Robert Kolf

Robert Kolf

Biographical details
Born	(1898-02-01)February 1, 1898 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	March 31, 1990(1990-03-31) (aged 92) Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1919–1921	Oshkosh Normal
Basketball
1919–1922	Oshkosh Normal
Baseball
c. 1920	Oshkosh Normal
Position(s)	Quarterback (football) Guard (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1926	Ripon (backfield)
1929	Oshkosh State
1931–1942	Oshkosh State
1946–1962	Oshkosh State
Basketball
1922–1923	Shawano HS (WI)
1926–1927	Ripon
Head coaching record
Overall	59–123–16 (college football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 WSTCC Southern Division (1935)

Robert Maguire Kolf (February 1, 1898 – May 31, 1990) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He was an alumnus of Oshkosh Normal School (later renamed the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh). He returned to the school as an instructor and coach in 1923. He was an athletic coach at the school for 45 years, leading the school to 29 conference championships in 10 sports. He was the football coach in 1929, from 1931 to 1942, and 1946 to 1962. He also served as the athletic director and coached basketball, tennis, track and field, and golf, among other sports.[1] He was part of the inaugural class inducted into the UW Oshkosh Athletic Hall of Fame in 1974.[2] The Kolf Sports Center at Oshkosh opened in 1971 and was named in his honor.[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Oshkosh State Titans (Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference) (1929)
1929	Oshkosh State	3–4	3–2	T–5th
Oshkosh State Titans (Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference) (1931–1942)
1931	Oshkosh State	3–4–1	2–3–1	6th
1932	Oshkosh State	2–4–1	1–3–1	8th
1933	Oshkosh State	4–1–2	2–1–1	T–3rd
1934	Oshkosh State	3–3–1	1–3	4th (Southern)
1935	Oshkosh State	6–0–1	4–0	1st (Southern)
1936	Oshkosh State	3–3–2	1–1–2	T–2nd (Southern)
1937	Oshkosh State	0–7	0–4	5th (Southern)
1938	Oshkosh State	1–6	0–4	5th (Southern)
1939	Oshkosh State	1–5	0–4	5th (Southern)
1940	Oshkosh State	1–5	0–4	5th (Southern)
1941	Oshkosh State	0–6	0–4	5th (Southern)
1942	Oshkosh State	0–5	0–4	5th (Southern)
Oshkosh State Titans (Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference / Wisconsin State College Conference) (1946–1962)
1946	Oshkosh State	2–4	2–2	T–3rd (Southern)
1947	Oshkosh State	3–4	1–3	5th (Southern)
1948	Oshkosh State	1–4–1	1–4–1	T–8th
1949	Oshkosh State	1–5	1–5	10th
1950	Oshkosh State	0–6	0–6	10th
1951	Oshkosh State	0–4–1	0–4–1	10th
1952	Oshkosh State	2–3	2–2	3rd (Southern)
1953	Oshkosh State	0–6	0–5	T–9th
1954	Oshkosh State	2–2–2	2–2–2	T–6th
1955	Oshkosh State	0–5–2	0–5–1	10th
1956	Oshkosh State	3–4	2–4	8th
1957	Oshkosh State	4–3	3–3	4th
1958	Oshkosh State	6–2	4–2	T–3rd
1959	Oshkosh State	3–3–2	2–3–2	6th
1960	Oshkosh State	3–4	3–4	6th
1961	Oshkosh State	2–4	2–4	T–8th
1962	Oshkosh State	0–7	0–7	10th
Oshkosh State:		59–123–16	39–102–12
Total:		59–123–16
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. Zellmer, Doug (May 31, 1990). "Robert Kolf dies at 92: Oshkosh loses its own sports legend". The Oshkosh Northwestern. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Link, Jacob (October 19, 2022). "Remembering the Titans: Robert Kolf". The Advance-Titan.
3. "Kolf Physical Education & Sports Center". University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Retrieved February 14, 2023.

External links

• Robert Kolf at Find a Grave