Barnes won two conference (AAWU) titles in 1959 and 1961, and led the sixteenth-ranked Bruins to the Rose Bowl. Three of the assistant coaches from Sanders' 1954 national championship team later served as head coaches for the Bruins: Dickerson, Barnes, and Tommy Prothro.
Barnes led the Bruins to two conference championships (AAWU) in 1959 and 1961, and took them to the Rose Bowl. Three of Sanders' assistants from his 1954 national championship team later became head coaches for the Bruins: Dickerson, Barnes, and Tommy Prothro.