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Bob McNeish
	McNeish from 1946 USC yearbook
Biographical details
Born	July 15, 1912
Died	February 27, 1999 (aged 86); San Gabriel, California, U.S.
Playing career
1931–1933	USC
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1934	San Bernardino
1935–1936	Pasadena
1937–1941	USC (backfield)
1942	Saint Mary's Pre-Flight (assistant)
1945	USC (backfield)
1946–1947	Navy (backfield)
1948–1950	VPI
Head coaching record
Overall	1–25–3 (college); 16–9–2 (junior college)

Robert C. McNeish (July 15, 1912 – February 27, 1999) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from 1948 to 1950, compiling a record of 1–25–3. The lone win came against Richmond in 1949. McNeish played college football as a halfback at the University of Southern California (USC) from 1931 to 1933. His teams, coached by Howard Jones, went 30–2–1 in those three seasons, winning national championships and consecutive Rose Bowls in 1931 and 1932. McNeish served as an assistant coach at USC and at the United States Naval Academy. He died on February 27, 1999, in San Gabriel, California.^[1]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
VPI Gobblers (Southern Conference) (1948–1950)
1948	VPI	0–8–1	0–6–1	15th
1949	VPI	1–7–2	1–5–1	15th
1950	VPI	0–10	0–8	17th
VPI:		1–25–3	1–19–2
Total:		1–25–3


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
San Bernardino Indians (Eastern Conference) (1934)
1934	San Bernardino	4–5–1	2–3–1	5th
San Bernardino:		4–5–1	2–3–1
Pasadena Bulldogs (Independent) (1935–1936)
1935	Pasadena	3–4–1
1936	Pasadena	9–0
Pasadena:		12–4–1
Total:		16–9–2

^ Hirst, Kodi (March 4, 1999). "Former defensive half-back, assistant coach dies at 86". Daily Trojan. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
^ "Football All-Time Season Scores" (PDF). San Bernardino Valley College Athletics. p. 1. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

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