| Bob Burns | |
| Birth Date: | 7 February 1921 |
| Birth Place: | Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S. |
| 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 |
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]