Robert Mitten
{{Short description|American football player and coach (1928–1972)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Robert Mitten
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|8|9}}
| birth_place = Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date|1972|4|21|1928|8|9}}
| death_place = West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1945–1948
| player_team1 = North Carolina
| player_positions = Guard
| coach_years1 = 1951–1952
| coach_team1 = Hickory HS (NC)
| coach_years2 = 1953–1964
| coach_team2 = West Chester (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1965–1971
| coach_team3 = West Chester
| overall_record = 52–15 (college)
| bowl_record = 0–2
| tournament_record =
| championships = 3 PSCAC/PSAC (1967, 1969, 1971)
5 PSCAC/PSAC East Division (1966–1967, 1969–1971)
| awards =
| coaching_records =
}}
Robert M. Mitten (August 9, 1928 – April 21, 1972) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at West Chester University of Pennsylvania from 1965 to 1971.{{cite web|url=https://www.pasportshof.org/throwback-thursday-class-of-1982/|title=Throwback Thursday (Class of 1982)|publisher=Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame|access-date=December 30, 2018}} Mitten played college football at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill from 1945 to 1948.{{cite news|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/delaware-county-daily-times-apr-22-1972-p-17/|title=Robert M. Mitten|publisher=Delaware County Daily Times|date=April 22, 1972|access-date=December 30, 2018}} He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the 1949 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/mitt00020.html|title=Robert Mitten|publisher=Pro Football Archives|access-date=December 30, 2018}}
Head coaching record
=College=
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach |team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = UPI }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = West Chester Golden Rams
| conf = Pennsylvania State College Athletic Conference / Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
| startyear = 1965
| endyear = 1971
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1965
| name = West Chester
| overall = 5–3
| conference = 5–1
| confstanding = 2nd (East)
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking =
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| year = 1966
| name = West Chester
| overall = 8–3
| conference = 6–0
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| bowlname = Tangerine
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking =
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1967
| name = West Chester
| overall = 10–1
| conference = 6–0
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| bowlname = Tangerine
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 5
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1968
| name = West Chester
| overall = 6–3
| conference = 5–1
| confstanding = 2nd (East)
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking =
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1969
| name = West Chester
| overall = 8–2
| conference = 5–0
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking =
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| year = 1970
| name = West Chester
| overall = 7–4
| conference = 5–0
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking =
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1971
| name = West Chester
| overall = 9–1
| conference = 5–1
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking =
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = West Chester
| overall = 52–15
| confrecord = 37–3
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 52–15
| bowls = no
| polltype = Rankings from final UPI small college poll
}}
References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave|83599802}}
{{West Chester Golden Rams football coach navbox}}
{{Bears1949DraftPicks}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitten, Robert}}
Category:American football guards
Category:North Carolina Tar Heels football players
Category:West Chester Golden Rams football coaches
Category:High school football coaches in North Carolina
Category:Sportspeople from Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Category:Players of American football from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Category:Coaches of American football from Pennsylvania
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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