Jay Norvell
Running Backs at Iowa since 2026.
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- Seasons coached
- 41
- First season
- 1986
- Teams
- 13
Career
18 stints
1980s
- 1986–1987IowaGraduate Assistant
- 1988Northern IowaWide Receivers
- 1989–1994WisconsinWide Receivers
1990s
- 1991WisconsinWide Receivers
- 1992–1994WisconsinSpecial Teams CoordinatorWide Receivers
- 1995–1997Iowa StateQuarterbacksWide Receivers
- 1998–2001Indianapolis ColtsWide Receivers
2000s
- 2002–2003Oakland RaidersTight Ends
- 2004–2006NebraskaOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks
- 2007UCLAOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks
- 2008–2010OklahomaWide Receivers
2010s
- 2011–2014OklahomaCo-Offensive CoordinatorWide Receivers
- 2015TexasAssistant Coach
- 2016Arizona StateAssistant Coach
- 2017–2021NevadaHead Coach
2020s
- 2020–2021NevadaAssistant Coach
- 2022–2025Colorado StateHead Coach
- 2026–presentIowaRunning Backs
Coaching tree
16 mentors, 91 protégés, 3 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
111
- 2026Kirk FerentzCoached under · Iowa
- 2025Clint SintimMentored · Colorado State
- 2025John JancekMentored · Colorado State
- 2025Tyson SummersMentored · Colorado State
- 2024–2025Mike GoffMentored · Colorado State
- 2022Adam PilapilMentored · Colorado State
- 2022Bill BestMentored · Colorado State
- 2022–2023Buddha WilliamsMentored · Colorado State
- 2022Chad SavageMentored · Colorado State
- 2022–2025Chase HolbrookMentored · Colorado State
- 2022–2023Craig WattsMentored · Colorado State
- 2022–2024Freddie BanksMentored · Colorado State
- 2022James FinleyMentored · Colorado State
- 2022–2025Jeremy MosesMentored · Colorado State
- 2022Jordan SimmonsMentored · Colorado State
96 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
67
- 2026Jim MoraSucceeded by · Colorado State
- 2026Omar YoungSucceeded · Iowa
- 2025Tyson SummersSucceeded by · Colorado State
- 2022Ken WilsonSucceeded by · Nevada
- 2022Steve AddazioSucceeded · Colorado State
- 2021NorthwesternSucceeded by · Nevada
- 2021Vai TauaSucceeded by · Nevada
- 2020Chad HartleySucceeded · Nevada
- 2020Damien GarrettSucceeded · Nevada
- 2020Morgan DemartiniSucceeded · Nevada
- 2020Rhonda Lundin Bennett (Northwestern)Succeeded · Nevada
- 2020Ryan MitchellSucceeded · Nevada
- 2017Brian PolianSucceeded · Nevada
- 2017Dave ChristensenSucceeded by · Arizona State
- 2016Bednarik AwardSucceeded by · Texas
52 more, most recent shown first.
Tenure
41 seasons
- WisconsinPosition coach · 1989–19946
- NevadaHead coach · 2017–20215
- Colorado StateHead coach · 2022–20254
- OklahomaCoordinator · 2011–20144
- Indianapolis ColtsPosition coach · 1998–20014
- OklahomaPosition coach · 2008–20103
- NebraskaCoordinator · 2004–20063
- Iowa StatePosition coach · 1995–19973
- WisconsinCoordinator · 1992–19943
- NevadaPosition coach · 2020–20212
- Oakland RaidersPosition coach · 2002–20032
- IowaAnalyst · 1986–19872
- IowaPosition coach · 2026 · current1
- Arizona StatePosition coach · 20161
- TexasPosition coach · 20151
- UCLACoordinator · 20071
- Northern IowaPosition coach · 19881
Pipeline
1 of 9 coordinators
- 0 seasonsTyson Summersunder at Colorado State 2025 · head coach at Colorado State2025
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Jay Norvell. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.