| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive analyst |
| Team | Oklahoma State |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1952-08-13)August 13, 1952 (age 73) Beaumont, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1971–1974 | Oklahoma |
| Position | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1975–1977 | Oklahoma (GA) |
| 1978–1980 | Oklahoma (LB) |
| 1981–1988 | Oklahoma (DC) |
| 1989–1994 | Oklahoma |
| 2000 | Georgia (DC/LB) |
| 2001 | LSU (DC) |
| 2002–2005 | Dallas Cowboys (LB) |
| 2006–2008 | New Orleans Saints (DC) |
| 2009–2012 | Kansas City Chiefs (LB) |
| 2012 | Kansas City Chiefs (DC) |
| 2012–2017 | Kansas City Chiefs (LB) |
| 2018–present | Oklahoma State (defensive analyst) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 44–23–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
Gary Gibbs (born August 13, 1952) is an Americanfootball coach and former player who previously served as the head football coach at theUniversity of Oklahoma for six years, compiling a record of 44–23–2.
Gibbs spent the first half of his adult life at Oklahoma as a player, assistant coach, and head coach. He played for the Sooners as alinebacker underChuck Fairbanks andBarry Switzer from 1972 to 1974. He began coaching in 1975 as agraduate assistant under Switzer and was promoted to linebackers coach in 1978. He was promoted todefensive coordinator in 1981, and held that post through the 1988 season. He was known for coaching Oklahoma legendBrian Bosworth. In 1989, Gibbs was named head coach after Switzer was forced out followingNCAA sanctions and a number of highly publicized off-the-field issues involving the Oklahoma football program.[1]
Gibbs stayed as head coach at Oklahoma for six years, leading the Sooners to a record of 44–23–2 in that time. While he succeeded in his primary task—cleaning up the program's image—he was perceived as a coach who could not win big games. He went 2–15–1 against Oklahoma's biggest rivals,Texas,Nebraska andColorado, and never won more than five (out of seven) games in theBig Eight Conference. Hobbled by NCAA sanctions during Gibbs' first two years, the Sooners were barred from bowl games, and were also banned from live television in his first year. More seriously, they were only allowed to give out 18 scholarships rather than 25. He wasn't able to field a team with a full complement of scholarships until 1994. Even so, discontent with his lackluster record in big games led Oklahoma to force his resignation after the season.
Gibbs was the defensive coordinator at theUniversity of Georgia in 2000 and then atLSU in 2001. From 2002 to 2005, he was the linebackers coach for theDallas Cowboys. Gibbs was the defensive coordinator for theNew Orleans Saints from 2006 through 2008. Fired by the Saints after the conclusion of the 2008 season, Gibbs was subsequently hired by the Kansas City Chiefs as linebackers coach. On November 5, 2012, Gibbs was named defensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs afterRomeo Crennel resigned from the position (though staying as head coach).
Gibbs has a wife, Jeanne, and two children, Whitley and Jordan.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Sooners(Big Eight Conference)(1989–1994) | |||||||||
| 1989 | Oklahoma | 7–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1990 | Oklahoma | 8–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | 17 | ||||
| 1991 | Oklahoma | 9–3 | 5–2 | 3rd | WGator | 14 | 16 | ||
| 1992 | Oklahoma | 5–4–2 | 3–2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1993 | Oklahoma | 9–3 | 4–3 | 4th | WJohn Hancock† | 14 | 17 | ||
| 1994 | Oklahoma | 6–6 | 4–3 | 4th | LCopper | ||||
| Oklahoma: | 44–23–2 | 26–14–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 44–23–2 | ||||||||
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