Bob Burns (American football coach)

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1921–2000)}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Bob Burns

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|2|7}}

| birth_place = Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2000|11|6|1921|2|7}}

| death_place =Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_years1 = 1939–1942

| player_team1 = South Dakota

| player_positions = Fullback, quarterback

| coach_years1 = 1947–1948

| coach_team1 = Yankton HS (SD)

| coach_years2 = 1949–1955

| coach_team2 = Sioux Falls Washington HS (SD)

| coach_years3 = 1956–1961

| coach_team3 = Augustana (SD)

| coach_years4 = 1962

| coach_team4 = South Dakota

| overall_record = 29–29–2

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record =

| championships =

| awards =

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}}

Robert Geering Burns (February 7, 1921 – November 6, 2000) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Augustana College—now known as Augustana University—in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, from 1956 to 1961 and the University of South Dakota in 1962, compiling a career college football coaching record of 29–29–2.{{cite web|url=http://www.sdshof.com/inductees/burns-bob/|title=Bob Burns|publisher=sdshof.com|access-date=July 10, 2018}} He died in November 2000 at the age of 80.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yankton.net/sports/article_4572d5d1-8e89-5a41-9cf3-8b02cc705c0f.html|title = Hall-Of-Fame Coach Bob Burns Dies}}

Head coaching record

{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings

| conf = North Central Conference

| startyear = 1956

| endyear = 1961

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1956

| name = Augustana

| overall = 6–3

| conference = 4–2

| confstanding = T–2nd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1957

| name = Augustana

| overall = 0–7

| conference = 0–5

| confstanding = T–6th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1958

| name = Augustana

| overall = 5–3

| conference = 3–3

| confstanding = T–3rd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1959

| name = Augustana

| overall = 6–2–1

| conference = 4–1–1

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1960

| name = Augustana

| overall = 6–2

| conference = 4–2

| confstanding = T–2nd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1961

| name = Augustana

| overall = 5–3–1

| conference = 4–2

| confstanding = T–3rd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Augustana

| overall = 28–20–2

| confrecord = 19–15–1

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = South Dakota Coyotes

| conf = North Central Conference

| startyear = 1962

| endyear = single

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1962

| name = South Dakota

| overall = 1–9

| conference = 1–5

| confstanding = 6th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = South Dakota

| overall = 1–9

| confrecord = 1–5

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 29–29–2

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

| legend = no

}}

References

External links

[http://www.sdshof.com/inductees/burns-bob/ South Dakota Hall of Fame]

Category:1921 births

Category:2000 deaths

Category:American football fullbacks

Category:American football quarterbacks

Category:Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings football coaches

Category:South Dakota Coyotes football coaches

Category:South Dakota Coyotes football players

Category:High school football coaches in South Dakota

Category:Players of American football from Sioux City, Iowa