| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Hanover (BS) Indiana (MS) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1960 | Hanover |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1961–1962 | Westfield HS (IN) (assistant) |
| 1963 | Sheridan HS (IN) (assistant) |
| 1964–1965 | Attica HS (IN) |
| 1966–1967 | Greencastle HS (IN) |
| 1968–1976 | Rose Polytechnic / Rose-Hulman |
| 1977–1978 | DePauw |
| Track | |
| 1978 | DePauw |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 39–60–2 (college football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 CAC (1975) | |
Robert Bergman is a former American football and track and field coach. He served as the head football coach at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana from 1968 to 1976 and DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana from 1977 to 1978, compiling a career college football coaching record of 39–60–2.[1][2]
Bergman graduated from Batesville High School in Batesville, Indiana and then attended Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana, where he played college football. He began his coaching career in the high school ranks in the state of Indiana, working as an assistant football, assistant basketball, and head track coach at Westfield High School and Sheridan High School. In 1964, he was named head football coach at Attica High School, where served for two seasons. He held the same position at Greencastle High School in 1966 and 1967.[3][4]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Polytechnic / Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers (NCAA College Division / Division III independent) (1968–1973) | |||||||||
| 1968 | Rose Polytechnic | 0–8 | |||||||
| 1969 | Rose Polytechnic | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1970 | Rose Polytechnic | 3–5–1 | |||||||
| 1971 | Rose-Hulman | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1972 | Rose-Hulman | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1973 | Rose-Hulman | 4–5 | |||||||
| Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers (College Athletic Conference) (1974–1976) | |||||||||
| 1974 | Rose-Hulman | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| 1975 | Rose-Hulman | 7–3 | 4–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1976 | Rose-Hulman | 5–5 | 1–3 | ||||||
| Rose-Hulman: | 36–44–2 | ||||||||
| DePauw Tigers (NCAA Division III independent) (1977–1978) | |||||||||
| 1977 | DePauw | 1–9 | |||||||
| 1978 | DePauw | 2–7 | |||||||
| DePauw: | 3–16 | ||||||||
| Total: | 39–60–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Bob Bergman Named DePauw's Head Football Coach". DePauw University. April 14, 1977. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ↑ "All-Time Coaching Records". DePauw University . Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ↑ Stover, Bob (August 27, 1964). "Attica Prospects Up Via 'Plenty of Spirit,' Larger Squad". Journal & Courier. Lafayette, Indiana. p. 31. Retrieved July 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Bergman 4th Attica Coach To Resign Job". Journal & Courier. Lafayette, Indiana. May 12, 1966. p. 32. Retrieved July 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .