Sport(s) Football 1987–1988 Louisville (WR) 1985–1986 Louisville (RB) Role American football player | 1981–1984 Louisville (TE) Name Gary Nord 1975–1978 Louisville 1989–1994 Louisville (OC/QB) Positions Tight end | |
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Born June 12, 1957 (age 66)
Louisville, Kentucky ( 1957-06-12 ) | ||
Education University of Louisville | ||
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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.