| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant Head Coach/Passing Game Coordinator/Defensive Backs Coach |
| Team | UCLA |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 12, 1965 Portsmouth, Virginia |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1988 | Hawaii |
| 1989 | Calgary Stampeders |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1990–1991 | Arizona (GA) |
| 1992–1994 | Richmond (OLB) |
| 1995–1999 | Navy (DB) |
| 2000 | Texas Tech (DB) |
| 2001–2007 | Penn State (S) |
| 2008–2010 | Baylor (DC) |
| 2011–2014 | Baylor (AHC/S) |
| 2015–2017 | Tulsa (AHC/Co-DC/S) |
| 2018 | Kansas State (Co-DC/DB) |
| 2019 | Navy (Co-DC/S) |
| 2020–present | UCLA (AHC/PGC/DB) |
Brian Norwood (born August 12, 1965) is an American football coach. He currently serves as defensive backs coach, assistant head coach, and defensive passing game coordinator at UCLA.[1] Prior to that, he most recently was the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach with Navy Midshipmen football.[2] Previously, Norwood served as co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach with Bill Snyder at Kansas State Wildcats football[3] and Philip Montgomery at Tulsa Golden Hurricane football.[4] This was after holding the position of assistant head coach to Art Briles at Baylor University.[5] Both Norwood and Briles served as assistants to Mike Leach at Texas Tech in 2000.[6] Norwood was also an assistant to Joe Paterno at Penn State from 2001 to 2007.[2]
Norwood grew up in Prince George's County, Maryland, where he attended Georgetown University basketball camps and met then-coach John Thompson.[7] With his father serving in the Air Force, his family moved to Hawaii in Norwood's sophomore year of high school.[7] Norwood played cornerback and safety at the University of Hawaii and graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication in 1988.[2] In high school and college, he was best friends with Ken Niumatalolo,[7] now the head coach who hired him at Navy.[2] After college, Norwood worked for United Airlines for a year before playing football the Canadian Football League with the Calgary Stampeders.[7] His football playing career came to an end when he was diagnosed with diabetes.[7]
- ^ "UCLA hires Navy's Brian Norwood as passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach". Los Angeles Times. January 17, 2020.
- ^ Robinett, Kellis (February 27, 2018). "New assistant Brian Norwood finalizes multi-year contract with Kansas State". The Wichita Eagle. Archived from the original on October 18, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- ^ Evans, Thayer (January 11, 2015). "Tulsa hires Baylor co-defensive coordinator Brian Norwood". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "Brian Norwood Joins Football Staff From Penn State". Baylor University Athletics (Press release). December 7, 2007. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- ^ Schrotenboer, Brent (December 21, 2011). "Leach coaching tree spawning bowl coaches". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
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