Norries Wilson

Norries Wilson
Current position
TitleDirector of player development
TeamMinnesota
ConferenceBig Ten
Biographical details
Born (1965-06-24) June 24, 1965
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) 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.

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.