John Roberts (American football)

For other people named John Roberts, see John Roberts (disambiguation).

John Evan Roberts (April 20, 1920 – December 16, 2012) was an American football, wrestling and track coach.^[1] He served as the head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point from 1956 to 1952, compiling a record of 29–10–1.^[2]

John Roberts

Biographical details
Born	(1920-04-20)April 20, 1920 Adair, Iowa, U.S.
Died	December 16, 2012(2012-12-16) (aged 92) Stevens Point, Wisconsin, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1940–1942	Wisconsin
Wrestling
1940–1942	Wisconsin
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946–1951	Stevens Point HS (WI)
1952–1956	Stevens Point State
Wrestling
1952–1957	Stevens Point State
Head coaching record
Overall	29–10–1 (college football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 WSCC (1955)

As a collegiate athlete, Roberts played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers football team from 1940 to 1942. He was also national runner-up wrestler in 1941 for the Badgers.^[3]

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Stevens Point State Pointers (Wisconsin State College Conference) (1952–1956)
1952	Stevens Point State	7–1	5–1	3rd
1953	Stevens Point State	5–3	4–2	4th
1954	Stevens Point State	5–2–1	4–2	4th
1955	Stevens Point State	8–0	6–0	1st
1956	Stevens Point State	4–4	3–3	4th
Stevens Point State:		29–10–1	22–8
Total:		29–10–1
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth