was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach the University of Vermont in 1915,[2] Mississippi A&M (now known as Mississippi State University) from 1917 through the 1919, Mercer University from 1923 to 1925, and Mississippi College from 1920 to 1922 and again from 1928 to 1953,[3] compiling a career college football coaching record of 148–88–16. During his three-season tenure at Mississippi A&M, Robinson compiled an overall record of sixteen wins and five losses (16–5).[4][5] He also spent one season (1919) as the Mississippi A&M baseball coach.[6] Robinson-Hale Stadium at Mississippi College is named in Robinson's honor.[7]
 Robinson pictured in Reveille 1918, Mississippi State yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 17, 1890 Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | July 2, 1967 (aged 76) Clinton, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1911–1914 | Colgate |
| Position(s) | Back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1915 | Vermont |
| 1917–1919 | Mississippi A&M |
| 1920–1922 | Mississippi College |
| 1923–1925 | Mercer |
| 1928–1953 | Mississippi College |
| Baseball | |
| 1918 | Mississippi A&M |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1923–1926 | Mercer |
| 1928–1961 | Mississippi College |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 148–88–16 (football) 11–7 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 Dixie (1940) | |
Robinson died on July 2, 1967, at his home in Clinton, Mississippi.[8][9]
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Green and Gold (Independent) (1915) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Vermont | 1–4–2 | |||||||
| Vermont: | 1–4–2 | ||||||||
| Mississippi A&M Aggies (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1917–1919) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Mississippi A&M | 6–1 | 3–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1918 | Mississippi A&M | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3rd | |||||
| 1919 | Mississippi A&M | 6–2 | 5–2 | 5th | |||||
| Mississippi A&M: | 15–5 | 10–3 | |||||||
| Mississippi College Collegians/Choctaws (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1920–1923) | |||||||||
| 1920 | Mississippi College | 3–5 | 1–4 | 16th | |||||
| 1921 | Mississippi College | 7–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1922 | Mississippi College | 6–3 | 2–0 | T–2nd | |||||
| Mercer Bears (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1923–1925) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Mercer | 4–5 | 2–2 | 14th | |||||
| 1924 | Mercer | 5–3–2 | 4–1–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1925 | Mercer | 3–6 | 3–2 | T–9th | |||||
| Mercer: | 12–14–2 | ||||||||
| Mississippi College Choctaws (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1928–1930) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Mississippi College | 7–1–2 | 6–1–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1929 | Mississippi College | 3–6–1 | 1–4–1 | 27th | |||||
| 1930 | Mississippi College | 7–2 | 4–1 | T–7th | |||||
| Mississippi College Choctaws (Dixie Conference / Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1931–1941) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Mississippi College | 5–4 | 1–1 / 4–3 | T–4th / T–12th | |||||
| 1932 | Mississippi College | 4–4 | 2–1 / 4–1 | T–3rd / T–7th | |||||
| 1933 | Mississippi College | 3–4–1 | 1–1–1 / 2–3 | T–5th / T–17th | |||||
| 1934 | Mississippi College | 5–4 | 2–2 / 4–2 | T–4th / T–11th | |||||
| 1935 | Mississippi College | 2–6–1 | 1–4–1 | 9th | |||||
| 1936 | Mississippi College | 5–3–1 | 2–2 | T–5th | |||||
| 1937 | Mississippi College | 3–6–1 | 2–1–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1938 | Mississippi College | 7–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1939 | Mississippi College | 6–1–1 | 3–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1940 | Mississippi College | 5–1–1 | 3–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1941 | Mississippi College | 5–3 | 3–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Mississippi College Choctaws (Independent) (1946–1947) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Mississippi College | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1947 | Mississippi College | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| Mississippi College Choctaws (Dixie Conference) (1948–1953) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Mississippi College | 4–5 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1949 | Mississippi College | 4–5 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1950 | Mississippi College | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1951 | Mississippi College | 1–6 | |||||||
| 1952 | Mississippi College | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1953 | Mississippi College | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| Mississippi College: | 120–65–12 | ||||||||
| Total: | 148–88–16 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
^^Mississippi College did not field teams from 1942 to 1945 due to World War II
Baseball
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi A&M Aggies (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Mississippi A&M | 11–7 | |||||||
| Mississippi A&M: | 11–7 | ||||||||
| Total: | 11–7 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Michigan Alumnus, Volume 77
- ^ Reveille 1918
- ^ Mississippi College 2012 Football Media Guide Archived December 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Sid Robinson Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ^ Galbraith, Joe; Nemeth, Mike, eds. (2006). 2006 Mississippi State Football Media Guide (PDF). Birmingham, Alabama: EBSCO Media. p. 128. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ^ 2013 Mississippi State University Baseball Media Guide Archived December 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Stanley L. "Robbie" Robinson". Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ "Stanley L. Robinson, Ex-MC Coach, Dies". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. July 3, 1967. p. 1. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Robinson (continued)". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. July 3, 1967. p. 12. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
