Gary Blackney (born December 12, 1944) is an American retired

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coach. He served as the head football coach at Bowling Green State University from 1991 to 2000. Blackney also worked as an assistant football coach at Ohio State University,

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, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the University of Rhode Island, the University of Central Florida (UCF), and

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. He was the

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at University of Maryland, College Park from 2001 to 2005. He retired from coaching after the 2008 season.UCF hires former player Sean Beckton as assistant football coach
''The Orlando Sentinel'', April 7, 2009.

Head coaching record

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1944 births Living people Bowling Green Falcons football coaches Brown Bears football coaches UConn Huskies football players Maryland Terrapins football coaches Ohio State Buckeyes football coaches Rhode Island Rams football coaches Syracuse Orange football coaches UCF Knights football coaches UCLA Bruins football coaches Wisconsin Badgers football coaches People from Plainview, New York {{1990s-collegefootball-coach-stub