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{{Short description|American football player and coach (1935–2021)}}
{{Other people|Joe Walton}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name           = Joe Walton
| image          = JoeWaltonPitt56.jpg
| caption        = Walton at [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]] in 1956
| number         = 81, 80
| position       = [[End (gridiron football)|End]] <br> [[Defensive end]]
| birth_date     = {{Birth date|1935|12|15}}
| birth_place    = [[Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date     = {{Death date and age|2021|8|15|1935|12|15}}
| death_place    = [[Englewood, Florida]], U.S.
| height_ft      = 5
| height_in      = 11
| weight_lb      = 202
| high_school    = [[Beaver Falls High School|Beaver Falls]] (PA)
| college        = [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]]
| draftyear      = 1957
| draftround     = 2
| draftpick      = 14
| pastteams      =
* [[Washington Commanders|Washington Redskins]] ({{NFL Year|1957|1960}})
* [[New York Giants]] ({{NFL Year|1961|1963}})
| pastcoaching   =
* [[Westchester Bulls]] (1967-1968) <br> Assistant
* [[Long Island Bulls]] (1969) <br> Assistant
* New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1965|1968}}) <br> Scout
* New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1969|1970}}) <br> Wide receivers
* New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1971|1973}}) <br> Offensive coordinator
* Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1974|1977}}) <br> Running backs
* Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1978|1980}}) <br> Offensive coordinator
* [[New York Jets]] ({{NFL Year|1981|1982}}) <br> Offensive coordinator
* New York Jets ({{NFL Year|1983|1989}}) <br> Head coach
* [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] ({{NFL Year|1990|1991}}) <br> Offensive coordinator
* [[Robert Morris Colonials football|Robert Morris]] (1994–2013) <br> Head coach
| pastexecutive  =
* New York Jets ({{NFL Year|1988}}-1989) <br> General manager
| highlights     =
* Unanimous [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1956 College Football All-America Team|1956]])
* Second-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1955 College Football All-America Team|1955]])
* 2× First-team All-Eastern ([[1955 All-Eastern football team|1955]], [[1956 All-Eastern football team|1956]])
* 6× [[Northeast Conference|NEC]] champion (1996–2000, 2010)
| statlabel1     = [[Reception (gridiron football)|Reception]]s
| statvalue1     = 178
| statlabel2     = Receiving yards
| statvalue2     = 2,628
| statlabel3     = [[Touchdown]]s
| statvalue3     = 28
| regular_record = {{Winning percentage|53|57|record=y}}
| playoff_record = {{Winning percentage|1|2|record=y}}
| overall_record = NFL: {{Winning percentage|54|59|record=y}}<BR>NCAA: {{Winning percentage|115|92|record=y}}
| pfr            = WaltJo01
| pfrcoach       = WaltJo0
| pfrexec        = WaltJo0
}}

'''Joseph Frank Walton''' (December 15, 1935 – August 15, 2021) was an American professional [[American football|football]] player and coach who retired after 20 years as the head coach and creator of the football program at [[Robert Morris University]]. Walton played eight seasons in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) as a pass catching tight end for the Redskins and Giants.  He served as head coach of the [[New York Jets]] for seven seasons, guiding them to the playoffs twice. He also served as an assistant coach for the New York Giants, the Washington Redskins, the New York Jets and the Pittsburgh Steelers during a 20-year period.

==Early life and playing career==
Walton was born in [[Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania]], in 1935, the son of former [[Washington Commanders|Washington Redskins]] guard [[Frank Walton|Frank "Tiger" Walton]]. Like his father, Walton was a football star at Beaver Falls High School; both also starred at the [[University of Pittsburgh]] before playing in the NFL for the [[Washington Commanders|Washington Redskins]], followed by coaching the Redskins and [[Pittsburgh Steelers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcshof.org/halloffamers/waltonfrank1977.htm|title=Frank "Tiger" Walton|work=Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame|access-date=June 27, 2012}}</ref>

