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]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green Falcons (Mid-American Conference) (1991–2000) | |||||||||
| 1991 | Bowling Green | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | W California | ||||
| 1992 | Bowling Green | 10–2 | 8–0 | 1st | W Las Vegas | ||||
| 1993 | Bowling Green | 6–3–2 | 5–1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1994 | Bowling Green | 9–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1995 | Bowling Green | 5–6 | 3–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1996 | Bowling Green | 4–7 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1997 | Bowling Green | 3–8 | 3–5 | T–4th (East) | |||||
| 1998 | Bowling Green | 5–6 | 5–3 | T–3rd (East) | |||||
| 1999 | Bowling Green | 5–6 | 3–5 | 5th (East) | |||||
| 2000 | Bowling Green | 2–9 | 2–6 | T–5th (East) | |||||
| Bowling Green: | 60–50–2 | 48–30–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 60–50–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ Hackenberg, Dave (November 28, 2010). "10 Questions with Gary Blackney". Toledo Blade.
- ^ UCF hires former player Sean Beckton as assistant football coach, The Orlando Sentinel, April 7, 2009.