Gary Patterson
dc at USC since 2026.
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- Seasons coached
- 41
- First season
- 1982
- Teams
- 14
Career
15 stints
1980s
- 1982Kansas StateGraduate Assistant
- 1983–1984Tennessee TechLinebackers
- 1986UC DavisLinebackers
- 1987Cal Lutherandc
- 1988Pittsburg StateLinebackers
- 1989–1991Sonoma Statedc
1990s
- 1992Oregon Lightning BoltsHead Coach
- 1992–1994Utah StateDefensive Backs
- 1995NavyDefensive Backs
- 1996–1997New MexicodcSafeties
- 1998TCUDefensive Coordinator
2000s
- 2000–2021TCUHead Coach
2020s
Coaching tree
9 mentors, 71 protégés, 14 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Everyone shown became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
101
- 2026Lincoln RileyCoached under · USC
- 2024Dave ArandaCoached under · Baylor
- 2022Steve SarkisianCoached under · Texas
- 2021A. J. RickerMentored · TCU
- 2021Andrew MitchellMentored · TCU
- 2021Tim BeckMentored · TCU
- 2021Tony SanchezMentored · TCU
- 2020–2021Bryan ApplewhiteMentored · TCU
- 2020–2021Doug MeachamMentored · TCU
- 2020–2021Jerry KillMentored · TCU
- 2020Shawn BellMentored · TCU
- 2019–2021Malcolm KellyMentored · TCU
- 2019Michael SmithMentored · TCU
- 2018–2019Brett LemoineMentored · TCU
- 2018–2019Brian HernandezMentored · TCU
86 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
8
- 2023Joe DeCamillisSucceeded by · Texas
- 2022Sonny DykesSucceeded by · TCU
- 2021Jerry KillSucceeded by · TCU
- 2000Dennis FranchioneSucceeded · TCU
- 1998Bronco MendenhallSucceeded by · New Mexico
- 1998Phil BennettSucceeded · TCU
- 1995Brian NorwoodSucceeded by · Navy
- 1992Dan HawkinsSucceeded by · Sonoma State
Tenure
41 seasons
- TCUHead coach · 2000–202122
- Utah StatePosition coach · 1992–19943
- Sonoma StateCoordinator · 1989–19913
- New MexicoCoordinator · 1996–19972
- Tennessee TechPosition coach · 1983–19842
- USCCoordinator · 2026 · current1
- BaylorPosition coach · 20241
- TexasAnalyst · 20221
- TCUCoordinator · 19981
- NavyPosition coach · 19951
- Oregon Lightning BoltsHead coach · 19921
- Pittsburg StatePosition coach · 19881
- Cal LutheranCoordinator · 19871
- UC DavisPosition coach · 19861
- Kansas StateAnalyst · 19821
Pipeline
5 of 14 coordinators
- 4 seasonsDoug Meachamunder at TCU 2014 · head coach at Oklahoma State2025
- 1 seasonSonny Cumbieunder at TCU 2014 · head coach at Texas Tech2021
- 9 seasonsMike Schultzunder at TCU 2000 · head coach at Lamar2017
- 1 seasonJustin Fuenteunder at TCU 2006 · head coach at Memphis2012
- 1 seasonDavid Bailiffunder at TCU 2001 · head coach at Texas State2004
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Gary Patterson. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.