University of Minnesota Athletics
Football
Legg, Bill
Bill Legg
- Title:
- Offensive Analyst
Bill Legg joined the University of Minnesota football staff as Offensive Analyst in February 2024.
In his first year with the Gophers, the Maroon and Gold went 8-5 and the offense averaged 26.15 points per game (5.25 points per game improvement from 2023), rushed for 115.6 yards per game, threw for 222.15 yards per game (78.75 yards per game improvement from 2023) and averaged 337.8 yards per game of total offense (36.9 yards per game improvement from 2023).
Legg, who has nearly 40 years of coaching experience, joined Minnesota from Marshall where he most recently coached the offensive line and was the associate head coach. Prior to coaching the offensive line, he led the tight end group.
Legg, who has had three separate coaching stints at Marshall, has also worked at West Virginia, Mercer, Mississippi State, Florida International, Purdue, Virginia Military Institute, Eastern Illinois and West Virginia Tech. He has served as an offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach, offensive line coach, tight end coach, offensive analyst and assistant to the head coach in his stops.
Prior to his most recent venture at Marshall, he was the assistant to the head coach at West Virginia for the 2020 season. Before that he served as the offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach at Mercer for the 2019 season. Legg also spent the 2018 season at Mississippi State as a senior offensive analyst.
Legg was the offensive coordinator at Marshall from 2010-17 and helped lead the Herd to three consecutive 10-win seasons, a 2013 Conference USA runner-up finish, the 2014 Conference USA championship and a 5-0 bowl record. Marshall’s offense finished No. 6, No. 12 and No. 2 nationally in total offense from 2012-14, averaging 534.3, 500.4 and 559.2 yards per game.
He spent the 2008-09 seasons as the offensive coordinator at Florida International and was at Purdue for the 2003-2007 seasons. While at Purdue, he coached the offensive line and then was the co-offensive coordinator for his final two seasons. With Legg calling most of the offensive plays, the 2006 Boilermakers led the Big Ten in passing offense (291.6 yards per game) and total offense (415.7), ranking No. 6 and No. 13 nationally. In 2007, Purdue again led the Big Ten in total offense (435.92) and scoring offense (34.31) and ranked No. 12 nationally in passing offense (307.15).
Prior to Purdue, Legg coached the tight ends and was the recruiting coordinator at Marshall in 2001-02. The Herd ranked No. 3 nationally in total offense both years, averaging 505 and 495 yards per game, while compiling a 21-4 record and winning two bowl games.
From 1995-2000, Legg worked at West Virginia as the interior offensive line coach and was the offensive coordinator during his final season. The Mountaineers played in four bowl games in his six years on the staff.
Legg also had stints at Virginia Military Institute (1994), Eastern Illinois (1989-93) and West Virginia Tech (1988). He was a graduate assistant at West Virginia in 1986-87, working with tight ends and special teams.
A native of Poca, West Virginia, Legg earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1985 and a master’s in education in 1987, from West Virginia where he was a four-year starter at center. Bill, and his wife, Kelly, have a daughter, Sarah.
Coaching Experience
2024-present: Minnesota - Offensive Analyst
2022 - 2023: Marshall - Assistant Head Coach
2021: Marshall - Offensive Coordinator
2020: West Virginia - Assistant Head Coach
2019: Mercer - Offensive Coordinator
2018: Mississippi State - Assistant Offensive Coordinator
2010 - 2017: Marshall - Offensive Coordinator
2008 - 2009: FIU - Offensive Coordinator
2003 - 2007: Purdue - Offensive Line Coach
2001 - 2002: Marshall - Tight Ends Coach
2000: West Virginia - Offensive Coordinator
1995 - 1999: West Virginia - Offensive Line Coach
1994 - 1995: Virginia Military Institute - Offensive Line Coach
In his first year with the Gophers, the Maroon and Gold went 8-5 and the offense averaged 26.15 points per game (5.25 points per game improvement from 2023), rushed for 115.6 yards per game, threw for 222.15 yards per game (78.75 yards per game improvement from 2023) and averaged 337.8 yards per game of total offense (36.9 yards per game improvement from 2023).
Legg, who has nearly 40 years of coaching experience, joined Minnesota from Marshall where he most recently coached the offensive line and was the associate head coach. Prior to coaching the offensive line, he led the tight end group.
Legg, who has had three separate coaching stints at Marshall, has also worked at West Virginia, Mercer, Mississippi State, Florida International, Purdue, Virginia Military Institute, Eastern Illinois and West Virginia Tech. He has served as an offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach, offensive line coach, tight end coach, offensive analyst and assistant to the head coach in his stops.
Prior to his most recent venture at Marshall, he was the assistant to the head coach at West Virginia for the 2020 season. Before that he served as the offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach at Mercer for the 2019 season. Legg also spent the 2018 season at Mississippi State as a senior offensive analyst.
Legg was the offensive coordinator at Marshall from 2010-17 and helped lead the Herd to three consecutive 10-win seasons, a 2013 Conference USA runner-up finish, the 2014 Conference USA championship and a 5-0 bowl record. Marshall’s offense finished No. 6, No. 12 and No. 2 nationally in total offense from 2012-14, averaging 534.3, 500.4 and 559.2 yards per game.
He spent the 2008-09 seasons as the offensive coordinator at Florida International and was at Purdue for the 2003-2007 seasons. While at Purdue, he coached the offensive line and then was the co-offensive coordinator for his final two seasons. With Legg calling most of the offensive plays, the 2006 Boilermakers led the Big Ten in passing offense (291.6 yards per game) and total offense (415.7), ranking No. 6 and No. 13 nationally. In 2007, Purdue again led the Big Ten in total offense (435.92) and scoring offense (34.31) and ranked No. 12 nationally in passing offense (307.15).
Prior to Purdue, Legg coached the tight ends and was the recruiting coordinator at Marshall in 2001-02. The Herd ranked No. 3 nationally in total offense both years, averaging 505 and 495 yards per game, while compiling a 21-4 record and winning two bowl games.
From 1995-2000, Legg worked at West Virginia as the interior offensive line coach and was the offensive coordinator during his final season. The Mountaineers played in four bowl games in his six years on the staff.
Legg also had stints at Virginia Military Institute (1994), Eastern Illinois (1989-93) and West Virginia Tech (1988). He was a graduate assistant at West Virginia in 1986-87, working with tight ends and special teams.
A native of Poca, West Virginia, Legg earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1985 and a master’s in education in 1987, from West Virginia where he was a four-year starter at center. Bill, and his wife, Kelly, have a daughter, Sarah.
Coaching Experience
2024-present: Minnesota - Offensive Analyst
2022 - 2023: Marshall - Assistant Head Coach
2021: Marshall - Offensive Coordinator
2020: West Virginia - Assistant Head Coach
2019: Mercer - Offensive Coordinator
2018: Mississippi State - Assistant Offensive Coordinator
2010 - 2017: Marshall - Offensive Coordinator
2008 - 2009: FIU - Offensive Coordinator
2003 - 2007: Purdue - Offensive Line Coach
2001 - 2002: Marshall - Tight Ends Coach
2000: West Virginia - Offensive Coordinator
1995 - 1999: West Virginia - Offensive Line Coach
1994 - 1995: Virginia Military Institute - Offensive Line Coach
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