Don Patterson (American football coach)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 10, 1950 Corsicana, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Army |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1978 | North Texas (assistant) |
| 1979 | Iowa (assistant DB) |
| 1980 | Iowa (RC) |
| 1981–1988 | Iowa (TE) |
| 1989–1991 | Iowa (QB/WR) |
| 1992–1997 | Iowa (OC/QB/WR) |
| 1998 | Iowa (OC/WR/TE) |
| 1999–2007 | Western Illinois |
| 2008–2009 | Western Illinois |
| 2011–2013 | Buffalo (QB/RC) |
| 2014 | Connecticut (associate HC/QB) |
| 2015 | Connecticut (AHC/TE) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 63–47 |
| Tournaments | 2–3 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Gateway (2000, 2002) | |
Don Patterson (born December 10, 1950) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois from 1999 to 2009, when he resigned due to health problems related to treatment for cancer.[1] Patterson was the 18th football coach at the school. His record at Western Illinois was 63–47. He spent his final two years of coaching as assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach of the Connecticut Huskies. Patterson announced his retirement on January 8, 2016, after 37 years of college coaching.
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | TSN# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Illinois Leathernecks (Gateway Football Conference) (1999–2007) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Western Illinois | 7–4 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2000 | Western Illinois | 9–3 | 5–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | 12 | |||
| 2001 | Western Illinois | 5–5 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2002 | Western Illinois | 11–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal | 5 | |||
| 2003 | Western Illinois | 9–4 | 5–2 | T–3rd | L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal | 6 | |||
| 2004 | Western Illinois | 4–7 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2005 | Western Illinois | 5–6 | 3–4 | 6th | |||||
| 2006 | Western Illinois | 5–6 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2007 | Western Illinois | 6–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Western Illinois Leathernecks (Gateway Football Conference / Missouri Valley Football Conference) (2008–2009) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Western Illinois | 1–3[n 1] | 1–3[n 1] | T–4th | |||||
| 2009 | Western Illinois | 1–2[n 2] | 0–0[n 2] | [n 2] | |||||
| Western Illinois: | 63–47 | 33–31 | |||||||
| Total: | 63–47 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Mark Hendrickson served as acting head coach for the first seven games of the 2008 season before Patterson returned as head coach for the final four games. Western Illinois finished the year 6–5 overall with a 4–4 conference mark.
- ^ a b c Patterson served as head coach for the first three games of the season before resigning. Mark Hendrickson replaced him as acting head coach for the final eight games. Western Illinois finished the year 1–10 overall with a 0–8 conference mark, placing ninth.
References
[edit]- ^ Western Illinois Athletics (September 25, 2009). "Patterson Steps Down as Head Football Coach Citing Health Concerns". Western Illinois University. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
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