Robert Emlen Boyers (December 25, 1876 – August 4, 1949) was a United States Army officer and American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the United States Military Academy from 1904 to 1905, compiling a record of 11–6–1. Boyers was born on December 25, 1876, and graduated from West Point in 1903. He served during World War I with the 3rd Infantry Division in France and with the 332nd Infantry Regiment in Italy. He lost his foot as the result of wounds and retired in 1919 with the rank of captain. Head coaching record References 1876 births 1949 deaths 19th-century players of American football Army Black Knights football coaches Army Black Knights football players All-American college football players United States Army personnel of World War I United States Army officers People from Bellaire, Ohio