Gary Kinchen
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 13, 1941 Albany, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | August 17, 2011 (aged 70) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1960–1962 | LSU |
| Position(s) | Southwestern Louisiana (assistant) |
| 1967–1968 | Tulane (assistant) |
| 1969–1970 | Rice (OL/DL) |
| 1972–1973 | Nicholls State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–17 (college) |
Ronald Gary Kinchen (January 13, 1941 – August 17, 2011) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Nicholls State University from 1972 to 1973, compiling a record of 5–17.
Playing career
Kinchen was an alumnus of the Louisiana State University (LSU), where he played college football as a center and lettered for the LSU Tigers from 1960 to 1962.[1][2]
Coaching career
High School career
Kinchen was an assistant coach at Glen Oaks High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from 1963 to 1964 and head coach in 1965.[3]
College career
In 1966, Kinchen began his college coaching career as an assistant at the
In 1972, Kinchen was named the first head football coach at Nicholls State University.[3][4][5] He coached through the 1973 season and finished with a record of 5–17 at Nicholls State.[6][7]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls State Colonels (Gulf South Conference) (1972–1973) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Nicholls State | 3–8 | 1–5 | T–7th | |||||
| 1973 | Nicholls State | 2–9 | 2–7 | 9th | |||||
| Nicholls State: | 5–17 | 3–12 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–17 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Lettermen History". issuu.com/lsuathletics. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ISBN 1582610185. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "All-Time Records" (PDF). geauxcolonels.com. p. 68. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ^ "Nicholls State University Directory". sportsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ "Nicholls State Colonels". totalfootballstats.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Gary Kinchen Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
- ^ "Coaching Records" (PDF). southland.org. p. 49. Retrieved March 23, 2020.