Darren Barbier

Darren Barbier
Biographical details
Born	December 19, 1960 (age 63); New Orleans, Louisiana
Playing career
1978–1981	Nicholls State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983–1988	Archbishop Shaw HS (LA) (assistant)
1989–1994	Hahnville HS (LA)
1995–1998	Nicholls State
1999–2000	Tulane (LB)
Head coaching record
Overall	17–28 (college); 64–12 (high school)
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	Eddie Robinson Award (1996)

Not to be confused with Darren Barber, a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion.

Darren Barbier (born December 19, 1960) is a former American football player and coach.

Coaching career

Barbier served as the head football coach at Nicholls State University team from 1995 to 1998, compiling a record of 17–28. Barbier was given the Eddie Robinson Award in 1996 as the top coach in NCAA Division I-AA football when he guided the Colonels to an 8–4 record and a berth in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, where his team lost their first round game. The 1996 turnaround came one season after the Nicholls State Colonels finished 0–11 and last place in the Southland Conference.^[1]^[2]^[3]

From 1999 to 2000, Barbier served as linebackers coach at Tulane University.


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	TSN^#
Nicholls State Colonels (Southland Conference) (1995–1998)
1995	Nicholls State	0–11	0–5	6th
1996	Nicholls State	8–4	4–2	2nd	L NCAA Division I-AA First Round	15
1997	Nicholls State	5–6	3–4	T–4th
1998	Nicholls State	4–7	3–4	5th
Nicholls State:		17–28	10–15
Total:		17–28
^#The Sports Network FCS final poll.