Gary Nord

Gary Nord

Biographical details
Born	(1957-06-12) June 12, 1957 Louisville, Kentucky
Playing career
1975–1978	Louisville
Position(s)	Tight end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981–1984	Louisville (TE)
1985–1986	Louisville (RB)
1987–1988	Louisville (WR)
1989–1994	Louisville (OC/QB)
1995	Oklahoma (OC)
1996	Pittsburgh (WR)
1997–1999	UTEP (OC)
2000–2003	UTEP
2004	Florida Atlantic (QB)
2005–2008	Florida Atlantic (OC/QB)
2009–2012	Purdue (AHC,OC,QB)
Head coaching record
Overall	14–34
Bowls	0–1
Accomplishments and honors
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, 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, 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.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
UTEP Miners (Western Athletic Conference) (2000–2003)
2000	UTEP	8–4	7–1	T–1st	L Humanitarian
2001	UTEP	2–9	1–6	9th
2002	UTEP	2–10	1–6	9th
2003	UTEP	2–11	1–6	9th
UTEP:		14–34	10–19
Total:		16–17
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth