Barney Cotton
Barney Cotton went 0–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 2014 at Nebraska (interim, bowl game). His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 0–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2014 9–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Nebraska interim, bowl game | 0–1 | Holiday Bowl L |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
His own one games on file, 2014, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| USCseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Also a player: Barney Cotton’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–94 | St. Cloud State | Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| 1995–96 | Hastings | Head coach | |
| 1997–2002 | New Mexico State | Assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| 2003 | Nebraska | Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| 2004–06 | Iowa State | Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| 2007 | Ames HS (IA) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 2008–12 | Nebraska | Assistant head coach and offensive line coach | |
| 2013–14 | Nebraska | Assistant head coach, running game coordinator and offensive line and tight ends coach | |
| 2014 | Nebraska | Interim head coach | |
| 2015–18 | UNLV | Offensive coordinator and tight ends coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Tony SamuelNew Mexico State
- Bo PeliniNebraska
- Frank SolichNebraska
- Dan McCarneyIowa State
- Tony SanchezUNLV
Worked under (5)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Samuel | New Mexico State | 1997–2002 | Assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| Bo Pelini | Nebraska | 2003–14 | 2003: offensive coordinator and offensive line coach; 2008–12: assistant head coach and offensive line coach; 2013–14: assistant head coach, running game coordinator and offensive line and tight ends coach | |
| Frank Solich | Nebraska | 2003 | Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| Dan McCarney | Iowa State | 2004–06 | Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| Tony Sanchez | UNLV | 2015–18 | Offensive coordinator and tight ends coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Els | Hastings, 1995: quarterbacks coach; 1996: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach; Nebraska, 2014: linebackers coach, special teams coordinator and recruiting coordinator | Hastings | |
| Tim Beck | Nebraska, 2014: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Coastal Carolina |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Charlton Warren | Nebraska, 2014: defensive backs coach | |
| John Papuchis | Nebraska, 2014: defensive coordinator |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.