| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 8, 1884 Warren, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | 1962 |
| Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1905 | Kalamazoo |
| 1907–1908 | Kalamazoo |
| 1909–1911 | Bradley |
| 1915 | Rose Polytechnic |
| 1917–1920 | Rose Polytechnic |
| Basketball | |
| 1913–1921 | Rose Polytechnic |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–39–2 (football, excluding Bradley) 39–67 (basketball) |
Rufus W. Gilbert (December 8, 1884 – 1962) [1] was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Kalamazoo College (1905, 1907–1908), Bradley Polytechnic Institute—now known as Bradley University (1909–1911), and at Rose Polytechnic Institute—now known as Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (1915, 1917–1920). Gilbert was also the head basketball coach at Rose Polytechnic from 1913 to 1921, tallying a mark of 39–67. His son, Louis, played college football at the University of Michigan from 1925 to 1927.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalamazoo ( Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1905) | |||||||||
| 1905 | Kalamazoo | 3–6 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Kalamazoo ( Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1907–1908) | |||||||||
| 1907 | Kalamazoo | 0–6 | 0–5 | 5th | |||||
| 1908 | Kalamazoo | 2–7–1 | 0–4–1 | 5th | |||||
| Kalamazoo: | 5–19–1 | 3–12–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–19–1 | ||||||||
- ^ "Rufus Gilbert Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- 1884 births
- 1962 deaths
- Bradley Braves football coaches
- Kalamazoo Hornets football coaches
- Minor league baseball managers
- Rose–Hulman Fightin' Engineers football coaches
- Rose–Hulman Fightin' Engineers men's basketball coaches
- Peoria Distillers players
- Springfield Reapers players
- Terre Haute Highlanders players
- Terre Haute Terre-iers players
- Zanesville Potters players
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1900s stubs
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 8, 1884 Warren, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | 1962 |
| Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1905 | Kalamazoo |
| 1907–1908 | Kalamazoo |
| 1909–1911 | Bradley |
| 1915 | Rose Polytechnic |
| 1917–1920 | Rose Polytechnic |
| Basketball | |
| 1913–1921 | Rose Polytechnic |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–39–2 (football, excluding Bradley) 39–67 (basketball) |
Rufus W. Gilbert (December 8, 1884 – 1962) [1] was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Kalamazoo College (1905, 1907–1908), Bradley Polytechnic Institute—now known as Bradley University (1909–1911), and at Rose Polytechnic Institute—now known as Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (1915, 1917–1920). Gilbert was also the head basketball coach at Rose Polytechnic from 1913 to 1921, tallying a mark of 39–67. His son, Louis, played college football at the University of Michigan from 1925 to 1927.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalamazoo ( Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1905) | |||||||||
| 1905 | Kalamazoo | 3–6 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Kalamazoo ( Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1907–1908) | |||||||||
| 1907 | Kalamazoo | 0–6 | 0–5 | 5th | |||||
| 1908 | Kalamazoo | 2–7–1 | 0–4–1 | 5th | |||||
| Kalamazoo: | 5–19–1 | 3–12–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–19–1 | ||||||||
- ^ "Rufus Gilbert Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
|
| This biographical article relating to a college football coach first appointed in the 1900s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1884 births
- 1962 deaths
- Bradley Braves football coaches
- Kalamazoo Hornets football coaches
- Minor league baseball managers
- Rose–Hulman Fightin' Engineers football coaches
- Rose–Hulman Fightin' Engineers men's basketball coaches
- Peoria Distillers players
- Springfield Reapers players
- Terre Haute Highlanders players
- Terre Haute Terre-iers players
- Zanesville Potters players
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1900s stubs