Coaches
Jay Norvell
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jay Norvell
Played at Iowa 1982-1985 · alma mater (CFBD): Iowa
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-1987 | Iowa | GA | GA | not known |
| 1988 | Northern Iowa | Position | WR | not known |
| 1989-1994 | Wisconsin | Position | OL/WR/TE | Barry Alvarez (1990-1994) |
| 1995-1997 | Iowa State | Position | QB/WR | Dan McCarney |
| 1998-2001 | Indianapolis Colts (pro) | Position | WR | not known |
| 2002-2003 | Oakland Raiders (pro) | Position | TE | not known |
| 2004-2006 | Nebraska | OC | OC/QB✓ | Bill Callahan |
| 2007 | UCLA | OC | OC/QB✓ | Karl Dorrell |
| 2008-2010 | Oklahoma | Position | assistant OC/WR | Bob Stoops |
| 2010 | Oklahoma | OCinterim | Co-offensive coordinator (interim) · season pages | Bob Stoops |
| 2011-2014 | Oklahoma | OC | co-OC/WR✓ | Bob Stoops |
| 2015 | Texas | Position | WR | Charlie Strong |
| 2015 | Texas | OC | Co-offensive coordinator · season pages | Charlie Strong |
| 2016 | Arizona State | Position | PGC/WR | Todd Graham |
| 2017-2021 | Nevada | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2022-2025 | Colorado State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2026- | Iowa | Position | RB | Kirk Ferentz*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Nebraska | Offensive coordinator | 106 | 98 | 88 | 66 | 119 |
| 2006 | Nebraska | Offensive coordinator | 23 | 52 | 52 | 106 | 119 |
| 2007 | UCLA | Offensive coordinator | 103 | 112 | 108 | 92 | 119 |
| 2011 | Oklahoma | Co-offensive coordinator | 30 | 22 | 12 | 59 | 120 |
| 2012 | Oklahoma | Co-offensive coordinator | 9 | 15 | 4 | 30 | 124 |
| 2013 | Oklahoma | Co-offensive coordinator | 72 | 35 | 61 | 9 | 125 |
| 2014 | Oklahoma | Co-offensive coordinator | 37 | 35 | 30 | 72 | 128 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Nevada | 3-9 | - → - | 73 | 99 | -16.4 | 42% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Nevada | 8-5 | - → - | 80 | 31 | -0.5 | 25% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Nevada | 7-6 | - → - | 108 | 99 | -12.3 | 62% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Nevada | 7-2 | - → - | 27 | 44 | 1.9 | 54% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Nevada | 8-4 (12 of 13) | - → - | 33 | 64 | 3.6 | 78% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Colorado State | 3-9 | - → - | 127 | 80 | -22.2 | 25% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | Colorado State | 5-7 | - → - | 80 | 80 | -8.9 | 25% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | Colorado State | 8-5 | - → - | 91 | 72 | -5.7 | 42% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Colorado State | 2-5 (7 of 12) | - → - | 94 | 119 | -15.6 | 62% wins | 136 |
Worked under
- Barry Alvarez · Wisconsin 1990-1994 (Position)
- Dan McCarney · Iowa State 1995-1997 (Position)
- Bill Callahan · Nebraska 2004-2006 (OC, Position)
- Karl Dorrell · UCLA 2007 (OC, Position)
- Bob Stoops · Oklahoma 2008-2014 (OC, Other, Position)
- Charlie Strong · Texas 2015 (OC, Position)
- Todd Graham · Arizona State 2016 (Other, Position)
- Kirk Ferentz*+ · Iowa 2026 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 9
- Jeff Casteel · Nevada 2017-2019 (DC, Position)
- Matt Mumme · Nevada 2017-2021 (OC, Position)
- Timmy Chang* · Nevada 2017-2021 (Position)
- Vai Taua · Nevada 2017-2021 (Analyst, Position)
- Jody Sears · Nevada 2019-2020 (DC, Position)
- Brian Ward · Nevada 2020-2021 (DC)
- Freddie Banks · Nevada 2020 (Position)
- John Jancek · Colorado State 2025 (Position)
- Tyson Summers · Colorado State 2025 (DC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 8
- Abe Elimimian · Hawai'i 2022-2023 (Position) · under Timmy Chang
- Ian Shoemaker · Hawai'i 2022-2023 (OC, Position) · under Timmy Chang
- Jacob Yoro · Hawai'i 2022-2023 (DC, Position) · under Timmy Chang
- Eti Ena · Hawai'i 2023 (DC) · under Timmy Chang
- Roman Sapolu · Hawai'i 2023 (OC) · under Timmy Chang
- Dan Morrison · Hawai'i 2024 (OC) · under Timmy Chang
- Dennis Thurman · Hawai'i 2024-2026 (DC, Position) · under Timmy Chang
- Anthony Arceneaux · Hawai'i 2025-2026 (OC) · under Timmy Chang
Coached together
- Barry Alvarez · Iowa 1986 · him GA, them Position
- Bill Snyder · Iowa 1986-1987 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Bob Stoops · Iowa 1986-1987 · him GA, them Other
- Dan McCarney · Iowa 1986-1987 · him GA, them Position
- Del Miller · Iowa 1986-1987 · him GA, them Other
- Kirk Ferentz*+ · Iowa 1986-2026 · him GA, Position, them Head coach, Position
- Mike Stoops · Iowa 1986-1987 · him GA, them GA
- Mark Farley · Northern Iowa 1988 · him Position, them GA
- Barry Alvarez · Wisconsin 1990-1994 · him Position, them Head coach
- Bill Callahan · Wisconsin 1990-1994 · him Position, them Position
- Dan McCarney · Wisconsin 1990-1994 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Kevin Cosgrove · Wisconsin 1990-1994 · him Position, them Position
