Gerard Paul DiNardo is a former American football player and coach. He played college football as a guard for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish where he was selected as an All-American in 1974. DiNardo served as the head football coach at Vanderbilt University (1991β1994), Louisiana State University (1995β1999), and Indiana University (2002β2004), compiling a career college football record of 59β76β1. In 2001, he was the head coach of the Birmingham Thunderbolts of the XFL.