The Zeitgeist List · coaching

Gary Nord

Followed Charlie Bailey. Gary Nord slid UTEP from Regional Program V to Regional Program IV in 4 seasons.

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2000–2003 · 1 stint

Career arc

His real stature score, season by season, across every program he’s coached — so a stretch that stays in one tier the whole way can still climb or sink on the line, not just flatten out. Node color marks the tier reached. Which program a stretch belongs to is carried by the shaded lane behind it.

Reached Regional Program in his 1st career season — faster than 20% of the 925 FBS coaches who have ever reached Regional Program (rank #1 of 925 by seasons-to-arrival).

UTEP, 4 seasons

−1.5

Regional Program IV → Regional Program V.

The big-game ledger

How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.

Winless in 3 tries against Dan Hawkins.

One-score games

2–4

33.3% · margin ≤8

vs. Blue Blood or better

0–2

0.0%

The toughest matchup

vs. Dan Hawkins0–3

3 meetings, 2001–2003

’01 L’02 L’03 L

0% win rate across a real, 3-meeting series — short of the bar this site uses before badging a series “Nemesis.” Shown here as the toughest matchup on record, not an algorithmic crown.

Performance by opponent class

Blue Blood

0–2 0.0%

Power Program

0–2 0.0%

National Program

1–6 14.3%

Regional Program

10–22 31.2%

Coaching career

2000–2003

UTEPcaretaker

Regional Program V → Regional Program IV

Gary Nord slid UTEP from Regional Program V to Regional Program IV in 4 seasons.

11th-best UTEP tenure of 20 by the numbers.

Followed Charlie Bailey (1993–1999) · succeeded by Mike Price (2004–2017).

6 NFL Draft picks: Paul Smith (2000), Brian Young (2000), Leif Larsen (2000), Menson Holloway (2001), Lee Mays (2002), Trey Darilek (2004)

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