Don Patterson
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- Seasons coached
- 38
- First season
- 1978
- Teams
- 5
Career
12 stints
- 1978North TexasAssistant Coach
- 1979–1982IowaDefensive Backs
- 1983IowaTight Ends
- 1984–1987IowaDefensive Backs
- 1988IowaTight Ends
- 1989–1991IowaQuarterbacksWide Receivers
- 1992–1998IowaOffensive Coordinator
- 1999–2009Western IllinoisHead Coach
- 2010BuffaloAssistant Coach
- 2011–2013BuffaloQuarterbacksRecruiting Coordinator
- 2014UConnAssociate Head CoachQuarterbacks
- 2015UConnAssistant Head CoachTight Ends
Coaching tree
3 mentors, 10 protégés, 4 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
14
- 2014–2015Bob DiacoCoached under · UConn
- 2010–2013Jeff QuinnCoached under · Buffalo
- 2008–2009Frisman JacksonMentored · Western Illinois
- 2006–2007Matt DrinkallMentored · Western Illinois
- 2004–2005Andy KotelnickiMentored · Western Illinois
- 2004Kerry CooksMentored · Western Illinois
- 2002–2004Luke SchleusnerMentored · Western Illinois
- 2001–2003Ikaika MalloeMentored · Western Illinois
- 2000Brian VanGorderMentored · Western Illinois
- 1999–2000Bob DiacoMentored · Western Illinois
- 1999Don MartindaleMentored · Western Illinois
- 1999–2007Mark HendricksonMentored · Western Illinois
- 1979–1998Hayden FryCoached under · Iowa
- 1978Hayden FryCoached under · North Texas
Succeeded
20
- 2014George DeLeoneSucceeded · UConn
- 2010Charley MolnarSucceeded · Buffalo
- 2010Charley MolnarSucceeded by · Buffalo
- 2010Ernest T. JonesSucceeded · Buffalo
- 2010Ernest T. JonesSucceeded by · Buffalo
- 2010Jappy OliverSucceeded by · Buffalo
- 2010Jappy OliverSucceeded · Buffalo
- 2010Mike DanielsSucceeded by · Buffalo
- 2010Mike DanielsSucceeded · Buffalo
- 2010Mike DietzelSucceeded by · Buffalo
- 2010Mike DietzelSucceeded · Buffalo
- 2010Scott PilkeySucceeded by · Buffalo
- 2010Scott PilkeySucceeded · Buffalo
- 1999Ken O'KeefeSucceeded by · Iowa
- 1999Randy BallSucceeded · Western Illinois
5 more, most recent shown first.
Tenure
38 seasons
- IowaPosition coach · 1979–199113
- Western IllinoisHead coach · 1999–200911
- IowaCoordinator · 1992–19987
- BuffaloPosition coach · 2010–20134
- UConnCoordinator · 2014–20152
- North TexasPosition coach · 19781
Pipeline
3 of 6 coordinators
- 14 seasonsBob Diacounder at Western Illinois 1999 · head coach at UConn2014
- 1 seasonMark Hendricksonunder at Western Illinois 1999 · head coach at Western Illinois2008
- 6 seasonsBrian VanGorderunder at Western Illinois 2000 · head coach at Georgia Southern2006
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Don Patterson. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.