Andre Patterson (American football)

Andre Cornelius Patterson Sr. (born June 12, 1960) is an American football coach who is the co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He has previously been a defensive line coach for the Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, and New England Patriots. Patterson was the head football coach at California Polytechnic State University from 1994 to 1996.

Andre Patterson
Minnesota Vikings
Position:Co-defensive coordinator & defensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1960-06-12) June 12, 1960
Camden, Arkansas
Career information
High school:Camden (AR) Fairview
College:Montana
Career history
As coach:
Coaching stats at PFR

College career

Patterson started his college football playing career at Contra Costa College from 1978 to 1980 as a defensive lineman. He then transferred to the University of Montana in 1981 before suffering a career-ending knee injury. Patterson graduated from Montana in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in secondary education.

Coaching career

High school and college

Patterson started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Montana. He then became an assistant coach at Renton High School from 1983 to 1986 and Saint Monica Catholic High School in 1987, where he also coached the varsity baseball team. He returned to the college football level in 1989 with Western Michigan as a defensive coordinator. Patterson remained as a college football coach on defense with several different teams until 1997 when he received his first opportunity to coach in the National Football League (NFL).

NFL

In 1997, New England Patriots head coach Pete Carroll brought Patterson in to be the defensive line coach. Patterson then became a defensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, and Denver Broncos.

Return to high school level

In 2007, Patterson returned to coaching high school football, becoming the offensive line coach at Regis Jesuit High School, where his son was an incoming freshman.

Return to collegiate level

Patterson became an assistant head coach and defensive line coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) from 2008 to 2009.[1] He became the defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) from 2010 to 2012.[2] His most recent college football stint was with Florida International University (FIU) in 2013 as an assistant head coach and defensive line coach.

Return to the NFL

In 2014, Patterson returned to the Minnesota Vikings as the defensive line coach under first-year head coach Mike Zimmer. Patterson lead a strong defensive line in 2015, when the Vikings won their first NFC North Division title since 2009 and allowed the fifth-fewest points on defense.[3][4]

Personal life

Patterson and his wife, Donna, have 2 children: Andre Jr. and Ashmera.

Head coaching record

College
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Cal Poly Mustangs (American West Conference) (1994–1995)
1994 Cal Poly 7–43–01st
1995 Cal Poly 5–62–12nd
Cal Poly Mustangs (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1996)
1996 Cal Poly 5–6
Cal Poly: 17–165–1
Total:17–16
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Andre Patterson bio". University of Nevada. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  2. "Andre Patterson bio". University of Texas. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  3. Young, Lindsey (January 9, 2016). "Vikings Defensive Line Overcame Obstacles Now Fully Charged for Wild Card Game". Minnesota Vikings. Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  4. "Andre Patterson bio". Minnesota Vikings. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
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