Robert Conrad Khayat (born April 18, 1938) is an American former academic administrator and football player who was the 15th chancellor of the University of Mississippi.

Khayat played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels and was selected in the sixth round of the 1960 NFL draft.

[3][4] He was then traded to the Washington Redskins along with lineman Fran O'Brien in April 1960 for veteran kicker Sam Baker.

In one of his first acts as chancellor, Khayat arranged for a $5.4 million gift from Jim and Sally Barksdale to establish an honors college at the university.

When The New York Times reported on the review, which included the Confederate Flag and other Old South symbols, a media frenzy ensued.