Ron Turner (American football)

Ron Turner

Turner in 2007
Personal information
Born:	(1953-12-05) December 5, 1953 (age 70) Martinez, California, U.S.
Career information
College:	Pacific (CA)
Career history
As a coach:
Pacific (CA) (1978) Graduate assistant Arizona (1979–1980) Wide receivers coach Arizona (1980) Running backs coach Northwestern (1981–1982) Quarterbacks/Wide receivers coach Pittsburgh (1983–1984) Quarterbacks coach USC (1985) Quarterbacks coach USC (1986) Offensive coordinator USC (1987) Wide receivers coach Texas A&M (1988) Wide receivers coach Stanford (1989–1991) Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks coach San Jose State (1992) Head coach Chicago Bears (1993–1996) Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks coach Illinois (1997–2004) Head coach Chicago Bears (2005–2009) Offensive coordinator Indianapolis Colts (2010) Wide receivers coach Indianapolis Colts (2011) Quarterbacks coach Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2012) Quarterbacks coach FIU (2013–2016) Head coach Carolina Panthers (2017) Offensive consultant
Career highlights and awards
Big Ten (2001) Big Ten Coach of the Year (2001)
Head coaching record
Career:	NCAA: 52–91 (.364)
Record at Pro Football Reference

Ronald David Turner (born December 5, 1953)^[1] is a former American football coach and player.

Turner was most recently an offensive consultant with the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL) in 2017. He was head coach of the Florida International University (FIU) Panthers football team from 2013 to 2016.^[2] Turner served as the head football coach at San Jose State University in 1992, and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1997 to 2004. He also had two separate stints as the offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), the first from 1993 to 1996, and most recently from 2005 to 2009.