Robert Brownson
# Robert Brownson

Robert W. Brownson (December 19, 1922 – October 17, 1975) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Ashland College—now known as Ashland University—in Ashland, Ohio from 1954 to 1957, compiling a record of 21–10–1. Brownson was also the head basketball coach at Ashland from 1954 to 1958, tallying a mark of 28–45. He was the athletic director at Ashland from 1959 to 1971.

Brownson died on at the age of 52, on October 17, 1975, at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.

## Head coaching record

### College football

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ashland Eagles (Mid-Ohio League) (1954–1957) ||||||
| 1954 | Ashland | 7–0 | 4–0 | 1st |
| 1955 | Ashland | 7–2 | 5–0 | 1st |
| 1956 | Ashland | 3–5 | 2–3 | 4th |
| 1957 | Ashland | 4–3–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd |
| Ashland: | Ashland: | 21–10–1 | 14–4–1 | |
| Total: | Total: | 21–10–1 | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||
