Robert Winston (coach)
Robert Winston (August 5, 1847 – after 1913) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Syracuse University in 1890 and at the University of Georgia in 1894, compiling a career record of 12–5.
 Winston cropped from the 1894 Georgia football team photo | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 5, 1847 Fulham, Middlesex, England[1] |
| Died | after 1913 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1890 | Syracuse |
| 1894 | Georgia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 12–5 |
Winston was British and had previously coached the Blackheath Harriers rugby team in England. He was also a "bantam boxer" and trainer for an athletic club in London, before coming to the United States in 1883.[2] After moving to the United States, Winston also helped train other American football teams at Yale University (1883–1888), Amherst College (1889),[3] and the University of Rochester (1890), Williams College, Princeton University and other New England based teams.[4] Winston also worked at the Berkeley Athletic club in New York.[5] After Yale, Winston also oversaw the building of a gymnasium in Townsend, Washington in 1887.[6]
He was the first coach of the Syracuse and Georgia football teams to receive a salary.[7] During his single season at Georgia in 1894, Wintson's team compiled a record of 5–1 including a win against the Auburn Tigers.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse Orangemen (Independent) (1890) | |||||||||
| 1890 | Syracuse | 7–4 | |||||||
| Syracuse: | 7–4 | ||||||||
| Georgia Bulldogs (Independent) (1894) | |||||||||
| 1894 | Georgia | 5–1 | |||||||
| Georgia: | 5–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 12–5 | ||||||||
References
- "Page 3, Syracuse Evening Herald, September 15, 1893". NewspaperARCHIVE.com. February 16, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- The Pioneer Days - Google Books. 1987. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- "Tower, Glance at Amherst Athletics (1935) | Amherst College". Amherst.edu. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- "Atlanta News, Sports, Atlanta Weather, Business News | ajc.com". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- "Ottawa Defeats Queens, 6 TO 1 - Canadian College Teams Display Fast Play for Fellowes Silver Trophy. - View Article - NYTimes.com" (PDF). New York Times. December 31, 1913. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- "Fact and Rumor. | News | The Harvard Crimson".
- Alandt, Anthony (2 November 2022). "The storied history of Syracuse football began well before its 1889 loss to Rochester". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
Additional sources
- John F. Stegeman, The Ghosts of Herty Field: Early Days on a Southern Gridiron, pp. 22–23, University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia, 1966, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 66-27606