THIRD AND DATA

Coaches

Gary Nord

His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)

All coaches

Gary Nord

Played at Louisville 1975-1978

Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26

YearsTeamRoleTitleHead coach
1981-1984LouisvillePositionTEnot known
1985-1986LouisvillePositionRBHoward Schnellenberger
1987-1988LouisvillePositionWRHoward Schnellenberger
1989-1994LouisvilleOCOC/QBHoward Schnellenberger
1995OklahomaOCOCHoward Schnellenberger
1996PittsburghPositionWRnot known
1997-1999UTEPOCOCnot known
2000-2003UTEPHead coachHead coach✓himself
2004Florida AtlanticPositionQBHoward Schnellenberger
2005-2008Florida AtlanticOCOC/QB✓Howard Schnellenberger
2009-2012PurdueOCAHC/OC/QB✓Danny Hope

Record

Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings

SeasonTeamJobEPA/playPoints/poss.SuccessYear beforeTeams
2005Florida AtlanticOffensive coordinator11134114-119
2006Florida AtlanticOffensive coordinator10912113111119
2007Florida AtlanticOffensive coordinator63886109119
2008Florida AtlanticOffensive coordinator57715863120
2009PurdueOffensive coordinator81718782120
2010PurdueOffensive coordinator11611010581120
2011PurdueOffensive coordinator616452116120
2012PurdueOffensive coordinator91778161124
SeasonHead coach atRecordAP before → afterOff EPA/playDef EPA/playSP+Team year beforeTeams
2000UTEP8-4- → ---8.142% wins116
2001UTEP2-9- → ----28.867% wins117
2002UTEP2-10- → ----27.018% wins117
2003UTEP2-11- → ----31.017% wins117

Worked under

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Coaches who were on his staffs

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On his staffs · 3

Level 2: on their staffs · 6

  • Brian Natkin · UTEP 2013-2016 (Position, ST coord.) · under Sean Kugler
  • Scott Stoker · UTEP 2013-2015 (DC, Position) · under Sean Kugler
  • Todd Whitten · UTEP 2013-2015 (Position) · under Sean Kugler
  • Brent Pease · UTEP 2016 (OC, Position) · under Sean Kugler
  • Mack Leftwich · UTEP 2016 (Other) · under Sean Kugler
  • Tom Mason · UTEP 2016 (DC, Position) · under Sean Kugler

Coached together

  • Danny Hope · Louisville 1985-1994 · him OC, Position, them Position
  • Howard Schnellenberger · Louisville 1985-1994 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
  • Danny Hope · Oklahoma 1995 · him OC, them Position
  • Howard Schnellenberger · Oklahoma 1995 · him OC, them Head coach
  • Jon Tenuta · Oklahoma 1995 · him OC, them Position
  • Curt Cignetti*+ · Pittsburgh 1996 · him Position, them Position
  • Ken Karcher · Pittsburgh 1996 · him Position, them OC, Position
  • Sean Kugler · UTEP 1997-2000 · him Head coach, OC, them Position
  • Patrick Higgins · UTEP 1998-2003 · him Head coach, OC, them OC, Position
  • Jeff Casteel · UTEP 2000 · him Head coach, them Position
  • Howard Schnellenberger · Florida Atlantic 2004-2008 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
  • Kirk Hoza · Florida Atlantic 2005-2008 · him OC, Position, them DC
  • Brian Rock · Purdue 2009-2010 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
  • Danny Hope · Purdue 2009-2012 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
  • Donn Landholm · Purdue 2009 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC
  • Shawn Clark · Purdue 2009-2012 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
  • Gary Emanuel · Purdue 2010-2011 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC
  • Patrick Higgins · Purdue 2011-2012 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach, Position
  • Phil Elmassian · Purdue 2011 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
  • Kevin Wolthausen · Purdue 2012 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
  • Tim Tibesar · Purdue 2012 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Position

Played together