Gary Darnell
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 15, 1948 Waldron, Arkansas |
| Playing career | |
| 1966–1969 | Oklahoma State |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1970 | Oklahoma State (GA) |
| 1971–1972 | Oklahoma State (LB) |
| 1973–1975 | SMU (LB) |
| 1976–1977 | North Carolina (LB) |
| 1978–1982 | Kansas State (AHC/DC) |
| 1983–1985 | Tennessee Tech |
| 1986–1987 | Wake Forest (AHC/DC) |
| 1988–1989 | Florida (DC) |
| 1989 | Florida (interim HC) |
| 1990–1991 | Notre Dame (AHC/DC) |
| 1992–1993 | Texas (AHC/ST) |
| 1994–1996 | Texas (AHC/DC) |
| 1997–2004 | Western Michigan |
| 2006–2007 | Texas A&M (DC) |
| 2007 | Texas A&M (interim HC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 52–80 |
| Bowls | 0–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 MAC West Division (1999–2000) | |
Gary Brent Darnell (born October 15, 1948) is a former American football player and coach at the college level. Darnell is native of Arkansas and an alumnus of Oklahoma State University, where he played college football. A long-time defensive coordinator, Darnell was also previously the head coach at Western Michigan University and Tennessee Technological University, as well as the interim head coach at the University of Florida and Texas A&M University.
Well traveled, Gary Darnell made eleven stops during his 38-year coaching career. As a student, he attended Oklahoma State University as a personal management major and linebacker for the Cowboys football team. As a senior in 1969, he earned All-Big Eight Conference linebacker honors. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1969 and again joined the Oklahoma State football team as a graduate assistant.
In 1971, he was hired on a full-time basis as the linebackers coach. He later joined the coaching staffs at Southern Methodist University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill under the same position.
In 1978, Darnell became assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Kansas State University. Darnell and the new staff turned around a program that went 0–11 in 1977, taking them to the Independence Bowl in 1982, Kansas State's first bowl appearance.
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