American football player and coach (born 1957)
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]
Head coaching record
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# denotes interim head coach