Gary Nord (born June 12, 1957) is a former

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player and coach. Nord was the head football coach as the

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(UTEP) from 2000 to 2003, he compiling a record of 14–34. He led the 2000 UTEP Miners football team to a

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and a berth in the 2000 Humanitarian Bowl, their first bowl game since 1988, where they lost to the 2000 Boise State Broncos football team Nord most recently served as

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and quarterbacks coach at

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. 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

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, the

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, the

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and

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. Nord is a long-time associate of

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, having served on his staffs at three different schools. Nord filed a lawsuit against Purdue due to a fall he suffered in the weight room that was under construction. He missed the final three games of the 2012 season due to a back injury.

Head coaching record

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