Don Patterson (American football coach)

Don Patterson
Biographical details
Born	December 10, 1950 (age 73); 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


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
^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

Notes

^ ^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

^ 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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[2008season-2] 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.

[2009season-3] 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.

[1] 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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