Robert Melvin Rapson (August 3, 1935 – July 14, 2015) was an American college football coach. He was the head coach of Maranatha Baptist Bible College in Watertown, Wisconsin from 1974 to 1978, compiling a record of 19–19–1 and winning two conference championships. Rapson played college football at Taylor University, earning varsity letters in 1957 and 1958.