Gary Patterson

Gary Patterson

Current position
Title	Consultant
Team	Baylor
Biographical details
Born	(1960-02-13) February 13, 1960 (age 64) Rozel, Kansas, U.S.
Playing career
1978–1979	Dodge City CC
1980–1981	Kansas State
Position(s)	Safety, linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1982	Kansas State (GA)
1983–1984	Tennessee Tech (LB)
1986	UC Davis (LB)
1987	Cal Lutheran (DC)
1988	Pittsburg State (LB)
1989–1991	Sonoma State (DC)
1992	Oregon Lightning Bolts
1992–1994	Utah State (DB)
1995	Navy (DB)
1996–1997	New Mexico (DC/S)
1998–2000	TCU (DC/S)
2000–2021	TCU
2022	Texas (special assistant to the head coach)
2024–present	Baylor (Consultant)
Head coaching record
Overall	181–79
Bowls	11–6
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 C-USA (2002) 4 MWC (2005, 2009–2011) 1 Big 12 (2014)
Awards
2× AFCA Coach of the Year (2009, 2014)[1] 2× AP Coach of the Year (2009, 2014) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (2009) 2× Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (2009, 2014)[2][3] George Munger Award (2009) Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2009) 2× SN Coach of the Year (2009, 2014) 2× Walter Camp Coach of the Year (2009, 2014) 2× The Woody Hayes Trophy (2009, 2014) Home Depot Coach of the Year Award (2014)[4] Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2014) C-USA Coach of the Year (2002) 2× MWC Coach of the Year (2005, 2009)[5] Big 12 Coach of the Year (2014)[6]

Gary Allen Patterson (born February 13, 1960) is an American football coach and former player. He was most recently the special assistant to the head coach at the University of Texas. He is the former head football coach at Texas Christian University and the coach with the most wins in Horned Frogs' history. Patterson led the TCU Horned Frogs to six conference championships and eleven bowl game victories, including victories in the 2011 Rose Bowl and 2014 Peach Bowl. His 2010 squad finished the season undefeated at 13–0 after a 21–19 Rose Bowl victory over the Wisconsin Badgers on New Year's Day 2011, and ranked second in the final tallying of both major polls.