Barry Lunney Jr.

Barry Lunney Jr. (born September 11, 1974) is an American football coach. He the offensive coordinator at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). Lunney served as the interim head football coach at the University of Arkansas for the final two games of the 2019 season.

Barry Lunney Jr.
Current position
TitleOffensive coordinator
TeamUTSA
ConferenceC-USA
Biographical details
Born (1974-09-11) September 11, 1974
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Playing career
1992–1995Arkansas
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–1999Arkansas (GA)
2000–2001Tulsa (QB)
2002Tulsa (WR)
2003–2004San Jose State (co-OC/QB)
2005–2012Bentonville HS (AR) (OC/QB)
2013–2018Arkansas (TE)
2019Arkansas (ST/TE)
2019Arkansas (interim HC)
2020–presentUTSA (AHC/OC/QB)
Head coaching record
Overall0–2

Playing career

Subsequent to his high school career at Southside High School in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Barry Lunney Jr. started 40 games at quarterback during his playing career at Arkansas,[1] and was the team captain for the 1995 Arkansas Razorbacks football team[2] while leading the team to its first SEC Western Division title on its way to the SEC Championship game for the first time in program history[3] prior to graduating while holding the team record for passing yards, passing touchdowns, pass completions, pass attempts and total offense plays.[4] Lunney Jr. also played college baseball, playing one season of minor league baseball for the Minnesota Twins organization in 1997[5], before returning to football coaching.

Coaching career

Lunney Jr. began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach during the 1998 and 1999 seasons at Arkansas before moving to Tulsa for the 2000, 2001, and 2002 seasons as quarterbacks (2000-2001) and wide receivers (2002) coach. He then moved on to be the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for San Jose State for two seasons, the last of which the Spartans ranked 17th in the NCAA in passing offense.[6] From 2005 to 2012, Lunney Jr. was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Bentonville High School in Northwest Arkansas, during which time the team won six conference titles and two state championships. From the 2013 to the 2019 season, Lunney Jr. was the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator for in-state recruits at Arkansas. On November 11, 2019, Barry Lunney Jr. took over as interim head coach for Arkansas, following the firing of former head coach Chad Morris.[7] During his first game as interim head coach, Arkansas lost to the #1 ranked team in the country, LSU.

UTSA

Lunney was named associate head coach and offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at UTSA on Dec. 13, 2019. [8]

Head coaching record

College
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Arkansas Razorbacks (Southeastern Conference) (2019)
2019 Arkansas 0–20–27th (West)
Arkansas: 0–20–2
Total:0–2
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References
  1. "HawgBeat - Noland trying to follow in Lunney's footsteps". arkansas.rivals.com. August 2, 2018.
  2. "Barry Lunney Jr. Bio". arkansasrazorbacks.com. Arkansas Razorbacks. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  3. "Barry Lunney Jr. named Razorback interim head coach". 247sports.com. 247 Sports. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  4. "Former Hog QB Barry Lunney Jr. named Arkansas TE coach". kait8.com. January 16, 2013.
  5. "Barry Lunney Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. "Former Hog QB Barry Lunney Jr. named Arkansas TE coach". kait8.com. January 16, 2013.
  7. "Arkansas Fires Chad Morris After Two Seasons, 0-18 Record". SI.com. November 11, 2019.
  8. https://goutsa.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1052&path=football


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