Bob McNeish
American football player and coach (1912–1999)
 McNeish from 1946 USC yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1912-07-15)July 15, 1912 |
| Died | February 27, 1999(1999-02-27) (aged 86) San Gabriel, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1931–1933 | USC |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1934 | San Bernardino |
| 1935–1936 | Pasadena |
| 1937–1941 | USC (backfield) |
| 1942 | Saint Mary's Pre-Flight (assistant) |
| 1945 | USC (backfield) |
| 1946–1947 | Navy (backfield) |
| 1948–1950 | VPI |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–25–3 (college) 16–9–2 (junior 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]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
Junior college football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino Indians (Eastern Conference) (1934) | |||||||||
| 1934 | San Bernardino | 4–5–1 | 2–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| San Bernardino: | 4–5–1 | 2–3–1 | |||||||
| Pasadena Bulldogs (Independent) (1935–1936) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Pasadena | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| 1936 | Pasadena | 9–0 | |||||||
| Pasadena: | 12–4–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 16–9–2 | ||||||||
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.
- ^ "Football All-Time Season Scores" (PDF). San Bernardino Valley College Athletics. p. 1. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
External links
- Bob McNeish at Find a Grave
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San Bernardino Valley Wolverines head football coaches
- Pinky Renfro (1926)
- Arthur Schaefer (1927–1933)
- Bob McNeish (1934)
- Doug Smythe (1935–1941)
- Jim Sims (1942)
- Arthur Schaefer (1943–1945)
- Jim Sims (1946–1947)
- Pete Kmetovic (1948)
- Sylvester Heinberg (1949)
- Clyde Williams (1950–1958)
- Ralph Weaver (1959–1961)
- Ed Cody (1962–1964)
- Joe Lash (1965–1968)
- Bob McCutcheon (1969–1971)
- Bob Smith (1972–1973)
- Harold Beach (1973–1975)
- Don Campora (1976–1977)
- Gene Mazzei (1978–1985)
- Ron Smedley (1986–2002)
- Ken Blumenthal (2003)
- Patrick Meech (2004–2008)
- Kevin Emerson (2009–2013)
- John Shipp (2014–2015)
- Jason Vandiver (2016)
- Daniel Algattas (2017–2019)
- No team (2020)
- Daniel Algattas (2021–2023)
- Iona Uiagalelei (2024– )
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