Darren Barbier
- Not to be confused with Darren Barber, a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion.
| Darren Barbier | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 19, 1960 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Playing career | |
| 1978–1981 | Nicholls State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983–1988 1989–1994 1995–1998 1999–2000 |
Archbishop Shaw HS (LA) (assistant) Hahnville HS (LA) Nicholls State Tulane (LB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall |
17–28 (college) 64–12 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
|
Statistics | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Awards
Eddie Robinson Award (1996) | |
Darren Barbier (born December 19, 1960) is a former American football player and coach . He served as the head football coach at Nicholls State University team from 1995 to 1998, compiling a record of 17–28. Barbier was given the Eddie Robinson Award in 1996 as the top coach in NCAA Division I-AA football when he guided the Colonels to an 8–4 record and a berth in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, where his team lost their first round game. The 1996 turnaround came one season after the Nicholls State Colonels finished 0–11 and last place in the Southland Conference.[1][2][3]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | TSN# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls State Colonels (Southland Conference) (1995–1998) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Nicholls State | 0–11 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1996 | Nicholls State | 8–4 | 4–2 | 2nd | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | 15 | |||
| 1997 | Nicholls State | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1998 | Nicholls State | 4–7 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| Nicholls State: | 17–28 | 10–15 | |||||||
| Total: | 17–28 | ||||||||
| #The Sports Network FCS final poll. | |||||||||
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