Barbara Swanner was the head coach of the women's basketball team at Louisiana State University (LSU) from 1979 to 1982.
[1] Swanner took over for head coach Jinks Coleman midway through the 1978–1979 season and led the Lady Tigers (then the BenGals) to a 57-50 record over the next 3½ years.
[2] Her teams went to three Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Tournaments.
She was succeeded by the legendary Sue Gunter in 1982.
Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.