Mike Norvell Position: Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach Experience: 2nd year

A Conversation With Mike Norvell (by Doug Haller, Arizona Republic, Feb. 29, 2012)

Q&A: Mike Norvell (by William Boor, State Press, Jan. 10, 2012)

Rising To The Top: A Mike Norvell Feature (by Jeremy Hawkes, ASU Media Relations)

A key figure in Todd Graham's high-octane offensive attack, Mike Norvell enters his second season in Tempe with Sun Devil football.

Norvell led a balanced and explosive offense in his first year with the Sun Devils as he helped the Sun Devils set school marks at the quarterback, running back and tight end positions.

Notables from 2012

• Became 14th team in NCAA FBS bowl history to score 60+ points in a bow game (62 against Navy in Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
  
• Averaged 205.5 yards per game on the ground, the second-best mark in the past 25 seasons (since 1988)
  
• Averaged 464.5 total yards per game
  
• Running backs collected 1,057 receiving yards, 31.4 percent of the team's total receiving yards (3,369 total)
  
• 58 of ASU's 75 offensive scoring drives came in three minutes or less
  
• QB Taylor Kelly recorded a a school-record 67.1 completion percentage (241-for-359)
  
• Kelly had 29 touchdown passes, second most in school history
  
• RB Marion Grice scored 19 touchdowns, third most in school history, and his 114 points are fifth most in school history
  
• TE Chris Coyle set the school record for single season tight end receptions with 57
  

Norvell has worked with Coach Graham for the past five seasons at Tulsa and Pitt, starting as an offensive graduate assistant and receivers coach with Tulsa. He spent two seasons as passing game coordinator and receivers coach before adding director of recruiting to his title in 2010.

At Pitt in 2011, Norvell was the co-offensive coordinator, wide receivers coach and director of recruiting. While with Tulsa, the Golden Hurricane had five 1,000-yard receivers emerge under Norvell's tutelage. His most accomplished pupil was All-America receiver Damaris Johnson, who led the country in all-purpose yards for two consecutive years and set the all-time NCAA FBS record for that category with 7,796 career yards. Johnson averaged 202.2 all-purpose yards per game in 2010. In Tulsa's 62-35 win over Hawai'i in the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl, he averaged an incredible 21.73 yards per touch en route to 326 all-purpose yards.

In 2008, Norvell's receivers were a vital part of college football's most prolific offense. Tulsa averaged an astounding 569.9 yards per game that season to lead the country. The Golden Hurricane ranked second nationally in scoring (47.1points/game) and ninth in passing yards (301.8 yards/game). Tulsa also topped the country in total offense in 2007 (543.9 yards/game) and set 29 school records, 15 Conference USA marks and four NCAA records. The '07 Golden Hurricane became the first team in NCAA history to have a 5,000-yard passer, a 1,000-yard rusher and three 1,000-yard receivers in a single season.

Prior to Tulsa, Norvell was an offensive graduate assistant at his alma mater, Central Arkansas. In addition to coaching receivers and H-Backs, he was a significant contributor to UCA's special teams.

Norvell was accomplished on the field and in the classroom at Central Arkansas. A four-year starter at receiver, he finished his career as the school's all-time leader in receptions (213) and ranked third in receiving yards (2,611). Norvell earned All-Gulf South honors and was the conference's 2001 Freshman of the Year. He also was a two-time first-team Gulf South All-Academic honoree. Norvell earned his bachelor's degree of education in social studies in 2005 and a master's degree in training systems in 2007, both from UCA.