to 29, including 16 interceptions. A true defensive specialist, Patterson had a similar impact at Navy. In just one season as the Midshipmen’s secondary coach in 1995, he helped elevate the defense in the national rankings. Navy finished 18th in total defense, 17th in scoring defense and 28th in pass defense efficiency. Patterson’s defensive acumen dates back to his own playing days at Kansas State, where he played strong safety and outside linebacker for the Wildcats in 1980 and 1981. He served as a graduate assistant in 1982 and received his bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1983. He took the linebacker coaching position at Tennessee Tech while
HEAD COACHING RECORD
Year School Won Lost Pct. Bowl 2000_______ TCU____________ 0_________1_________.000________________ Mobile Alabama 2001_______ TCU____________ 6_________6_________.500_____________ galleryfurniture.com 2002_______ TCU___________ 10_________2_________.833______________________ Liberty 2003_______ TCU____________11_________2_________.846___________________ Fort Worth 2004_______ TCU____________ 5_________6_________.455____________________________ 2005_______ TCU____________11_________1_________ .917______________________Houston 2006_______ TCU____________11_________2_________.846____________________ Poinsettia 2007_______ TCU____________ 8_________5_________ .615________________________Texas 2008_______ TCU____________11_________2_________.833____________________ Poinsettia 2009_______ TCU___________ 12_________1_________.923_______________________ Fiesta 2010_______ TCU___________ 13_________0________ 1.000________________________ Rose 2011________ TCU____________11_________2_________.846____________________ Poinsettia 2012_______ TCU____________ 7_________6_________.583_____________ Buffalo Wild Wings 2013_______ TCU____________ 4_________8_________.333____________________________ Totals____________________ 120_______ 44________.732____________________ (12 Years)
MILESTONE VICTORIES
in_______ Date___________Opponent____________Site _______________________ Score W 1_______ 9/1/01___________North Texas__________Denton, Texas_________________ 19-5 25_______ 11/5/03_________Louisville_____________Fort Worth___________________ 31-28 50_______ 11/11/06_________New Mexico__________Albuquerque, N.M.______________ 27-21 100_______ 9/17/11__________Louisiana-Monroe______Fort Worth___________________ 38-17 109_______ 12/21/11_________Louisiana Tech_________San Diego, Calif.________________ 31-24 110_______ 9/8/12__________Grambling State________Fort Worth___________________ 56-0
BOWL GAMES
Bowl____________________________Opponent_______________ W/L_____________ Score 2000 Mobile Alabama_________________Southern Miss______________ L______________ 21-28 2001 galleryfurniture.com______________Texas A&M________________ L______________ 9-28 2002 Liberty_______________________Colorado State____________ W________________17-3 2003 Fort Worth____________________Boise State________________ L______________31-34 2005 EV1.net Houston________________Iowa State_______________ W_______________27-24 2006 Poinsettia_____________________Northern Illinois___________ W________________37-7 2007 Texas________________________Houston________________ W_______________ 20-13 2008 Poinsettia_____________________Boise State______________ W_______________ 17-16 2009 Fiesta________________________Boise State________________ L______________ 10-17 2010 Rose_________________________Wisconsin_______________ W_______________ 21-19 2011 Poinsettia______________________Louisiana Tech____________ W_______________ 31-24 2012 Buffalo Wild Wings______________Michigan State______________ L______________ 16-17 12 Bowls______________________________________________________ 7-5 Record (.583)
VS. RANKED OPPONENTS
Date_______________ Opponent_________________________ W/L_______________ Score 8/25/01_____________ at Nebraska (4)_________________________ L_________________ 7-21 11/23/01_____________ vs Louisville (17)_____________________ W__________________37-22 12/31/02____________ Colorado State (23)___________________ W___________________17-3 12/23/03____________ vs Boise State (18)_______________________ L________________31-34 11/10/04____________ at Louisville (12)_________________________ L_______________ 28-55 9/03/05_____________ at Oklahoma (5)______________________ W__________________ 17-10 9/16/06_____________ vs Texas Tech (24)____________________ W__________________ 12-3 9/8/07______________ at Texas (7)____________________________ L________________13-34 9/27/08_____________ at Oklahoma (2)_________________________ L________________10-35 10/16/08____________ vs. BYU (8)_________________________ W___________________32-7 11/6/08_____________ at Utah (9)____________________________ L________________ 10-13 12/23/08____________ vs. Boise State (9)____________________ W__________________ 17-16 10/24/09____________ at BYU (16)_________________________ W__________________ 38-7 11/14/09____________ vs. Utah (16)________________________ W_________________ 55-28 1/4/10______________ vs. Boise State (6)_______________________ L________________ 10-17 9/4/10______________ vs. Oregon State (22)__________________ W__________________ 30-21 11/6/10_____________ at Utah (5)_________________________ W___________________47-7 1/11/11______________ vs. Wisconsin (5)____________________ W__________________ 21-19 11/12/11_____________ at Boise State (5)_____________________ W ________________ 35-34 10/20/12____________ vs. Texas Tech (18)_______________________L________________ 53-56 11/3/12_____________ at West Virginia (23)__________________ W ____________ 39-38 (2OT) 11/10/12_____________ vs. Kansas State (3)_____________________L_________________10-23 11/22/12____________ at Texas (18)________________________ W _________________ 20-13 12/1/12_____________ vs. Oklahoma (12)_______________________L_________________ 17-24 8/31/13_____________ vs. LSU (12)___________________________L_________________27-37 10/2/13_____________ vs. Oklahoma (11)________________________L_________________ 17-20 10/19/13____________ vs. Oklahoma State (21)___________________L_________________10-24 11/30/13____________ vs. Baylor (9)__________________________L_________________ 38-41 28 Games__________________________________________________________ 14-14 (.500)
