| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 15, 1948 Waldron, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1966–1969 | Oklahoma State |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1970 | Oklahoma State (GA) |
| 1971–1972 | Oklahoma State (LB) |
| 1973–1975 | SMU (LB) |
| 1976–1977 | North Carolina (LB) |
| 1978–1982 | Kansas State (AHC/DC) |
| 1983–1985 | Tennessee Tech |
| 1986–1987 | Wake Forest (AHC/DC) |
| 1988–1989 | Florida (DC) |
| 1989 | Florida (interim HC) |
| 1990–1991 | Notre Dame (AHC/DC) |
| 1992–1993 | Texas (AHC/ST) |
| 1994–1996 | Texas (AHC/DC) |
| 1997–2004 | Western Michigan |
| 2006–2007 | Texas A&M (DC) |
| 2007 | Texas A&M (interim HC) |
| 2017 | Nebraska (def. consultant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 52–80 |
| Bowls | 0–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 MAC West Division (1999–2000) | |
Gary Brent Darnell (born October 15, 1948) is an American former college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Tennessee Technological University from 1983 to 1985 and Western Michigan University from 1997 to 2004 and was interim head football coach at the University of Florida for seven games in 1989 and at Texas A&M University for one game in 2007, compiling a career head coaching record of 52–80. Darnell had stints at a defensive coordinator at Kansas State University, Wake Forest University, Florida, the University of Notre Dame, the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M.