Jerry Partridge (born January 22, 1963) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the assistant head football coach and safeties coach for the University of Tennessee at Martin, a position he has held since 2023.[1] He was the head football coach at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri, a position he had held from 1997 to 2016.[2] Before becoming head coach at Missouri Western in 1997, Partridge assisted various teams from 1986 to 1996.[3] Partridge was a graduate assistant for the 1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, who won the national championship.[4]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant head coach, Safeties coach |
| Team | UT Martin |
| Conference | OVC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 22, 1963 Grandview, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1986 | Missouri Western |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1986–1987 | Missouri (GA) |
| 1988–1989 | Notre Dame (GA) |
| 1990 | Austin Peay (DC) |
| 1991–1995 | Missouri Western (DC) |
| 1996 | Murray State (DB) |
| 1997–2016 | Missouri Western |
| 2017–2018 | Delta State (DC) |
| 2019–2022 | Northern Arizona (DC) |
| 2023–present | UT Martin (AHC/S) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 149–83 |
| Bowls | 4–2 |
| Tournaments | 2–4 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 MIAA (2003, 2012) | |
| Awards | |
| 2 MIAA Coach of the Year | |
Personal life
editPartridge and his wife, Pam, have two children, Travis and Lindsey. Partridge is the son of Linda and Gerald Partridge, who coached at Ruskin High School for 29 years.[5]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Western Griffons (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1997–2016) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Missouri Western | 5–6 | 3–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1998 | Missouri Western | 5–6 | 3–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 1999 | Missouri Western | 7–4 | 6–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 2000 | Missouri Western | 8–4 | 8–1 | 2nd | L Mineral Water Bowl | ||||
| 2001 | Missouri Western | 8–3 | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2002 | Missouri Western | 6–5 | 4–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2003 | Missouri Western | 9–3 | 7–2 | T–1st | W Mineral Water Bowl | ||||
| 2004 | Missouri Western | 5–6 | 4–3 | T–5th | |||||
| 2005 | Missouri Western | 9–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | W Mineral Water Bowl | ||||
| 2006 | Missouri Western | 9–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division II Playoffs | ||||
| 2007 | Missouri Western | 9–3 | 6–3 | T–3rd | W Mineral Water Bowl | ||||
| 2008 | Missouri Western | 6–6 | 5–4 | T–4th | L Mineral Water Bowl | ||||
| 2009 | Missouri Western | 9–3 | 6–3 | T–2nd | W Mineral Water Bowl | ||||
| 2010 | Missouri Western | 8–4 | 6–3 | T–3rd | L NCAA Division II Playoffs | 24 | |||
| 2011 | Missouri Western | 9–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division II Playoffs | 18 | |||
| 2012 | Missouri Western | 12–2 | 9–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinals | 5 | |||
| 2013 | Missouri Western | 8–3 | 7–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2014 | Missouri Western | 7–4 | 7–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2015 | Missouri Western | 6–5 | 6–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2016 | Missouri Western | 4–7 | 4–7 | 7th | |||||
| Missouri Western: | 149–83 | 117–68 | |||||||
| Total: | 149–83 | ||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Brice, John (July 13, 2023). "Jason Simpson adds veteran former NCAA head coach to UT-Martin Skyhawks' staff". Footballscoop. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ Jerry Partridge profile
- ^ Missouri Western Media Guide
- ^ 1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish graduate assistant -- championship year
- ^ "Partridge family". Archived from the original on January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.