After initially enrolling at [[Indiana University Bloomington]], Walton attended the University of Pittsburgh on a football scholarship.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77777138/|title=Tiger Walton's Son Enrolls at Indiana|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=July 30, 1953|access-date=June 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gordon|first=Dick|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77777148/|title=In '33 It Was Frank Walton; Now Son Joe Faces Gophers|newspaper=[[The Minneapolis Star]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=September 30, 1954|access-date=June 27, 2021}}</ref> While there, Walton helped lead the [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh Panthers]] to the [[1956 Sugar Bowl]] following the 1955 season and then to the 1956 [[Gator Bowl]] in his senior season. In 1955, his junior year Walton was selected an All-American. In 1956, he was named the co-captain of Pitt's team, was a unanimous selection as a first-team [[All-America]]n and was named to the [[List of Academic All-America Team Members of the Year|Academic All-American]] team.

Walton was selected in the second round with the 14th overall pick of the [[1957 NFL draft]] by the Redskins and played with them from 1957 to 1960. In July 1961, he was involved in a three-team trade with the Redskins, [[Dallas Cowboys]] and [[New York Giants]]. The Giants received Walton and end [[Jim Podoley]] from the Redskins, the Redskins received [[Fred Dugan]] from the Cowboys and placekicker [[John Aveni]], end Jerry Daniels, and [[cornerback|defensive halfback]] [[Dave Whitsell]] from the Giants, and the Cowboys received placekicker Allen Green and a sixth round for the [[1962 NFL draft]] from the Giants that the team later used to draft [[George Andrie]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Giants Land Redskin Ends|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19610706&id=fPocAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JJoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3689,773881&hl=en|newspaper=[[The Tuscaloosa News]]|date=July 6, 1961|page=8|access-date=October 18, 2015}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news |title=Giants, Cowboys, Redskins In Deal|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cNJdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ml4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=4515,635765&dq=fred-dugan+cowboys+redskins&hl=en|newspaper=[[The Washington Observer]]|date=July 7, 1961|page=17|access-date=October 18, 2015}}</ref> Walton played for the Giants from 1961 to 1963. He was placed on injured reserve due to shoulder and knee injures during the 1964 season. He announced his retirement as an active player on June 21, 1965.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XNpIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZgENAAAAIBAJ&pg=1815%2C6224054 "Joe Walton Retires As Giants Gridman," ''The Associated Press'' (AP), Tuesday, June 22, 1965.] Retrieved February 24, 2023.</ref>

Walton scored three touchdowns catches as a TE in one game. He did so twice during the 1962 season: October 28, 1962 against Washington and December 16, 1962, against Dallas. Walton's record was tied on September 25, 2014, by [[Larry Donnell]] of the [[New York Giants]]. October 28, 1962, Walton also caught teammate quarterback [[Y. A. Tittle]]'s single-game record-tying seventh touchdown pass.

==Coaching career==

===NFL===
Walton began his NFL coaching career as a scout for the New York Giants (1965–1968), then transitioned to wide receivers coach (1969–1973).  To gain coaching experience from [[George Allen (American football coach)|George Allen]] he  moved on to the Redskins as running backs coach (1974–1977) then [[offensive coordinator]] from 1978 to 1980.  Walton moved to the [[New York Jets]] and served as offensive coordinator there for the 1981 and 1982 seasons. His work as offensive coordinator led the Jets to hand over the head-coaching position to him on February 10, 1983, when he succeeded [[Walt Michaels]] whose retirement had been announced the previous day.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/11/sports/walton-to-call-plays-as-jets-coach.html Durso, Joseph. "Walton to Call Plays as Jets' Coach," ''The New York Times'', Friday, February 11, 1983.] Retrieved November 20, 2020</ref> Walton served as the head coach of the [[New York Jets]] from 1983 to 1989 and his teams achieved a 53–57–1 record. He guided the Jets into the NFL postseason twice.