- Rob Ianello · Wisconsin 1990-1993 · him Position, them Other
- Lance Leipold* · Wisconsin 1991-1993 · him Position, them GA
- Bill Busch · Wisconsin 1994 · him Position, them GA
- Dan McCarney · Iowa State 1995-1997 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jody Sears · Iowa State 1995-1996 · him Position, them GA
- Paul Rhoads · Iowa State 1995-1997 · him Position, them Position
- John Skladany · Iowa State 1997 · him Position, them DC
- Bill Busch · Nebraska 2004-2006 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Bill Callahan · Nebraska 2004-2006 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Kevin Cosgrove · Nebraska 2004-2006 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Phil Elmassian · Nebraska 2004-2006 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Turner Gill · Nebraska 2004 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Keith Heckendorf · Nebraska 2005 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Shawn Watson · Nebraska 2006 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Chuck Bullough · UCLA 2007 · him OC, Position, them Position
- DeWayne Walker · UCLA 2007 · him OC, Position, them DC, Head coach
- Dino Babers · UCLA 2007 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Gary DeLoach · UCLA 2007 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Jake Peetz · UCLA 2007 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Karl Dorrell · UCLA 2007 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Tony White · UCLA 2007 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Bob Stoops · Oklahoma 2008-2014 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Brent Venables* · Oklahoma 2008-2011 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Cale Gundy · Oklahoma 2008-2014 · him OC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Chris Wilson · Oklahoma 2008-2009 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Josh Heupel*+ · Oklahoma 2008-2014 · him OC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Kevin Wilson · Oklahoma 2008-2010 · him OC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Joey Halzle · Oklahoma 2009-2011 · him OC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Willie Martinez · Oklahoma 2010-2011 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Brandon Hall · Oklahoma 2011 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Joe Jon Finley · Oklahoma 2012-2013 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Mike Stoops · Oklahoma 2012-2014 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Ryan Walters · Oklahoma 2012 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Tim Kish · Oklahoma 2012-2014 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Bill Bedenbaugh · Oklahoma 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Charlie Strong · Texas 2015 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Traylor* · Texas 2015 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Joe Wickline · Texas 2015 · him OC, Position, them OC
- Justin Burke · Texas 2015 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Shawn Watson · Texas 2015 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Vance Bedford · Texas 2015 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Will Stein*+ · Texas 2015 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Chip Lindsey · Arizona State 2016 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Chris Thomsen · Arizona State 2016 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Del Alexander · Arizona State 2016 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Keith Patterson · Arizona State 2016 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Todd Graham · Arizona State 2016 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Casteel · Nevada 2017-2019 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Matt Mumme · Nevada 2017-2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Timmy Chang* · Nevada 2017-2021 · him Head coach, them Position
- Vai Taua · Nevada 2017-2021 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Head coach, Position
- Jody Sears · Nevada 2019-2020 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Brian Ward · Nevada 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them DC
- Freddie Banks · Nevada 2020 · him Head coach, them Position
- Freddie Banks · Colorado State 2022-2024 · him Head coach, them DC
- Matt Mumme · Colorado State 2022-2025 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- John Jancek · Colorado State 2025 · him Head coach, them Position
- Tyson Summers · Colorado State 2025 · him Head coach, them DC, Head coach
- Jay Niemann · Iowa 2026 · him Position, them Other
- Jon Budmayr · Iowa 2026 · him Position, them Position
- Phil Parker · Iowa 2026 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Tim Lester · Iowa 2026 · him Position, them OC
Played together
- Bob Stoops · Iowa 1982
- Chuck Long · Iowa 1982-1985