Gary Blackney
Gary Blackney went 60–50–2 as a head coach, 1991–2000, at Bowling Green. Share
- Record
- 60–50–2 career
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1991 11–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Bowling Green | 11–1 | 1st | California Bowl W | ||
| 1992 | Bowling Green | 10–2 | 1st | Las Vegas Bowl W | ||
| 1993 | Bowling Green | 6–3–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1994 | Bowling Green | 9–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1995 | Bowling Green | 5–6 | 6th | |||
| 1996 | Bowling Green | 4–7 | 5th | |||
| 1997 | Bowling Green | 3–8 | T–4th (East) | |||
| 1998 | Bowling Green | 5–6 | T–3rd (East) | |||
| 1999 | Bowling Green | 5–6 | 5th (East) | |||
| 2000 | Bowling Green | 2–9 | T–5th (East) |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 7 | 0–7 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 20 | 13–7 | 65% |
| Conference games | 80 | 47–31–2 | 60% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 45 | 23–20–2 | 53% |
| At home | 49 | 34–14–1 | 70% |
| On the road | 61 | 24–36–1 | 40% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 66 | 46–18–2 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 46 | 14–32 | 30% |
His own 112 games on file, 1991–2000, 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.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Pinkel 1991–2000 | 5–5 | Toledo | 10 | |
| Randy Walker 1991–1998 | 6–2 | Miami (OH) | 8 | |
| Lee Owens 1995–2000 | 3–3 | Akron | 6 | |
| Jim Grobe 1995–2000 | 2–4 | Ohio | 6 | |
| Al Molde 1991–1996 | 2–2–1 | Western Michigan | 5 | |
| Tom Lichtenberg 1991–1994 | 4–0 | Ohio | 4 | |
| Paul Schudel 1991–1994 | 3–0–1 | Ball State | 4 | |
| Jim Corrigall 1994–1997 | 3–1 | Kent State | 4 | |
| Dick Flynn 1994–1999 | 2–2 | Central Michigan | 4 | |
| Bob Pruett 1997–2000 | 1–3 | Marshall | 4 |
Gary Blackney’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Kent Stateseries | 10 | 8–2 |
| Miami (OH)series | 10 | 6–4 |
| Ohioseries | 10 | 6–4 |
| Toledoseries | 10 | 5–5 |
| Akronseries | 9 | 6–3 |
| Ball Stateseries | 7 | 4–2–1 |
| Central Michiganseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| Western Michiganseries | 7 | 2–4–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968–69 | UConn | Graduate assistant | |
| 1970–72 | Brown | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1973–74 | Rhode Island | Offensive backs coach | |
| 1975–76 | Wisconsin | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1977 | Wisconsin | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| 1978–79 | UCLA | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1981–83 | Syracuse | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1984 | Ohio State | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1985–87 | Ohio State | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1988–90 | Ohio State | Inside linebackers coach | |
| 1991–2000 | Bowling Green | Head coach | |
| 2001–05 | Maryland | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2008 | UCF | Defensive backs coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Len JardineBrown
- John JardineWisconsin
- Terry DonahueUCLA
- Dick MacPhersonSyracuse
- Earle BruceOhio State
- John CooperOhio State
- Ralph FriedgenMaryland
- George O’LearyUCF
Assistants who became head coaches
- Mike FaragalliToronto Argonauts
- Todd FitchVanderbilt
- Paul HaynesKent State
- Tim BeckmanToledo, Illinois
- Stan DraytonTemple
- Tom LichtenbergOhio, Morehead State, Maine
Worked under (8)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Jardine | Brown | 1970–72 | Defensive backs coach | |
| John Jardine | Wisconsin | 1975–77 | 1975–76: defensive backs coach; 1977: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| Terry Donahue | UCLA | 1978–79 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Dick MacPherson | Syracuse | 1981–83 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Earle Bruce | Ohio State | 1984–87 | 1984: defensive backs coach; 1985–87: defensive coordinator | |
| John Cooper | Ohio State | 1988–90 | Inside linebackers coach | |
| Ralph Friedgen | Maryland | 2001–05 | Defensive coordinator | |
| George O’Leary | UCF | 2008 | Defensive backs coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (6)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Faragalli | Bowling Green, 1991–94, 1996–99: offensive coordinator | Toronto Argonauts | |
| Todd Fitch | Bowling Green, 1991: wide receivers coach | Vanderbilt | |
| Paul Haynes | Bowling Green, 1994: graduate assistant | Kent State | |
| Tim Beckman | Bowling Green, 1998–2000: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | Toledo, Illinois | |
| Stan Drayton | Bowling Green, 2000: running backs coach | Temple | |
| Tom Lichtenberg | Bowling Green, 2000: offensive coordinator | Ohio, Morehead State, Maine |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Ferraro | Bowling Green, 1991–97: defensive coordinator | |
| Terry Malone | Bowling Green, 1991–95: offensive line and tight ends coach and offensive coordinator | |
| Tim Walton | Bowling Green, 1995: graduate assistant; 1996–98: running backs coach; 1999: defensive backs coach | |
| Tim Banks | Bowling Green, 1996: graduate assistant; 1999: running backs coach; 2000: defensive backs coach |
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.