After the 1988 season, the Jets gave Walton a three-year extension deal. The 1989 season proved to be a nightmare for Walton and the Jets. They lost six of their first seven games of the season and never recovered on their way to a 4–12 finish (the worst record since 1980), with the last two home games being shutout losses. Fan discontent with the team led to chants of "Joe Must Go" that urged owner [[Leon Hess]] to fire him. On December 23, 1989 (three days after the final game), Walton and his staff was fired by Jets general manager [[Dick Steinberg]], who had been hired to manage the team a week earlier.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/12/26/Jets-fire-Joe-Walton/5749630651600/ | title=Jets fire Joe Walton - UPI Archives }}</ref> He was replaced by [[Bruce Coslet]].

Walton was recruited by head coach [[Chuck Noll]] in 1990 to serve as the offensive coordinator for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]. He served for two years until Chuck Noll retired after the 1991 season.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Walton|first1=Coach Joe|title=Joe Walton's RMU Bio|agency=Sports Information Director (Athletics)|publisher=Robert Morris University}}</ref> Walton's NFL protégés include [[Rich Kotite]], [[Bud Carson]], [[Joe Theismann]], [[Fran Tarkenton]], [[Norm Snead]], [[Ken O'Brien]] and [[Richard Todd (American_football)|Richard Todd]].

===College===
On July 27, 1993, Walton was named the head coach at [[Robert Morris University]] of its newly formed [[Robert Morris Colonials football|Colonials football team]]. He remained in this position until the conclusion of the [[2013 Robert Morris Colonials football team|2013 season]].

Walton was hired in 1993 to build the program from scratch.  After posting 13 wins as an independent his first two years at the helm, Walton led the Colonials into NEC football in 1996 by winning the first of five consecutive conference championships.  During the five-year run, Robert Morris posted a 39–13 overall record and 26–2 mark in league play, and recorded the only undefeated season in school history with a 10–0 mark in the 2000 campaign.  The Colonials won back-to-back ECAC Bowls in 1996 and 1997, and were crowned NCAA I-AA non-scholarship national champions in both 1999 and 2000.

The Colonials would go on to win a sixth NEC title in 2010 and earn the first-ever FCS playoff bid for the conference. The winningest coach in NEC history, Walton retired with 114 career victories and a 74–47 record against conference opponents during his 20-year run.  He was four times as NEC Coach of the Year (1996, 1997, 1999 and 2010), and was an Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year candidate in 2010.

Walton has also helped a fledgling program send three of its brightest stars to the National Football League (NFL). Inaugural running back Tim Hall (1994–95) was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round (183rd player overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft. Hall played two years for the Oakland Raiders in 1996–97. Former offensive lineman Hank Fraley (1996–1999), a member of the NEC's first Hall of Fame induction class in 2010, spent 10 years in the NFL from 2000 to 2010 with the Philadelphia Eagles, the Cleveland Browns and the St. Louis Rams.  Fraley has been Offensive Line coach for the Minnesota Vikings since 2015. Former defensive back Robb Butler played with the San Diego Chargers in 2004.
Also to see time in NFL camps from Robert Morris under Walton include former wide receiver DeLonte Perkins (Green Bay Packers), former quarterback Tim Levcik (Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers), AJ Dalton (Detroit Lions).

In 2005, Robert Morris University opened [[Joe Walton Stadium]], the new home to the RMU Colonials.   Walton's contract to remain the head coach at Robert Morris ran through 2013.<ref>{{cite news | first=Rich | last=Emert | title=Robert Morris football coach Walton to step down after 2013 season | date=September 27, 2011 | url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11270/1177962-100.stm | work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | access-date=September 28, 2011}}</ref> In January 2012, RMU announced that Walton would retire at the end of the 2013 season, which would  mark his 20th year as Robert Morris Head Coach, and assistant head coach and former Steelers defensive lineman [[John Banaszak]]  would replace Walton upon his retirement.<ref>{{cite news | title=Steeler Banaszak will replace RMU's Walton| date=September 27, 2011 | url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/rmu/steeler-banaszak-will-replace-rmus-walton-218987/| work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | access-date=September 14, 2012}}</ref>

==Personal life and honors==
After returning to the Pittsburgh area in 1990 to coach for the Steelers, Walton moved back to his hometown Beaver Falls with his late wife, Ginger, who died in September 2007 after 47 years of marriage.  They have two daughters, Jodi and Stacy, and one son, Joe and six grandchildren.

