Mike Yurcich

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Mike Yurcich, who has 24 years of college coaching experience and 17 years as an offensive coordinator, enters his third season as Penn State’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
• In his career as an FBS offensive coordinator, Yurcich’s offenses have averaged 6.34 yards per play and 13.63 yards per completion, both ranking first among OC’s since 2013.
• Since 2013, Yurcich’s offenses have scored 50 or more points 27 times and 40 or more points 57 times (44.5 percent of games coached), both of which are tops among FBS offensive coordinators since 2013. His teams average 58.5 touchdowns per year.
• In 2022, PSU’s offense finished third in the Big Ten in fourth down conversion percentage (.700; 6th nationally), scoring offense (35.8; 19th) and total offense (433.6; 33rd).
• Quarterback Sean Clifford closed out his career breaking school records in wins by a starting quarterback (32), completions (833), passing touchdowns (86), passing yards (10,661) and total yards (11,734)
• During Yurcich's first season in Happy Valley, Clifford finished sixth in the Big Ten in total offense (251.5) in 2021, while Dotson (91 receptions for 1,182 yards) and Parker Washington (64 receptions for 820 yards) were one of only five receiving tandems in the country to each have at least 64 catches and 820 yards.
• In 2020 when Yurcich was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Texas, the Longhorns ranked eighth in FBS in scoring offense (42.7 ppg; second in Texas history), 16th in passing efficiency (156.2) and 19th in total offense (475.4 ypg).
• Under Yurcich’s guidance, Longhorn quarterback Sam Ehlinger completed 60.1 percent (184-306) of his passes with a Big 12-leading 25 touchdowns, earning second-team All-Big 12 honors.
• As Ohio State's quarterbacks coach in 2019, the Buckeyes earned a trip to the College Football Playoff, while quarterback Justin Fields was the Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Year, and a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, Walter Camp Player of the Year Award and Davey O’Brien Award.
• Yurcich was the architect of one of Oklahoma State’s greatest offensive eras as the program averaged 38.0 points and 478.3 yards per game in his six-year stint as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. OSU scored 40 or more points 35 times and 50 or more points 15 times.
• Oklahoma State finished 10th nationally in total offense (500.2 ypg) and passing offense (309.8 ypg) in 2018. Yurcich developed walk-on quarterback Taylor Cornelius into a top-10 ranked player nationally in passing yards (4th; 3,978 yds), touchdowns (8th; 32), total offense (6th; 337.3 ypg) and points responsible for (5th; 252).
• The 2017 Oklahoma State offense featured 4,000-yard passer Mason Rudolph, two 1,000-yard receivers in James Washington and Marcell Ateman and 1,000-yard rusher Justice Hill. The Cowboys led the country in passing yards (389.2 ypg), finished second in total offense (568.9 ypg) and fourth in scoring offense (45.0 ppg).
• In 2017, the Cowboys set eight single-season school records in total offense, yards per play, passing yards, first downs and passing efficiency.
• Oklahoma State was one of two Power Five teams to produce a 4,000-yard passer (Rudolph), a 1,000-yard rusher (Hill) and a 1,000-yard receiver (Washington) in 2016.
• With a two-quarterback system in 2015, OK State threw for 34 touchdowns and ranked seventh in FBS in passing yards per game (353.2 ypg) and 14th in scoring offense (39.5 ppg).
• Yurcich, who served as the offensive coordinator for two seasons (2011-12) at Shippensburg University, oversaw a unit which led NCAA Division II in total offense (529.2 ypg) in 2012 and was second in scoring offense (46.9 ppg) and passing (387.7 ypg). Quarterback Zach Zulli won the 2012 Harlon Hill Trophy as the top player in Division II. Zulli tied the NCAA Division II record with 54 passing scores.
• The native of Euclid, Ohio coached for six seasons at Edinboro University, including five seasons as offensive coordinator from 2006-10.
• Yurcich also coached at Saint Francis (Ind.) from 1999-2002 and was an offensive graduate assistant at Indiana University in 2003 and 2004.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PLAYER

• Yurcich was a 1999 graduate of California University (Pa.), where he was a three-year starting quarterback and a two-year captain.

PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED

• QB Sam Ehlinger (Texas) – 2020 Wuerffel Trophy Finalist
• QB Justin Fields (Ohio State) – 2019 All-American and Heisman Finalist
• RB Justice Hill (Oklahoma State) – Baltimore Ravens; 2019 NFL Draft fourth-round pick
• WR James Washington (Oklahoma State) – Pittsburgh Steelers; 2018 NFL Draft second-round pick
• QB Mason Rudolph (Oklahoma State) – Pittsburgh Steelers; 2018 NFL Draft third-round pick
• WR Marcell Ateman (Oklahoma State) – Las Vegas Raiders; 2018 NFL Draft seventh-round pick
• WR Tylan Wallace (Oklahoma State) – 2018 All-American and Biletnikoff Award Finalist
• WR Chris Lacy (Oklahoma State) – NFL (2018-20)
• TE Blake Jarwin (Oklahoma State) – Dallas Cowboys
• RB Chris Carson (Oklahoma State) – Seattle Seahawks; 2017 NFL Draft seventh-round pick
• WR Tyreek Hill (Oklahoma State) – Kansas City Chiefs; 2016 NFL Draft fifth-round pick
• QB Zach Zulli (Shippensburg) – 2012 Harlon Hill Trophy (MVP of Division II Football)
• QB Trevor Harris (Edinboro) – Edmonton Eskimos (CFL); NFL (2010-11)

THE YURCICH FILE

Personal

Year at Penn State: Third
Hometown: Euclid, Ohio
Education: California University (Pa.), 1999 - B.S. Psychology; Indiana, 2004 - M.S. School Counseling
Family: Wife: Julie; Daughter: Maria; Sons: Jack, Clay

Coaching Career

2021-pres. – Penn State (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks)
2020 – Texas (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks)
2019 – Ohio State (passing game coordinator/quarterbacks)
2013-18 – Oklahoma State (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks)
2011-12 – Shippensburg (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks)
2006-10 – Edinboro (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks/wide receivers)
2005 – Edinboro (quarterbacks/wide receivers)
2003-04 – Indiana (graduate assistant)
2002 – Saint Francis (Ind.) (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks)
2000-01 – Saint Francis (Ind.) (quarterbacks/junior varsity)
1999 – Saint Francis (Ind.) (running backs)

Bowl Games as a Coach

• 2023 Rose Bowl
• 2022 Outback Bowl
• 2020 Valero Alamo Bowl
• 2019 Fiesta Bowl (CFP Semifinals)
• 2018 Liberty Bowl
• 2017 Camping World Bowl
• 2016 Alamo Bowl
• 2016 Sugar Bowl
• 2015 Cactus Bowl
• 2014 Cotton Bowl