:R. L. Carns

{{Short description|American football coach}}

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| alma_mater = Doane College

| coach_years1 = 1908

| coach_team1 = Doane

| overall_record = 3–4

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Raymond L. Carns was an American football coach. He served as the 11th head football coach at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska and he held that position for the 1908 season. His coaching record at Doane was 3–4.[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/naia/gpac/doane/coaching_records.php Doane College coaching records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525204024/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/naia/gpac/doane/coaching_records.php |date=May 25, 2011 }}

Carns was also the athletic director for Omaha High School.{{cite news |title=Alumni Notes |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/doane-owl/137467588/ |access-date=27 December 2023 |work=Doane Owl |date=1 January 1910}}