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HEAD COACH GARY PAT TERSON ranked fifth in the country in total defense. The Horned Frogs posted two shutouts and led the Western Athletic Conference in every major defensive category. In 2000, the Horned Frogs allowed only 245.0 total yards and 9.6 points per game, ranking first in the nation in both categories. Five of Patterson’s players earned first-team all-conference recognition and he was a finalist for the Frank Broyles National Assistant Coach of the Year award. Prior to his arrival in Fort Worth, Patterson spent two seasons as the defensive coordinator and safeties coach at New Mexico. The Lobos collected 22 total takeaways and three defensive touchdowns in 1996. The next year, in Patterson style, New Mexico improved its total takeaways
earning a master’s degree in educational administration in 1984. Patterson has been part of 17 bowl staffs, including one each with Kansas State, Utah State and New Mexico. The other 14 have come at TCU. Aside from being an accomplished Division I head coach, Patterson is also a skilled guitar player. On several occasions, Patterson has entertained TCU fans with his guitar skills at pep rallies around the Fort Worth area. A native of Rozel, Kansas, Patterson is married to the former Kelsey Hayes. He has three sons: Josh, Cade and Blake.
CAREER ACCOLADES
Date Honors 2000_____________________________ Frank Broyles National Assistant Coach of the Year finalist 2002_______________________________________________Conference USA Coach of the Year 2003__________________________________________ Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year finalist 2003____________________________________________ Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year finalist 2004__________________________________________________ Assistant Coach – Hula Bowl 2005_______________________________________Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year 2009________________________ Nine National Coach of the Year Awards/MWC Coach of the Year 2010________________________________ American Football Monthly National Coach of the Year
VS. ALL OPPONENTS
Air Force___________________________________________________________________ 6-1 Arizona___________________________________________________________________ 1-0 Army____________________________________________________________________ 6-0 Baylor____________________________________________________________________ 4-2 Boise State________________________________________________________________ 2-2 BYU_____________________________________________________________________ 5-2 Cincinnati_________________________________________________________________ 1-2 Clemson__________________________________________________________________ 1-0 Colorado State______________________________________________________________ 8-0 East Carolina_______________________________________________________________ 0-2 Grambling State_____________________________________________________________ 1-0 Houston__________________________________________________________________ 5-0 Iowa State__________________________________________________________________ 2-1 Kansas___________________________________________________________________ 2-0 Kansas State_______________________________________________________________ 0-2 Louisiana-Monroe___________________________________________________________ 1-0 Louisiana Tech______________________________________________________________ 1-0 LSU ______________________________________________________________________ 0-1 Louisville___________________________________________________________________ 3-1 Memphis__________________________________________________________________ 1-0 Michigan State_______________________________________________________________ 0-1 Navy_____________________________________________________________________ 1-0 Nebraska___________________________________________________________________ 0-1 New Mexico_______________________________________________________________ 7-0 North Texas________________________________________________________________ 2-0 Northern Illinois_____________________________________________________________ 1-0 Northwestern______________________________________________________________ 2-0 Northwestern State___________________________________________________________ 0-1 Oklahoma_________________________________________________________________ 1-3 Oklahoma State_____________________________________________________________ 0-2 Oregon State_______________________________________________________________ 1-0 Portland State______________________________________________________________ 1-0 San Diego State_____________________________________________________________ 7-0 SMU_____________________________________________________________________10-2 Southeastern Lousiana________________________________________________________ 1-0 Southern Miss______________________________________________________________ 3-2 Stanford__________________________________________________________________ 2-0 Stephen F. Austin____________________________________________________________ 1-0 Tennessee Tech_____________________________________________________________ 1-0 Texas____________________________________________________________________ 1-2 Texas A&M_________________________________________________________________ 0-1 Texas State________________________________________________________________ 1-0 Texas Tech_________________________________________________________________ 1-2 Tulane____________________________________________________________________ 2-3 UAB_____________________________________________________________________ 1-2 UC Davis__________________________________________________________________ 1-0 UNLV____________________________________________________________________ 7-0 USF______________________________________________________________________ 1-1 Utah_____________________________________________________________________ 3-3 Vanderbilt_________________________________________________________________ 1-0 Virginia___________________________________________________________________ 2-0 West Virginia________________________________________________________________ 1-1 Wisconsin_________________________________________________________________ 1-0 Wyoming 6-1 Total__________________________________________________________________ 120-44
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