Gary Campbell (American football coach)


Gary Campbell is a former American football player and coach. He is the former running backs coach for the University of Oregon football team.>

Education and playing career

Campbell played college football as a fullback for UCLA from 1969 to 1973.

Coaching career

1,000-yard rushers

Campbell has coached 19 players to 1,000-rushing-yard seasons; three players have done it twice, and LaMichael James did it three times, despite being suspended for the first game of his sophomore year, and missing two games due to injury in his junior year. 2001 and 2008 mark seasons when Oregon had two 1,000 yard rushers in the same season.
YearPlayerGPYPGYardsTD
1985Tony Cherry1191.51,0069
1988Derek Loville12100.21,20213
1995Ricky Whittle1285.11,02112
1997Saladin McCullough12111.91,3439
1999Reuben Droughns12102.81,2349
2000Maurice Morris1299.01,1888
2001Maurice Morris 2nd1287.41,0499
2001Onterrio Smith1288.21,0587
2002Onterrio Smith 2nd1295.11,14112
2004Terrence Whitehead1297.21,1666
2007Jonathan Stewart13132.51,72211
2008Jeremiah Johnson1392.41,20113
2008LeGarrette Blount1377.11,00217
2009LaMichael James13118.91,54614
2010LaMichael James 2nd12144.31,73121
2011LaMichael James 3rd11164.11,80518
2012Kenjon Barner13135.91,76721
2013Byron Marshall1286.51,03814
2014Royce Freeman15911,36518
2015†Royce Freeman 2nd13141.231,83617

Bold denotes school record
†Season ongoing

Players in the NFL

Campbell has coached 11 players that went on to play in the NFL.