Robert P. Wilson

Robert P. Wilson
Playing career
1895–1896	Wesleyan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1898–1902	Wesleyan
1903	NYU
Head coaching record
Overall	27–26–2
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


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Wesleyan Methodists (Independent) (1898)
1898	Wesleyan	7–3
Wesleyan Methodists (Triangular Football League) (1899–1901)
1899	Wesleyan	7–2	2–0	1st
1900	Wesleyan	5–4	2–0	1st
1901	Wesleyan	3–6–1	1–1	2nd
Wesleyan Methodists (Independent) (1902)
1902	Wesleyan	3–6–1
Wesleyan:		25–21–2	5–1
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