Gary Knecht {born September 29, 1939) is a faculty member at

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and former

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coach. Knecht has served as an assistant coach at several universities and as the head coach at

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from 1970 to 1971 and at

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from 1976 to 1983. During his career as a head coach, Knecht compiled an overall record of six wins, 13 losses and one tie (6–13–1) at Riverside and 52 wins, 19 losses and one tie (52–19–1) at Walla Walla.

Coaching career

In February 1970, Knecht was promoted to the head coach position at Riverside after the resignation of Pete Kettela. In March 1973, Knecht resigned as head coach after he led Riverside to an overall record of six wins, 13 losses and one tie (6–13–1). From Riverside, Knecht served as a defensive assistant at

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in 1972 before he was hired as the linebackers coach at

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in February 1973. He stayed at Idaho through the 1975 season before he resigned in February 1976 to become the head coach at

. At Walla Walla, Knecht led the Warriors to an overall record of 52 wins, 19 losses and one tie (52–19–1) during his tenure as head coach from 1976 through 1983. In 1984, he served as

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at Walla Walla before he was hired at

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as an assistant coach in 1985. Knecht finished his coaching career at

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where he served as

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from the 1995 through 2003 seasons.

Head coaching record

References

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