WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue head football coach Darrell Hazell announced that tight ends coach Terry Malone has been promoted to offensive coordinator. Malone will continue to coach the tight ends as well.

“I am thrilled to have Coach Malone lead our offense,” Hazell said. “He has a winning pedigree with a national title at Michigan and a Super Bowl title with the New Orleans Saints. I look forward to sitting down with him once we get back from the holiday break and putting our offense together.”

“I am very excited and appreciative for this opportunity,” added Malone. “We have a great group of young players that I am anxious to see have success.”

Malone, who joined the Purdue coaching staff last February after spending nine seasons as the tight ends coach with the Saints and Purdue icon Drew Brees, has previously served as a collegiate offensive coordinator with the Michigan Wolverines and Bowling Green Falcons.

Under his guide offensively from 2002 to 2005, Michigan had 14 first team All-Big Ten selections and four All-Americans. Quarterbacks Chad Henne (9,715 yards) and John Navarre (9,254 yards), the top two passing yardage leaders in Michigan history, played in his system. Henne tied the school’s season record with 25 touchdown passes as a true freshman in 2004, while Navarre threw for a school-record 3,331 yards and 24 touchdowns in 2003.

Running back Chris Perry (2003) and wide receiver Braylon Edwards (2004) were named the Big Ten Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons in Malone’s offense. Edwards won the 2004 Biletnikoff Award, while teammate David Baas was the co-recipient of the Rimington Trophy that same year.

With Malone as the offensive coordinator, the Wolverines went 36-14 overall, won or shared two Big Ten championships, appeared in two Rose Bowls, the Outback Bowl, the Alamo Bowl and averaged 30.7 points per game.

He was a finalist for the 2003 Broyles Award, which is presented annually to the top assistant coach in the nation. The Wolverines tied for 12th nationally in scoring, were 15th in total offense and broke every school passing record that season. Michigan went 10-3 overall and 7-1 in the conference as the Big Ten champions.

Malone started his tenure at Michigan as the offensive line coach, helping the Wolverines win the 1997 national championship. That season, his line allowed merely 18 sacks, the fewest in the nation. Under his guide, guard Steve Hutchinson became just the fourth player in conference history to be named All-Big Ten in four consecutive seasons. Malone’s linemen blocked for Michigan’s all-time rushing (4,472 yards – since broken) and touchdown (55 – still stands) leader Anthony Thomas.

Malone has also worked at Boston College (1996), Bowling Green (1986-95), Holy Cross (1985) and as a graduate assistant at Arizona (1983-84).

A native of Redford, Michigan, Malone played four seasons as a tight end at Holy Cross. He was the Crusaders’ captain as a senior and earned a bachelor’s degree in history.

Malone and his wife, Ann, have two daughters, Kara and Natalie Rose, and two sons, Patrick and Ryan.