| Rufus Gilbert | |
| Birth Date: | 8 December 1884 |
| Birth Place: | Warren, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Death Date: | 1962 |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1905 |
| Coach Team2: | Kalamazoo |
| Coach Years3: | 1907–1908 |
| Coach Team3: | Kalamazoo |
| Coach Years4: | 1909–1911 |
| Coach Team4: | Bradley |
| Coach Years5: | 1915 |
| Coach Team5: | Rose Polytechnic |
| Coach Years6: | 1917–1920 |
| Coach Team6: | Rose Polytechnic |
| Coach Sport7: | Basketball |
| Coach Years8: | 1913–1921 |
| Coach Team8: | Rose Polytechnic |
| Overall Record: | 20–39–2 (football, excluding Bradley) 39–67 (basketball) |
Rufus W. Gilbert (December 8, 1884 – 1962)[1] was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Kalamazoo College (1905, 1907–1908), Bradley Polytechnic Institute—now known as Bradley University (1909–1911), and at Rose Polytechnic Institute—now known as Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (1915, 1917–1920). Gilbert was also the head basketball coach at Rose Polytechnic from 1913 to 1921, tallying a mark of 39–67. His son, Louis, played college football at the University of Michigan from 1925 to 1927.