Norv Turner

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Norval Eugene Turner (born May 17, 1952) is an American football coach who is the special assistant to the head coach for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL).

Turner has also served as offensive coordinator for the San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, Carolina Panthers, and the Dallas Cowboys, where he won two Super Bowls, both over the Buffalo Bills.

He has served as head coach of the Washington Redskins, Oakland Raiders, and San Diego Chargers.

He is the older brother of Ron Turner, the former head coach at the University of Illinois and a former Chicago Bears offensive coordinator.

Early years

Born at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Turner played high school football at Alhambra High School in Martinez, California. A quarterback and safety, he graduated from Alhambra in 1970 and then attended the University of Oregon in Eugene, where he was a back-up quarterback to future hall of famer Dan Fouts, then was a starter in 1973 and 1974.

Personal life

Turner and his wife Nancy have three children: Scott, who is the offensive coordinator for the Washington Football Team; actress and filmmaker Stephanie; and Drew.

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Coaching career

Turner, who appeared as an Oregon assistant coach in 1975, was an assistant coach for the USC Trojans, as well as an Oregon alumnus. Robinson played for the Trojans for nine seasons before rejoining Robinson with the Los Angeles Rams in 1985. Turner was a Rams assistant from 2006 to 1990.

When Dallas won back-to-back Super Bowls in 1992 and 1993, beating the Buffalo Bills twice. Turner was the offensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys on Jimmy Johnson's staff. Turner deserved a lot of praise for his contributions but also for assisting with the transformation of quarterback Troy Aikman into a Hall of Fame inducting him. Turner sparked his reaction upon arriving in Dallas, finishing a game that was dead last in the NFL in total yards, averaging 255.1 yds/gm and scoring 15.2 pts/gm. With 318.8/gm and scoring 21.4/gm in 1991, the offense took place in 1989, the 4th in 1992 (350.4 yds/gm, 25.6 pts/gm, and 4th in 1993). Emmitt Smith was the MVP of Super Bowl XXVIII for three years under Norv Turner. Before Emmitt Smith under Turner in 1992 and 1993, no team in the Super Bowl had won with the leading rusher before Emmitt Smith under Turner in 1992 and 1993. Emmitt Smith ran for 100 yards in a game under Turner's direction of the offense from 1991 to 1992, with big plays from Aikman to Irvin and Novacek then finishing off drives with Smith and the overpowering front line. Before Turner's arrival, Troy Aikman had a record of 7-18 as a starter, 31-11 in the regular season, and 6–0 as a starter in the post-season's XVIII MVP. Michael Irvin never finished lower than second in the NFL in receiving yards under Turner. In Turner's time in Dallas, the Cowboys were 42-13 with three playoff appearances (1992, 1993), 2 NFC East Division Championships (1992, 1993), 2 Rushing Championships (1993, XXVIII), and 2 Super Bowls (1993, XVII, XVII), 427 years old (1993 Emmitt Smith), and 2 Super Bowls (XXVII, XXVIII).

Turner was hired as the head coach of the Washington Redskins in 1994, following his success with the Cowboys. He went 49–59–1. He was a quarterback for the Redskins for seven seasons. Turner led the Redskins to a 7-1 record in 1996 but they ended the season 9-7. They made the playoffs just once, in 1999, when they lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round. Despite starting off with a 6–2 record, he was released during the 2000 season of the Washington Redskins, defeating them 9–7, which dropped them to 7–6 on the year. Turner was the first NFL head coach in the post-merger period to be fired midway through a season with a winning record (Ron Meyer of New England in 1984 was another). Turner was forced to miss the final three regular season games by interim head coach Terry Robiskie, who left the team 8–8 and out of playoffs. Turner began as offensive coordinator for the San Diego Chargers in 2001 and 2003 for the Miami Dolphins.

Owner Al Davis wanted to replace him after the Oakland Browns fired head coach Bill Callahan following the 2003 season. Turner was 5–11 in 2004, followed by a 4–12 record in 2005, and he was fired on January 3, 2006. Turner only won in intra-division games (25-23 over the host Denver Broncos on November 28, 2004), during his two years with the Raiders.

Turner was named offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers on January 17, 2006, a reversal of roles: former 49ers head coach Mike Nolan served as Turner's defensive coordinator from 1997 to 1999 with the Washington Redskins.

Turner was hired to coach the San Diego Chargers on February 19, 2007. Despite being a finalist to fill the Dallas Cowboys' offensive coordinator during the first two of three championship seasons in the 1990s, Wade Phillips, the Chargers' defensive coordinator, was fired at the end of the 2006–2007 season. Turner took over an NFL-best 14–2 record squad in the 2006 regular season with San Diego following Marty Schottenheimer's dismissal.

Turner started the 2007 NFL season by getting 3 of his first 4 games despite promising a good start to the season and downplaying the effects of a major coaching turnover.

Fans chanted "Mar-ty!

Mar-ty!"

