| Gary Blackney | |
| Birth Date: | 10 December 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Plainview, New York, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1965–1966 |
| Player Team1: | Connecticut |
| Player Positions: | Running back, defensive back |
| Coach Years1: | 1968–1969 |
| Coach Team1: | UConn (GA) |
| Coach Years2: | 1970–1972 |
| Coach Team2: | Brown (DB) |
| Coach Years3: | 1973–1974 |
| Coach Team3: | Rhode Island (OB) |
| Coach Years4: | 1975–1976 |
| Coach Team4: | Wisconsin (DB) |
| Coach Years5: | 1977 |
| Coach Team5: | Wisconsin (DC/DB) |
| Coach Years6: | 1978–1979 |
| Coach Team6: | UCLA (DB) |
| Coach Years7: | 1981–1983 |
| Coach Team7: | Syracuse (DB) |
| Coach Years8: | 1984 |
| Coach Team8: | Ohio State (DB) |
| Coach Years9: | 1985–1987 |
| Coach Team9: | Ohio State (DC) |
| Coach Years10: | 1988–1990 |
| Coach Team10: | Ohio State (ILB) |
| Coach Years11: | 1991–2000 |
| Coach Team11: | Bowling Green |
| Coach Years12: | 2001–2005 |
| Coach Team12: | Maryland (DC) |
| Coach Years13: | 2008 |
| Coach Team13: | UCF (DB) |
| Overall Record: | 60–50–2 |
| Bowl Record: | 2–0 |
| Championships: | 2 MAC (1991–1992) |
| Awards: | 2× MAC Coach of the Year (1991–1992) |
Gary Blackney (born December 12, 1944) is an American former college football coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Bowling Green State University from 1991 to 2000. Blackney also worked as an assistant football coach at Ohio State University, Syracuse University, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the University of Rhode Island, the University of Central Florida (UCF), and Brown University. He was the defensive coordinator at University of Maryland, College Park from 2001 to 2005. He retired from coaching after the 2008 season.[2]