Gary Nord
Gary Nord went 14–34 as a head coach, 2000–2003, at UTEP. Share
- Record
- 14–34 career
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2000 8–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UTEP | 8–4 | T–1st | Humanitarian Bowl L | ||
| 2001 | UTEP | 2–9 | 9th | |||
| 2002 | UTEP | 2–10 | T–9th | |||
| 2003 | UTEP | 2–11 | 9th |
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.
Players he coached
Brian NatkinConsensus All‑American, 2000
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Conference games | 32 | 10–22 | 31% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 6 | 2–4 | 33% |
| At home | 22 | 10–12 | 45% |
| On the road | 25 | 4–21 | 16% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 16 | 9–7 | 56% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 32 | 5–27 | 16% |
His own 48 games on file, 2000–2003, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Hatfield 2000–2003 | 2–2 | Rice | 4 | |
| June Jones 2000–2003 | 1–3 | Hawai’i | 4 | |
| Keith Burns 2000–2002 | 2–1 | Tulsa | 3 | |
| Chris Tormey 2000–2002 | 1–2 | Nevada | 3 | |
| Dan Hawkins 2001–2003 | 0–3 | Boise State | 3 | |
| Fitz Hill 2001–2003 | 0–3 | San José State | 3 | |
| Jack Bicknell Jr. 2001–2003 | 0–3 | Louisiana Tech | 3 |
Gary Nord’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tulsaseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Riceseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| SMUseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| San José Stateseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Hawai’iseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Boise Stateseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Nevadaseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Louisiana Techseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–84 | Louisville | Tight ends coach | |
| 1985–86 | Louisville | Running backs coach | |
| 1987–88 | Louisville | Wide receivers coach | |
| 1989–94 | Louisville | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 1995 | Oklahoma | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1996 | Pittsburgh | Wide receivers coach | |
| 1997–99 | UTEP | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2000–03 | UTEP | Head coach | |
| 2004 | Florida Atlantic | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 2005–08 | Florida Atlantic | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2009–12 | Purdue | Assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bob WeberLouisville
- Howard SchnellenbergerLouisville, Oklahoma, Florida Atlantic
- Johnny MajorsPittsburgh
- Charlie BaileyUTEP
- Danny HopePurdue
- Patrick HigginsPurdue
Assistants who became head coaches
- Patrick HigginsPurdue, William Penn
- Sean KuglerUTEP
- Bob WagnerHawai’i
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Weber | Louisville | 1981–84 | Tight ends coach | |
| Howard Schnellenberger | Louisville | 1985–94 | 1985–86: running backs coach; 1987–88: wide receivers coach; 1989–94: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Howard Schnellenberger | Oklahoma | 1995 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Johnny Majors | Pittsburgh | 1996 | Wide receivers coach | |
| Charlie Bailey | UTEP | 1997–99 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Howard Schnellenberger | Florida Atlantic | 2004–08 | 2004: quarterbacks coach; 2005–08: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Danny Hope | Purdue | 2009–12 | Assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Patrick Higgins | Purdue | 2012 | Assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Higgins | UTEP, 2000–03: offensive coordinator | Purdue, William Penn | |
| Sean Kugler | UTEP, 2000: offensive line coach | UTEP | |
| Bob Wagner | UTEP, 2001: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Hawai’i |
Other assistants under him (3)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Casteel | UTEP, 2000: defensive ends coach | |
| Larry Hoefer | UTEP, 2000: defensive coordinator | |
| Troy Reffett | UTEP, 2002–03: 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.