Rufus W. Gilbert (December 8, 1884 – 1962) 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.

Head coaching record

See also

List of college football head coaches with non-consecutive tenure

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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

Rufus Gilbert