Robert Lyons (American football)

Robert "Bo" Lyons (born December 15, 1935) is an American former college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Northeastern University from 1972 to 1980, compiling a record of 34–52–1. Lyons played at Northwestern and was the line coach for the Northeastern Huskies for nine seasons under Joe Zabilski before succeeding him as head coach.^[1]

Robert Lyons

Biographical details
Born	(1935-12-15) December 15, 1935 (age 89)
Playing career
1955–1957	Northeastern
Position(s)	Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1963–1971	Northeastern (line)
1972–1980	Northeastern
Head coaching record
Overall	34–52–1

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Northeastern Huskies (NCAA College Division independent) (1972)
1972	Northeastern	6–2
Northeastern Huskies (NCAA Division II independent) (1973–1977)
1973	Northeastern	3–6
1974	Northeastern	6–4
1975	Northeastern	3–6
1976	Northeastern	2–7
1977	Northeastern	3–6–1
Northeastern Huskies (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1978–1980)
1978	Northeastern	6–5
1979	Northeastern	3–7
1980	Northeastern	2–9
Northeastern:		34–52–1
Total:		34–52–1