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Bob Burns (American football coach)

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Bob Burns
Biographical details
Born(1921-02-07)February 7, 1921
Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
DiedNovember 6, 2000(2000-11-06) (aged 79)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
Playing career
1939–1942South Dakota
Position(s)Fullback, quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1947–1948Yankton HS (SD)
1949–1955Sioux Falls Washington HS (SD)
1956–1961Augustana (SD)
1962South Dakota
Head coaching record
Overall29–29–2

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.[1] He died in November 2000 at the age of 80.[2]

Head coaching record

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Bob Burns". sdshof.com. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "Hall-Of-Fame Coach Bob Burns Dies".
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