Coaches
Barney Cotton
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Barney Cotton
Played at Nebraska
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-1994 | St. Cloud State (unknown) | OC | Offensive coordinator & offensive line coach | not known |
| 1995-1996 | Hastings | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1997-2002 | New Mexico State | OC | Assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, & offensive line coach | Tony Samuel |
| 2003 | Nebraska | OC | Offensive coordinator & offensive line coach | Frank Solich |
| 2004-2006 | Iowa State | OC | Offensive coordinator & offensive line coach✓ | Dan McCarney |
| 2007 | Ames HS (IA) (HS) | Position | Assistant coach | not known |
| 2008-2012 | Nebraska | Position | Assistant head coach & offensive line coach | Bo Pelini |
| 2013-2014 | Nebraska | Position | Assistant head coach, run game coordinator, offensive line coach, & tight ends coach | Bo Pelini |
| 2014 | Nebraska | Head coachinterim | Interim head coach | Bo Pelini |
| 2015-2018 | UNLV | OC | Offensive coordinator & tight ends coach✓ | Tony Sanchez* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Iowa State | Offensive coordinator | 57 | 65 | 61 | 68 | 119 |
| 2006 | Iowa State | Offensive coordinator | 57 | 88 | 47 | 57 | 119 |
| 2015 | UNLV | Offensive coordinator | 85 | 85 | 87 | 98 | 128 |
| 2016 | UNLV | Offensive coordinator | 44 | 55 | 80 | 85 | 128 |
| 2017 | UNLV | Offensive coordinator | 50 | 51 | 40 | 44 | 130 |
| 2018 | UNLV | Offensive coordinator | 69 | 90 | 95 | 50 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Hastings | Division II | 7-2-1 |
| 1996 | Hastings | Division II | 6-4 |
Worked under
- Tony Samuel · New Mexico State 1997-2002 (OC, Other, Position)
- Frank Solich · Nebraska 2003 (OC, Position)
- Dan McCarney · Iowa State 2004-2006 (OC, Position)
- Bo Pelini · Nebraska 2008-2014 (Other, Position)
- Tony Sanchez* · UNLV 2015-2018 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Patrick Higgins · St. Cloud State 1989 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Bill Busch · New Mexico State 1997-2000 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Steve Stanard · New Mexico State 1997-2002 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Gerry Gdowski · New Mexico State 1998-2002 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Marvin Sanders · New Mexico State 2000 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Ross Els · New Mexico State 2001-2002 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Bo Pelini · Nebraska 2003-2014 · him Head coach, OC, Other, Position, them DC, Head coach
- Carl Pelini · Nebraska 2003-2011 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, GA, Position
- Frank Solich · Nebraska 2003 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Lance Leipold* · Nebraska 2003 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Marvin Sanders · Nebraska 2003-2011 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Tim Albin* · Nebraska 2003 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Turner Gill · Nebraska 2003 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Chris Ash · Iowa State 2004-2006 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Dan McCarney · Iowa State 2004-2006 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- DeMontie Cross · Iowa State 2004-2005 · him OC, Position, them Position
- John Skladany · Iowa State 2004-2006 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Todd Fitch · Iowa State 2004-2006 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Wayne Bolt · Iowa State 2006 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Chris Kiffin · Nebraska 2008-2009 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- John Papuchis · Nebraska 2008-2014 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position, ST coord.
- Mike Ekeler · Nebraska 2008-2010 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Shawn Watson · Nebraska 2008-2010 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Tim Beck · Nebraska 2008-2014 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Joe Moglia · Nebraska 2009-2010 · him Other, Position, them Other
- Ross Els · Nebraska 2011-2014 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Charlton Warren · Nebraska 2014 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them Position
- Kent Baer · UNLV 2015-2017 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Tony Sanchez* · UNLV 2015-2018 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Garin Justice · UNLV 2018 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tim Skipper · UNLV 2018 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position