Robert McNeish
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1912-07-15)July 15, 1912 |
| Died | February 27, 1999(1999-02-27) (aged 86) San Gabriel, California |
| Playing career | |
| 1931–1933 | USC |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1934 | San Bernardino JC |
| 1935–1936 | Pasadena JC |
| 1937–1941 | USC (backfield) |
| 1942 | St. Mary's Pre-Flight (assistant) |
| 1945 | USC (backfield) |
| 1946–1947 | Navy (backfield) |
| 1948–1950 | VPI |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–25–3 (college) |
Robert C. McNeish (July 15, 1912 – February 27, 1999) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from 1948 to 1950, compiling a record of 1–25–3. The lone win came against Richmond in 1949. McNeish played college football as a halfback at the University of Southern California (USC) from 1931 to 1933. His teams, coached by Howard Jones, went 30–2–1 in those three seasons, winning national championships and consecutive Rose Bowls in 1931 and 1932. McNeish served as an assistant coach at USC and at the United States Naval Academy. He died on February 27, 1999 in San Gabriel, California.[1]
Contents
1 Head coaching record
1.1 College
2 References
3 External links
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VPI Gobblers (Southern Conference) (1948–1950) | |||||||||
1948 | VPI | 0–8–1 | 0–6–1 | 15th | |||||
1949 | VPI | 1–7–2 | 1–5–1 | 15th | |||||
1950 | VPI | 0–10 | 0–8 | 17th | |||||
VPI: | 1–25–3 | 1–19–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 1–25–3 | ||||||||
References
^ Hirst, Kodi (March 4, 1999). "Former defensive half-back, assistant coach dies at 86". Daily Trojan. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
External links
Robert McNeish at Find a Grave
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