Keith Patterson
Keith Patterson went 0–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 2011 at Pittsburgh (interim, bowl game). His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 0–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2011 6–7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Pittsburgh interim, bowl game | 0–1 | BBVA Compass Bowl L |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
His own one games on file, 2011, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| SMUseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | East Central | Graduate assistant | |
| 1988–91 | Altus HS (OK) high school | Outside linebackers and defensive backs coach | |
| 1992–93 | Edmond Memorial HS (OK) high school | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1994 | Edmond Santa Fe HS (OK) high school | Head coach | |
| 1995–96 | Allen HS (TX) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1997–99 | Ardmore HS (OK) high school | Head coach | |
| 2000 | Allen HS (TX) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 2002 | Allen HS (TX) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 2003–05 | Tulsa | Linebackers coach | |
| 2006–10 | Tulsa | Co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 2011 | Pittsburgh | Defensive coordinator, linebackers coach and interim head coach | |
| 2012 | Arkansas State | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2012 | West Virginia | Co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 2013 | West Virginia | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 2014–17 | Arizona State | Defensive coordinator and DST | |
| 2018 | Utah State | Co-defensive coordinator | |
| 2019–21 | Texas Tech | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2022–present | Abilene Christian | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Todd GrahamAllen HS (TX), Tulsa, Pittsburgh, Arizona State
- Steve KragthorpeTulsa
- Dana HolgorsenWest Virginia
- Gus MalzahnArkansas State
- John ThompsonArkansas State
- Matt WellsUtah State, Texas Tech
- Frank MaileUtah State
- Sonny CumbieTexas Tech
Assistants who became head coaches
- Dan LanningOregon
- Mike NorvellMemphis, Florida State
- Todd DodgeNorth Texas
- Tony GibsonMarshall
- Stephen LeeCisco
- Nick HoltIdaho
Worked under (8)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Graham | Allen HS (TX) high school | 1995–2000 | Assistant coach | |
| Steve Kragthorpe | Tulsa | 2003–06 | 2003–05: linebackers coach; 2006: co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Todd Graham | Tulsa | 2007–10 | Co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Todd Graham | Pittsburgh | 2011 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Dana Holgorsen | West Virginia | 2012–13 | 2012: co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach; 2013: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Gus Malzahn | Arkansas State | 2012 | Defensive coordinator | |
| John Thompson | Arkansas State | 2012 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Todd Graham | Arizona State | 2014–17 | Defensive coordinator and DST | |
| Matt Wells | Utah State | 2018 | Co-defensive coordinator | |
| Frank Maile | Utah State | 2018 | Co-defensive coordinator | |
| Matt Wells | Texas Tech | 2019–21 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Sonny Cumbie | Texas Tech | 2021 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (6)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Lanning | Pittsburgh, 2011: graduate assistant | Oregon | |
| Mike Norvell | Pittsburgh, 2011: co-offensive coordinator, wide receivers coach and DR | Memphis, Florida State | |
| Todd Dodge | Pittsburgh, 2011: quarterbacks coach | North Texas | |
| Tony Gibson | Pittsburgh, 2011: passing game coordinator and safeties coach | Marshall | |
| Stephen Lee | Abilene Christian, 2022: offensive coordinator | Cisco | |
| Nick Holt | Abilene Christian, 2025–26: assistant head coach and co-defensive coordinator | Idaho |
Other assistants under him (7)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Calvin Magee | Pittsburgh, 2011: assistant head coach, co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach | |
| Matt Caponi | Pittsburgh, 2011: graduate assistant | |
| Paul Randolph | Pittsburgh, 2011: co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach | |
| Ryan Pugh | Abilene Christian, 2022, 2024–25: offensive line coach; 2023: offensive coordinator | |
| Skyler Cassity | Abilene Christian, 2022–23: defensive coordinator | |
| Graham Harrell | Abilene Christian, 2025–26: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Joel Filani | Abilene Christian, 2025–26: co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.