Charlie Partridge
Charles James Partridge (born December 7, 1973) is an American college football coach. He is the assistant head football coach and defensive line coach at the University of Pittsburgh, a position he has held since 2018. Partridge served as the head football coach at Florida Atlantic University from 2014 to 2016.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive line coach |
| Team | Pittsburgh |
| Conference | ACC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 7, 1973 |
| Alma mater | Iowa State University |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1994 | Drake |
| Position(s) | Defensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–1997 | Drake (GA) |
| 1998–1999 | Iowa State (GA) |
| 2002 | Eastern Illinois (DL/RC) |
| 2003–2005 | Pittsburgh (DE) |
| 2006 | Pittsburgh (DL/ST) |
| 2007 | Pittsburgh (LB/ST) |
| 2008–2010 | Wisconsin (DL/ST) |
| 2011–2012 | Wisconsin (AHC/co-DC/DL) |
| 2013 | Arkansas (AHC/DL) |
| 2014–2016 | Florida Atlantic |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh (DL) |
| 2018–present | Pittsburgh (co-DC & DL) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2000–2001 | Iowa State (DFO) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–27 |
Playing career
A native of Plantation, Florida, Partridge attended Drake University, where he was a team captain of the football team.[1] Later he also attended Iowa State University.
Coaching career
Partridge's first coaching experience was as a graduate assistant with the Drake Bulldogs and the Iowa State Cyclones. From there he became the defensive line coach of the Eastern Illinois Panthers. Partridge served as defensive line coach, linebackers coach, and special teams coordinator of the Pitt Panthers for five seasons before joining the Wisconsin Badgers. He was named co-defensive coordinator at Wisconsin in January 2011. On December 15, 2012 the University of Arkansas announced the hiring of Partridge as the defensive line coach. Partridge was widely credited as Wisconsin's lead recruiter in the state of Florida, and helped land five-star running back Alex Collins for the Razorbacks in his first two months on the job. Partridge followed former Wisconsin Badgers head coach Bret Bielema to Arkansas.
Partridge was hired as the head coach at Florida Atlantic on December 16, 2013.[2] He was fired on November 27, 2016.[3] On February 14, 2017 Partridge was announced as the defensive line coach at Pittsburgh.[4]
Personal life
Partridge is married with two children.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Atlantic (Conference USA) (2014–2016) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Florida Atlantic | 3–9 | 2–6 | 7th (East) | |||||
| 2015 | Florida Atlantic | 3–9 | 3–5 | 6th (East) | |||||
| 2016 | Florida Atlantic | 3–9 | 2–6 | T–6th (East) | |||||
| Florida Atlantic: | 9–27 | 7–17 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–27 | ||||||||
References
- "Q&A; with Charlie Partridge - UWBadgers.com - the Official Web Site of the Wisconsin Badgers Athletics". Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
- "Florida Atlantic University to Introduce New Head Football Coach - Florida Atlantic Owls Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- "Florida Atlantic fires Charlie Partridge after three seasons". USA Today.
- "Charlie Partridge Rejoins Pitt as Defensive Line Coach - Pitt Football - PittsburghPanthers.com - Official Athletic Site of the University of Pittsburgh". Archived from the original on 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2017-02-14.