Dec 8, 2005 8:21 pm US/Mountain
Timeline Of Key Events In Coach Barnett's Career
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) ―
The following is a timeline of University of Colorado head coach Gary Barnett's career:
- 1982-83: Head coach at Fort Lewis, Durango, Colo.
- 1984-1991: Assistant to Colorado head coach Bill McCartney.
- 1992-1998: Head coach at Northwestern. Big 10 Coach of the Year in 1995, 1996.
- 1999: Named 22nd head coach at Colorado.
- 2001: Colorado wins Big 12 championship. Barnett named Big 12 Coach of the Year.
- 2002: Colorado wins Big 12 North Division championship.
- 2004: Scandal erupts amid allegations that Colorado used sex and alcohol to recruit football players. Barnett is suspended, then reinstated over disparaging remarks about a female player who says she was raped. Multiple investigations end with no sex-related criminal charges. A report criticizes Barnett for lax oversight of players but says he did not condone improper conduct.
- 2004: Colorado wins Big 12 North Division championship. Barnett named Big 12 Coach of the Year.
- 2005: Colorado wins the Big 12 North Division championship. Loses to Texas 70-3 in the conference championship game, third loss in a row. Barnett steps down after accepting a $3 million settlement.
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