| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 10, 1913 East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | January 28, 2006 (aged 92) Epsom, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1935–1937 | Western State (CO) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1947–1953 | Northwestern (freshmen) |
| 1954–1955 | Williams (line) |
| 1956–1961 | Colby |
| 1962–1969 | Vermont |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 60–48–1 |
Robert E. Clifford (October 10, 1913 – January 28, 2006)[1] was an American football player and coach. Following his playing career at Western Colorado University, he served as the head football coach at Colby College in Waterville, Maine from 1956 to 1961 and at the University of Vermont from 1962 to 1969, compiling a career college football coaching record of 60–48–1.[2][3]
Clifford was raised in New Haven, Connecticut, where he attended Wilbur Cross High School.[4]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby Mules (NCAA College Division independent) (1956–1961) | |||||||||
| 1956 | Colby | 1–6 | |||||||
| 1957 | Colby | 3–3 | |||||||
| 1958 | Colby | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1959 | Colby | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1960 | Colby | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1961 | Colby | 4–4 | |||||||
| Colby: | 23–19 | ||||||||
| Vermont Catamounts (Yankee Conference) (1962–1969) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Vermont | 3–5 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1963 | Vermont | 6–2 | 2–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1964 | Vermont | 7–1 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1965 | Vermont | 6–2 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1966 | Vermont | 6–2 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1967 | Vermont | 3–5–1 | 1–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1968 | Vermont | 3–6 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1969 | Vermont | 3–6 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| Vermont: | 37–29–1 | 15–20–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 60–48–1 | ||||||||