Norries Wilson
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1964/1965 (age 51–52) Markham, Illinois |
| Playing career | |
| 1985–1988 | Minnesota |
| Position(s) | Offensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1989–1990 | Minnesota (GA) |
| 1991–1992 | North Carolina Central (OL/TE) |
| 1993 | Livingstone (DC) |
| 1995–1996 | Bucknell (OL) |
| 1997–1998 | Bucknell (OC) |
| 1999–2001 | Connecticut (OL) |
| 2002–2005 | Connecticut (OC) |
| 2006–2011 | Columbia |
| 2012–2015 | Rutgers (RB) |
| 2015 | Rutgers (Interim HC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 18–44 |
Norries Wilson is an American football coach and former player. He was the running backs coach of the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights football team, but was let go in 2015. He previously served as the first African-American head football coach in the Ivy League with the Columbia University football team.
He also has coached at 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.
Wilson was hired at Columbia following the 2005 season, during which the Lions finished 0–7 in the Ivy League, 2–8 overall.
Wilson joined Columbia after four years as offensive coordinator at the University of Connecticut. In 2004, he was a finalist for the Frank Broyles Award as the nation's top assistant coach.
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