Robert Kent Gooch (September 26, 1893 – May 22, 1982) was an American football player and political scientist.

[1] During the war, Gooch served with the American Ambulance Corps with the French forces on the Somme front, and was awarded the Croix de Guerre.

[5] In 1895, the family moved to Louisa Court House, VA. Gooch played quarterback for Virginia from 1912 to 1914.

He led the Cavaliers to an 8–1 record in 1914, when he was teammates with the likes of Buck Mayer and James L. White.

One fellow said, "When Gooch took the ball he moved so fast that he seemed to be in four places at one time, and the referee tried to penalize Virginia for having 15 men on the field.