Gary Nord Explained

Gary Nord
Birth Date:12 June 1957
Birth Place:Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Player Years1:1975–1978
Player Team1:Louisville
Player Positions:Tight end
Coach Years1:1981–1984
Coach Team1:Louisville (TE)
Coach Years2:1985–1986
Coach Team2:Louisville (RB)
Coach Years3:1987–1988
Coach Team3:Louisville (WR)
Coach Years4:1989–1994
Coach Team4:Louisville (OC/QB)
Coach Years5:1995
Coach Team5:Oklahoma (OC)
Coach Years6:1996
Coach Team6:Pittsburgh (WR)
Coach Years7:1997–1999
Coach Team7:UTEP (OC)
Coach Years8:2000–2003
Coach Team8:UTEP
Coach Years9:2004
Coach Team9:Florida Atlantic (QB)
Coach Years10:2005–2008
Coach Team10:Florida Atlantic (OC/QB)
Coach Years11:2009–2012
Coach Team11:Purdue (AHC,OC,QB)
Overall Record:14–34
Bowl Record:0–1
Championships:1 WAC (2000)
Awards:WAC Coach of the Year (2000)

Gary Nord (born June 12, 1957) is a former American football player and coach. Nord was the head football coach as the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) from 2000 to 2003, he compiling a record of 14–34. He led the 2000 UTEP Miners football team to a Western Athletic Conference and a berth in the 2000 Humanitarian Bowl, their first bowl game since 1988, where they lost to the 2000 Boise State Broncos football team

Nord most recently served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Purdue University. He was named to the position on December 1, 2008,[1] and was relieved of his duties following the 2012 season. He also worked an assistant coach at the University of Louisville, the University of Oklahoma, the University of Pittsburgh and Florida Atlantic University. Nord is a long-time associate of Howard Schnellenberger, having served on his staffs at three different schools.

Nord filed a lawsuit against Purdue due to a fall he suffered in the weight room that was under construction. He missed the final three games of the 2012 season due to a back injury.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hope Announces Football Coaching Staff Changes . PurdueSports.com . December 1, 2008 . July 27, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727185304/http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120108aac.html . dead .
  2. Web site: Staff Reports. Former offensive coordinator Gary Nord files lawsuit against Purdue. 2021-10-26. Purdue Exponent. July 17, 2013 . en.