Gary Barnett
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
May 23, 1946 Lakeland, Florida |
| Playing career | |
| 1966–1969 | Missouri |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1969–1971 | Missouri (GA) |
| 1972–1981 | Air Academy HS (CO) |
| 1982–1983 | Fort Lewis |
| 1984–1991 | Colorado (assistant) |
| 1992–1998 | Northwestern |
| 1999–2005 | Colorado |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 92–94–2 |
| Bowls | 2–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Big Ten (1995–1996) 1 Big 12 (2001) |
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| Awards | |
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AFCA Coach of the Year (1995) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (1995) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1995) George Munger Award (1995) Home Depot Coach of the Year Award (1995) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1995) Sporting News College Football COY (1995) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1995) Best Coach/Manager ESPY Award (1996) 2x Big Ten Coach of the Year (1995–1996) 2x Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year (AP) (2001, 2004) |
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Gary Lee Barnett (born May 23, 1946) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Fort Lewis College (1982–1983), Northwestern University (1992–1998), and the University of Colorado at Boulder (1999–2005), compiling a career college football record of 92–94–2. His 1995 Northwestern team won the Big Ten Conference title, the first for the program since 1936, and played in the school's first Rose Bowl since 1949. At Colorado, Barnett was suspended briefly in the 2004 offseason due to events stemming from allegations of sexual misconduct by several members of the football team.
Barnett attended Parkway Central High School in Chesterfield, Missouri and graduated from the University of Missouri in 1969 with a bachelor's degree in social studies. He continued on to get his masters degree in 1971 in education. Barnett played wide receiver for Missouri from 1966–1969. He lettered his senior year under coach Dan Devine.
Barnett started his coaching career at the University of Missouri as a graduate assistant from 1969–1971 under coach Al Onofrio. After he graduated, he was a successful high school coach at Air Academy High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado for 11 years, nine as head coach. His teams won six conference titles and reached the state semi-finals twice, in 1980 and 1981. Barnett first became a head coach at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. After two seasons, he left on February 20, 1984 to become an assistant coach at Colorado under Bill McCartney. Barnett was the running backs coach for his first season, and he switched to quarterbacks and fullbacks for the next seven seasons. On December 3, 1990, he was promoted to offensive coordinator. His first game as coordinator was against Notre Dame in the 1991 Orange Bowl, which Colorado won to earn their first, and only, national championship.
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