Norries Wilson

Norries Wilson
Current position
TitleDirector of player development
TeamMinnesota
ConferenceBig Ten
Biographical details
Born (1965-06-24) June 24, 1965 (age 59)
Markham, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
1985–1988Minnesota
Position(s)Offensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1990Minnesota (GA)
1991–1992North Carolina Central (OL/TE)
1993Livingstone (DC)
1995–1996Bucknell (OL)
1997–1998Bucknell (OC)
1999–2001Connecticut (OL)
2002–2005Connecticut (OC)
2006–2011Columbia
2012–2015Rutgers (RB)
2015Rutgers (interim HC)
2017–presentMinnesota (DoPD)
Head coaching record
Overall18–45

Norries Wilson (born June 24, 1965)[1] is an American football coach and former player. Since 2017, he has been the director of player development at the University of Minnesota. He was the first African-American head football coach in the Ivy League when he began his tenure with the Columbia University football team in 2006.[2]

He also has coached at Rutgers University, Bucknell University, Livingstone College, North Carolina Central University, was an offensive co-coordinator at Connecticut and was a graduate assistant at Minnesota.

A 1989 graduate of the University of Minnesota, Wilson was a captain, two-year starter and three-year letterwinner for the Gophers. He also earned two letters in wrestling, and qualified for the NCAA Championships as a heavyweight.

  1. ^ "Norries Wilson (PDF)" (PDF). University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Columbia Hires a Coach From UConn (Published 2005)". The New York Times.