Bill Legg - Football Coach - Mercer University Athletics

Bill Legg

Title:
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
Email:
legg_wl@mercer.edu
Phone:
(478) 301-4601

Hired at Mercer: Jan. 28, 2019

College Coaching Experience:

Mercer - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks (2019-Present)
Mississippi State - Senior Offensive Consultant (2018)
- Helped Bulldogs average 28.5 points & 397.4 yards per game
- Bulldogs finished No. 25 in Coaches Poll & earned Outback Bowl appearance
Marshall - Offensive Coordinator (2010-17)
- Took Thundering Herd's offense to new heights, ranking sixth, 12th and second in total offense from 2012-14, respectively
- Marshall averaged 534.3, 500.4 and 559.2 yards per game from 2012-14, respectively
- Guided QB Rakeem Cato to a Herd record-setting career from 2011-14
- Mentored three players who later appeared on NFL regular-season rosters: tight end Gator Hoskins, tight end Lee Smith & wide receiver Aaron Dobson
- Mentored 13 All-Conference-USA first team selections and nine second team picks
FIU - Offensive Coordinator (2008-09)
- FIU showed tremendous offensive improvement in almost every category with Legg in charge of the offense
- Golden Panthers offense improved nearly 68 yards per game in passing offense and recorded a 10-point improvement in per-game scoring
Purdue - Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line (2003-07)
- Was Boilermakers' co-offensive coordinator from 2006-07 & offensive line coach from 2003-05
- Boilermakers led the Big Ten in passing offense (291.6 yards per game) and total offense (415.7), ranking sixth and 13th nationally in 2006
- Purdue led the Big Ten again in total offense in 2007
- Legg saw four of his players reach the NFL: center Nick Hardwick, tackle, Kelly Butler, guard Uche Nwaneri and tackle Mike Otto
Marshall - Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator (2001-02)
- Marshall ranked third nationally in total offense both years, averaging 505 & 495 yards per game
- Herd compiled a 21-4 record & won two bowl games
West Virginia - Offensive Coordinator (2000) / Offensive Line (1995-99)
- Served as interior offensive line coach & was the offensive coordinator in his final season
- Mountaineers played in four bowl games in his six years on staff
VMI - Offensive Line (1994)
Eastern Illinois - Offensive Line (1989-93)
West Virginia Tech - Offensive Coordinator (1988)
West Virginia - Graduate Assistant (1986-87)

Playing Experience:

West Virginia, 1981-84
- Four-year starter at center
- Helped lead Mountaineers to four bowl game appearances
- Awarded the Ira Errett Rodgers Award as a senior, honoring him as the player who showed “high leadership and academic qualities as well as football performance"

Education:

West Virginia, 1987 (M.Ed.)
West Virginia, 1985 (B.S., Psychology)

Personal

Birthday: April 9, 1962
Hometown: Poca, W. Va.
High School: Poca High School
College: West Virginia (1985, '87)
Wife: Kelly
Children (1): Sarah
Drafted by the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League and subsequently had a training camp stint with the Washington Redskins in 1985