162–49–7 (junior college football) 128–91 (junior college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 NJCAA National (1959) 10 OJCC (1947–1949, 1951, 1953, 1956–1959, 1962)
Samuel Albert "Red" 'Robertson (January 27, 1911 – November 15, 1987) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami, Oklahoma from 1945 to 1966 compiling a record of 162–49–7. He led his 1959 team to a NJCAA National Football Championship. Robertson was also the head basketball coach at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M from 1945 to 1957, tallying a mark of 128–91, and the school's athletic director from 1945 to 1967.
A native of Cherryvale, Kansas, Robertson graduated from Coffeyville High School in Coffeyville, Kansas. He attended Drake University, where he played college football. He later earned a master's degree from Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as Oklahoma State University.[1] Robertson began his coaching career in 1932 at Milton High School in Milton, Iowa, where he led his teams to consecutive one-loss seasons. In 1934, he was hired as head footbal coach and assistant basketball coach at Wewoka High School in Wewoka, Oklahoma.[2]
Robertson suffered a heart attack the day before Northeastern Oklahoma A&M's opened game of the 1966 season. Assistant coach Jack Wallace took over as interim head coach and led the team to an 8–1–1 record.[3] In early 1967, Robertson was succeeded by Chuck Bowman as athletic director and head football coach.[4]
Robertson died on November 15, 1987, at a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[5]
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
Notes
^In January 1948, Cameron forfeited the conference title because of an ineligible player. Connors and Northeastern Oklahoma, tied for second place, were named co-champions.[6]