Walton lived in Beaver Falls with his wife Patty Sheehan Walton, whom he married December 10, 2011.

Since retiring from coaching, Walton was inducted into the RMU Athletic Hall of Fame in November 2013.  Joe Theismann emceed the dinner banquet honoring Walton.  He was named to the Northeast Conference 2013-14 Hall of Fame class and was the 2014 Recipient of the Bob Prince Award presented to him by Steeler Owner Dan Rooney at the Art Rooney Award Dinner in Pittsburgh in April 2014.  
<ref name="NEC Hall of Fame Induction class 2013">{{Cite web |url=http://northeastconference.org/hof.aspx?hof=17&path=&kiosk= |title=NEC Hall of Fame |last=Walton |first=Joe |website=www.Northeastconference.org |access-date=2019-05-20}}</ref> Joe Walton was inducted into the Larry Bruno Foundation's Hall of Achievement in 2012.

He died on August 15, 2021, at age 85.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://triblive.com/sports/longtime-robert-morris-coach-joe-walton-dies-at-85/ |title=Longtime Robert Morris coach Joe Walton dies at 85 |publisher=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |date=2021-08-15 |accessdate=2021-08-15}}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
===NFL===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="5"|Regular season !! colspan="4"|Postseason 
|-
!Won!!Lost!!Ties!!Win %!!Finish!! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Result 
|-
![[1983 New York Jets season|NYJ]]||[[1983 NFL season|1983]]
||7||9||0||.438||5th in AFC East||-||-||-|| 
|-
![[1984 New York Jets season|NYJ]]||[[1984 NFL season|1984]]
||7||9||0||.438||3rd in AFC East||-||-||-||
|- style="background:#fdd;"
![[1985 New York Jets season|NYJ]]||[[1985 NFL season|1985]]
||11||5||0||.688||'''2nd in AFC East'''||0||1||.000|| <small>'''Lost to the [[1985 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] in [[1985–86 NFL playoffs#AFC: New England Patriots 26.2C New York Jets 14|AFC Wild-card Game]]'''</small>
|- style="background:#fdd;"
![[1986 New York Jets season|NYJ]]||[[1986 NFL season|1986]]
||10||6||0||.625||'''2nd in AFC East'''||1||1||.500|| <small>'''Lost to the [[1986 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]] in [[1986–87 NFL playoffs#AFC: Cleveland Browns 23.2C New York Jets 20 .282OT.29|AFC Divisional Game]]'''</small>
|-
![[1987 New York Jets season|NYJ]]||[[1987 NFL season|1987]]
||6||9||0||.400||5th in AFC East||-||-||-||
|-
![[1988 New York Jets season|NYJ]]||[[1988 NFL season|1988]]
||8||7||1||.533||4th in AFC East||-||-||-||
|-
![[1989 New York Jets season|NYJ]]||[[1989 NFL season|1989]]
||4||12||0||.250||5th in AFC East||-||-||-||
|-
!colspan="2"|NYJ Total||53||57||1||{{winpct|53|57|1}}||||1||2||.333||
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||53||57||1||{{winpct|53|57|1}}||||1||2||.333||
|-
|}

