Bob Burns (American football coach)

Bob Burns

Biographical details
Born	(1921-02-07)February 7, 1921 Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Died	November 6, 2000(2000-11-06) (aged 79) Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
Playing career
1939–1942	South Dakota
Position(s)	Fullback, quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1947–1948	Yankton HS (SD)
1949–1955	Sioux Falls Washington HS (SD)
1956–1961	Augustana (SD)
1962	South Dakota
Head coaching record
Overall	29–29–2

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. He died in November 2000 at the age of 80.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings (North Central Conference) (1956–1961)
1956	Augustana	6–3	4–2	T–2nd
1957	Augustana	0–7	0–5	T–6th
1958	Augustana	5–3	3–3	T–3rd
1959	Augustana	6–2–1	4–1–1	1st
1960	Augustana	6–2	4–2	T–2nd
1961	Augustana	5–3–1	4–2	T–3rd
Augustana:		28–20–2	19–15–1
South Dakota Coyotes (North Central Conference) (1962)
1962	South Dakota	1–9	1–5	6th
South Dakota:		1–9	1–5
Total:		29–29–2

External links

• South Dakota Hall of Fame