Frank R. Burns

For other people named Frank Burns, see Frank Burns (disambiguation).

Frank R. Burns
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	March 16, 1928 (1928-03-16)
Playing career
1945–1948	Rutgers
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1949–1950 1951–1952 1955–1956 1957–1960 1961–1972 1973–1983	Rutgers (freshman backfield) Johns Hopkins Rutgers (backfield) Chatham HS (NJ) Rutgers (assistant) Rutgers
Head coaching record
Overall	84–52–2 (college)
Bowls	0–1
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Awards Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1976)

Frank R. Burns (born March 16, 1928) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Johns Hopkins University from 1951 to 1952 and at Rutgers University from 1973 to 1983, compiling a career college football record of 84–52–2. In 1978, Burns led the Rutgers Scarlet Knights to their first bowl game, the now-defunct Garden State Bowl.

Playing career

Burns played football as a quarterback at Rutgers University for four years, from 1945 to 1948. There he ran the T formation under head coach Harvey Harman, completing 117 of 270 passes for 2,389 yards and 35 touchdowns.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays (Mason-Dixon Conference) (1951–1952)
1951	Johns Hopkins	2–5–1
1952	Johns Hopkins	4–4
Johns Hopkins:		6–9–1
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Independent) (1973–1983)
1973	Rutgers	6–5
1974	Rutgers	7–3–1
1975	Rutgers	9–2
1976	Rutgers	11–0				17	17
1977	Rutgers	8–3
1978	Rutgers	9–3			L Garden State
1979	Rutgers	8–3
1980	Rutgers	7–4
1981	Rutgers	5–6
1982	Rutgers	5–6
1983	Rutgers	3–8
Rutgers:		78–43–1
Total:		84–52–2

External links

• Frank R. Burns at the College Football Data Warehouse