In a nod to Schottenheimer, the poet acknowledges him. Turner was supposed to be redeeming himself by assisting the team in their 41–3 victory over the Denver Broncos on the road, a victory over arch-rival Oakland and their third straight victory over the Houston Texans since being out of the playoffs bye week. However, the euphoria in San Diego was short-lived after a road loss to the then 2–5 Minnesota Vikings. San Diego, a franchise that is widely regarded as a top Super Bowl contender, had not won a single game against a team with a winning record by midseason. In Week 10, the team beat the Indianapolis Colts for the first time. This victory was followed by another road loss against the Jacksonville Jaguars. After losing to yet another winning squad, running back LaDainian Tomlinson, called a players only meeting to address the season and the coaching changes, the players only meeting was held. The Chargers won six straight regular season games, including a come-from-behind overtime victory over the Tennessee Titans. The Chargers defeated the Detroit Lions in a lopsided match at home next week, clinching their second straight AFC West Division title. Norv Turner had 10 victories on the season against the Broncos on Monday Night Football, his best regular season record as a head coach.

Turner led the Chargers to their first playoff victory since 1994 over the Tennessee Titans and their second playoff victory over the Indianapolis Colts. The Chargers lost the AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots 21–12.

He led the team to an amazing comeback in the AFC West in 2008, but the Denver Broncos won the final four games to finish ahead of the Denver Broncos, who lost their final three games. For the second year in a row in the playoffs, his Chargers defeated the Indianapolis Colts but fell short of the eventual Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers in the Divisional Round game, where his running back LaDainian Tomlinson was out with a groin injury.

The Chargers continued their trend of a slow start to the season and a strong finish in 2009 during Turner's third season. The Chargers dropped three of their next four games after needing a last-minute rally to defeat the Oakland Raiders in the first week. The last loss in this stretch came at home to Denver, leaving San Diego at 2–3 and chasing the 6–0 Broncos. The Chargers faced a difficult stretch that included games against the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys, and Bengals while on vacation to Denver after easily defeating divisional opponents Kansas City and Oakland. Turner's team dominated them all, winning nine straight games as the Broncos entered a midseason slump. San Diego took their third straight divisional title under Turner after their ninth straight victory, a 27–24 victory over Cincinnati on December 20, a 23–24 victory. They extended their regular season win streak to 11 games against Washington after a dramatic victory at Tennessee and a last-minute victory over Washington, tying a franchise record from 1961. San Diego earned the second seed in the AFC playoffs and a first round bye with a 13–3 record. With a 17–14 home loss to the New York Jets, the Chargers were booted out of the playoffs for the first playoff game of 2010.

Turner signed a three-year contract extension until 2013. For the fourth year in a row, the Chargers opened the 2010 season with a 2–3 record, before falling to 2–5. Turner won his 100th game as a head coach on November 28, 2010. The Chargers lost the playoffs after finishing with a 9–7 record.

Turner won his 100th game as an NFL head coach on September 11, 2011 over the Vikings in their first home victory. He led the team to a 4–1 record before the team began a six-game losing streak, the team's longest since 2001. San Diego had an 8-(8) record and was also eliminated from the playoffs.

For the second straight season, the Chargers went 2–1. They then lost two games in a row, including a 35-24 loss to the Denver Broncos, which San Diego led 24–0 at halftime. They lost by 7:51 percent with 7:51 remaining in the second half before losing 16-13 to the Baltimore Ravens in overtime. With 1:37 seconds remaining, the Ravens faced fourth-and-29 at their own 37 with a line of scrimmage and escaped defenders to run 28 yards for the first down. San Diego was 1–7, the second-worst November record in the league since 2011, after being 8–0 under Turner in November from 2009–2010. Turner and Chargers general manager A. J. Smith will be fired at the end of the season, according to U-T San Diego's announcement on December 6. However, Chargers president Dean Spanos denied the study, saying that final assessments would be conducted at the end of the season. San Diego's first losing season since 2003, Smith's first season as GM. On December 31, 2012, Turner and Smith were both suspended by the San Diego Chargers. Turner had one year remaining on his deal and left with a 59–43 record in his six-year with the Chargers. Since being fired, he had the love of the players through his tenure and received a standing ovation in his last meeting with them. Despite having what was regarded as one of the league's most talented rosters, San Diego never made it to the Super Bowl under Turner. This loss of a Super Bowl after replacing the legendary Schottenheimer is thought by some to partially blame San Diego fans and citizens for the team's departure from San Diego in 2017. Turner thought the Chargers were the most versatile team in the AFC West in his first three seasons, but not so much in their final three seasons, when the team lost talented players. In 2006, he inherited a team of 11 Pro Bowl players, but there were no players who registered for the NFL's All-Star Game in 2012. The Chargers lost players during Smith's tenure, including LaDainian Tomlinson, Darren Sproles, Michael Turner, and Vincent Jackson. Drew Brees was recalled by Philip Rivers in a decision to go with the younger quarterback. In 2012, the Chargers' offensive line was weaker. Quarterback Philip Rivers was often required to scramble and was fired 49 times, accounting for his 22 turnovers, 47 in the previous two seasons.

Turner coached more games with the Redskins and Raiders than ever before, losing overall records and a winning streak with the Chargers.

Turner was hired as the Cleveland Browns' Offensive Coordinator on January 17, 2013. He was hired by new head coach Rob Chudzinski, who was previously on Turner's staff with the Chargers. Brad Childress, the former chief, was fired.

Turner was hired as the offensive coordinator by the Minnesota Vikings on January 18, 2014. Turner resigned as the Minnesota Vikings' offensive coordinator on November 2, 2016, despite his expected absence on November 2, 2016. Since starting the season with five straight victories, the Vikings had lost their last two games at the time of his resignation.

On January 11, 2018, he was hired as the Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator. Turner was promoted to the head coach after head coach Ron Rivera's dismissal in December 2019.

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