Travers Family Head Coach Tosh Lupoi has appointed Jordan Somerville as the new offensive coordinator for the California Golden Bears football team. Somerville comes to the program after three seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he served as assistant quarterbacks coach and worked closely with quarterback Baker Mayfield.
“Somerville has spent the last three seasons with the Buccaneers as the assistant quarterbacks coach working with Pro Bowl quarterback Baker Mayfield. Before his stint in Tampa Bay, Somerville spent time in the college ranks at Oregon, New Mexico and Arizona State.”
During his tenure in Tampa Bay, Somerville contributed to a record-setting season for Mayfield. Last year, Mayfield achieved career highs across several categories: 407 completions, 4,500 passing yards, 41 passing touchdowns, a completion percentage of 71.4%, and a passer rating of 106.8. These numbers placed him among league leaders—second in passing touchdowns and completions, third in total touchdowns and completion percentage, fourth in passer rating, and seventh in yards per attempt at 7.9. He became only the fourth NFL player to post a season with over 4,000 passing yards, more than 40 touchdowns, and a completion percentage above 70 percent—a group that includes Drew Brees (2011), Joe Burrow (2024), and Aaron Rodgers (2020).
“In 2023, his first season coaching at the NFL level, Somerville helped in putting together a Pro Bowl campaign for Mayfield during his debut season in Tampa Bay. Mayfield set career highs in completions (364), completion percentage (63.4%), passing yards (4,044) and passing touchdowns (28) on his way to the 2023 Pro Football Writers of America Most Improved Player award.”
Before joining the NFL ranks, Somerville was an offensive analyst at Oregon. While there he was part of an offensive staff that ranked sixth among Power Five programs for scrimmage yards per game (500.5) and tenth for points per game (38.8). He worked with quarterback Bo Nix who finished fourth among all Power Five quarterbacks in passer rating (165.7), while also ranking top ten nationally in passing yards (3,593), yards per attempt (8.78), and touchdown passes (29).
Prior to Oregon, Somerville was running backs coach and recruiting coordinator at New Mexico from 2020-21.
He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Arizona State University during their run to the Tony the Tigers Sun Bowl.
