Chris Partridge

Chris Partridge (born November 3, 1980) is an American football coach and former player who currently serves as the linebackers coach for the Michigan Wolverines football team.[1] He is formerly the Paramus Catholic High School head coach and worked as an assistant coach for Michigan Wolverines football from 2016 to 2020.

Chris Partridge
Current position
TitleLinebackers coach
TeamMichigan
ConferenceBig Ten
Biographical details
Born (1980-11-03) November 3, 1980
Hackensack, New Jersey
Alma materLafayette College (2003)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–2004Paramus Catholic HS (NJ) (AHC/DC/WR)
2005Lafayette (DB/STC)
2006–2007The Citadel (DL/STC)
2010–2014Paramus Catholic HS (NJ)
2015Michigan (DPP)
2016–2017Michigan (STC/LB)
2018–2019Michigan (STC/S)
2020–2022Ole Miss (co-DC/S)
2023–presentMichigan (LB)

Coaching career

Paramus Catholic High School

Partridge was the head coach of Paramus Catholic High School, a position he held for five seasons (2010–2014). While at the helm of the Paladin program, Partridge grew a football program listed 4,250th nationally and 112th in state of New Jersey to the top-ranked team in the state and No. 4 nationally by USA Today. He coached and mentored more than 30 Division I football players during that time, as well as various All-America players.[2]

Michigan

Partridge was hired by Michigan in January 2015 as the Director of Player Personnel.[3] On December 3, 2015, it was announced that Partridge would coach the linebackers for Michigan during the 2016 Citrus Bowl, after the departure of Michigan defensive coordinator and linebackers coach D. J. Durkin, who left to be the head coach at Maryland.[4] Partridge then took over as full time linebackers coach and helped with the special teams. On February 8, 2017, Partridge was promoted to Special Teams Coordinator and continued as linebackers coach.[5] Before the 2018 season, Partridge was offered to join the Alabama Crimson Tide football staff, but chose to stay at Michigan.[6] Weeks after, Partridge received a significant pay raise and new coaching duties. Partridge was assigned to coach safeties and continue as special teams coordinator,[7] Al Washington took over as linebackers coach.

Ole Miss

On January 2, 2020, Chris Partridge was hired by Ole Miss and new head coach Lane Kiffin.[8] Later, Partridge was named co-defensive coordinator alongside former Michigan assistant DJ Durkin. In 2022, he was promoted to play caller while still being co-defensive coordinator with new hire Chris Kiffin.

Michigan (second stint)

Partridge returned to Michigan's football staff for the 2023 season.[9]

References
  1. "Chris Partridge". OleMissSports.com. University of Mississippi. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. "Chris Partridge". MGoBlue.com. Board of Regents of the University of Michigan. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  3. "Michigan hires Chris Partridge to recruiting position, report says". highschoolsports.nj.com. Advance Local Media. 31 January 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  4. "Partridge to coach Michigan LBs, Durkin leaves for Maryland". USAToday.com. USA Today. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  5. "Michigan's Chris Partridge now special teams coordinator, LBs coach". freep.com. Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  6. "Breaking: Partridge to stay at Michigan". 247sports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  7. "Michigan's Chris Partridge earns pay bump, new coaching duties". MLive.com. MLive. 23 January 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  8. "Michigan's Chris Partridge hired by Ole Miss". MLive.com. Advanced Local Media LLC. 2 January 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  9. Ablauf, Dave; Shepard, Chad (February 8, 2023). "Chris Partridge Rejoins Michigan Football Staff". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
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