===College===
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [[Robert Morris Colonials football|Robert Morris Colonials]]
 | conf      = [[NCAA Division I FCS independent schools|NCAA Division I-AA independent]]
 | startyear = 1994
 | endyear   = 1995
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season|1994]]
 | name         = [[1994 Robert Morris Colonials football team|Robert Morris]]
 | overall      = 7–1–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season|1995]]
 | name         = [[1995 Robert Morris Colonials football team|Robert Morris]]
 | overall      = 6–4
 | conference   =
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}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [[Robert Morris Colonials football|Robert Morris Colonials]]
 | conf      = [[Northeast Conference]]
 | startyear = 1996
 | endyear   = 2013
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | year         = [[1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season|1996]]
 | name         = [[1996 Robert Morris Colonials football team|Robert Morris]]
 | overall      = 9–2
 | conference   = 3–1
 | confstanding = T–1st
 | bowlname     = W [[ECAC Bowl]]
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | year         = [[1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season|1997]]
 | name         = [[1997 Robert Morris Colonials football team|Robert Morris]]
 | overall      = 8–3
 | conference   = 4–0
 | confstanding = 1st
 | bowlname     = W [[ECAC Bowl]]
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | year         = [[1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season|1998]]
 | name         = [[1998 Robert Morris Colonials football team|Robert Morris]]
 | overall      = 4–6
 | conference   = 4–1
 | confstanding = T–1st
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | year         = [[1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season|1999]]
 | name         = [[1999 Robert Morris Colonials football team|Robert Morris]]
 | overall      = 8–2
 | conference   = 7–0
 | confstanding = 1st
 | bowlname     =
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 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | year         = [[2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season|2000]]
 | name         = [[2000 Robert Morris Colonials football team|Robert Morris]]
 | overall      = 10–0
 | conference   = 8–0
 | confstanding = 1st
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season|2001]]
 | name         = [[2001 Robert Morris Colonials football team|Robert Morris]]
 | overall      = 6–3
 | conference   = 6–1
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season|2002]]
 | name         = [[2002 Robert Morris Colonials football team|Robert Morris]]
 | overall      = 3–7
 | conference   = 2–5
 | confstanding = T–6th
 | bowlname     =
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 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season|2003]]
 | name         = [[2003 Robert Morris Colonials football team|Robert Morris]]
 | overall      = 6–4
 | conference   = 4–3
 | confstanding = T–3rd
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season|2004]]
 | name         = [[2004 Robert Morris Colonials football team|Robert Morris]]
 | overall      = 6–5
 | conference   = 3–4
 | confstanding = T–4th
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season|2005]]
 | name         = [[2005 Robert Morris Colonials football team|Robert Morris]]
 | overall      = 2–8
 | conference   = 1–6
 | confstanding = 8th
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season|2006]]
 | name         = [[2006 Robert Morris Colonials football team|Robert Morris]]
 | overall      = 7–4
 | conference   = 5–2
 | confstanding = T–2nd
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season|2007]]
 | name         = [[2007 Robert Morris Colonials football team|Robert Morris]]
 | overall      = 4–6
 | conference   = 3–3
 | confstanding = T–3rd
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season|2008]]
 | name         = [[2008 Robert Morris Colonials football team|Robert Morris]]
 | overall      = 5–6
 | conference   = 4–3
 | confstanding = T–3rd
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season|2009]]
 | name         = [[2009 Robert Morris Colonials football team|Robert Morris]]
 | overall      = 5–6
 | conference   = 5–3
 | confstanding = T–3rd
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | year         = [[2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season|2010]]
 | name         = [[2010 Robert Morris Colonials football team|Robert Morris]]
 | overall      = 8–3
 | conference   = 7–1
 | confstanding = T–1st
 | bowlname     = [[2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season#Postseason|NCAA Division I First Round]]
 | bowloutcome  = L
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season|2011]]
 | name         = [[2011 Robert Morris Colonials football team|Robert Morris]]
 | overall      = 2–9
 | conference   = 2–6
 | confstanding = 8th
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season|2012]]
 | name         = [[2012 Robert Morris Colonials football team|Robert Morris]]
 | overall      = 4–7
 | conference   = 3–5
 | confstanding = T–6th
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | year         = [[2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season|2013]]
 | name         = [[2013 Robert Morris Colonials football team|Robert Morris]]
 | overall      = 5–6
 | conference   = 3–3
 | confstanding = 3rd
 | bowlname     =
 | bowloutcome  =
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Robert Morris
 | overall    = 115–92–1
 | confrecord = 74–47
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
 | overall  = 115–92–1
 | bowls    = no
 | poll     = no
 | polltype = 
 | legend   = yes
}}

==References==
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==External links==
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