Dave Patenaude

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Dave Patenaude
Dave Patenaude April 2019.jpg
Patenaude in 2019
Current position
Title Offensive coordinator
Team Buffalo
Conference MAC
Biographical details
Born (1968-05-09) May 9, 1968 (age 55)
Alma mater Central Connecticut
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991 Coast Guard (RB)
1992–1993 Springfield (MA) (WR)
1994 Fordham (TE)
1995Fordham (WR)
1996–1997Fordham (QB)
1998–2000 Columbia (WR)
2001Columbia (OC/QB)
2002–2003 New Haven
2004–2005 Holy Cross (RB)
2007 Hofstra (QB)
2008–2009Hofstra (OC/QB)
2010–2011 Georgetown (OC/QB)
2012–2016 Coastal Carolina (OC/QB)
2017–2018 Temple (OC/QB)
2019–2021 Georgia Tech (OC/QB)
2022 [lower-alpha 1] Old Dominion (OC/QB)
2023 Virginia (Analyst)
2024–present Buffalo (OC/QB)
Head coaching record
Overall5–15

Dave Patenaude (born May 9, 1968) is an American football coach. Patenaude spent the 2023 season as an Analyst at the University of Virginia. He was previously the offensive coordinator at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to coming to Georgia Tech, Patenaude was the offensive coordinator at Columbia University, Georgetown University, Coastal Carolina University, and Temple University, where he produced multiple All-Americans. Patenaude also served as the head football coach at University of New Haven for two seasons, from 2002 to 2003, before the program was temporarily discontinued. [1]

Contents

After Georgia Tech completed their 2021 season with a record of 3-9 and scoring 0 points over the course of the last two games, Patenaude was dismissed as offensive coordinator. [2]

Early coaching career

Patenaude spent time at the Coast Guard Academy, Springfield, Fordham, and Columbia before being named head coach at New Haven. [3] Following Patenaude's two years at the helm of New Haven's football program, the university decided to drop the sport. [4] Patenaude would then go to coach at Holy Cross, Hofstra and Georgetown before being named the offensive coordinator at Coastal Carolina in 2012. [5]

Coastal Carolina

In 2012, Patenaude became the offensive coordinator underneath Joe Moglia at Coastal Carolina. During Patenaude's first season, Coastal Carolina averaged 437.8 yards of offense a game. The season, in 2013, Coastal Carolina broke 25 single-season program records and finished in the Top 5 in five different FCS offensive categories. During that season, Patenaude mentored Lorenzo Taliaferro, who finished the season third in the FCS in rushing yards and touchdowns. [6]

During the 2014 season, Patenaude's offense had two All-Americans in Alex Ross and Chad Hamilton. Ross would go on to win the Big South Conference's Player of the Year for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. In 2016, Coastal Carolina averaged 37.3 points per game despite using six different starting quarterbacks due to injuries. [7] The 2016 season saw Patenaude mentor two more All-Americans in running back De'Angelo Henderson and offensive lineman Voghens Larrieux.

Temple

After five seasons at Coastal Carolina, Patenaude left to join Geoff Collins' staff at Temple. Patenaude previously worked with Collins at Fordham. [8]

In Patenaude's first season as offensive coordinator, Temple went 7–6 and won the 2017 Gasparilla Bowl. Temple's offense averaged 25.1 points and 388.2 yards of offense per game. [9]

Georgia Tech

Patenaude followed Collins again and was hired as offensive coordinator of Georgia Tech on December 31, 2018. His contract was not renewed after the 2021 season. [10]

Old Dominion

In January 2022, Patenaude was hired by Ricky Rahne as the new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Old Dominion. [11] Patenaude resigned on August 12, three weeks before the start of the regular season. [12]

Virginia

Patenaude spent the 2023 season as the Senior Offensive Analyst at the University of Virginia.

Buffalo

On December 29, 2023, Patenaude was hired as the offensive coordinator at Buffalo. [13]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
New Haven Chargers (NCAA Division II Independent)(2002–2003)
2002 New Haven4–6
2003 New Haven1–9
New Haven:5–15
Total:5–15

Notes

  1. ↑ Patenaude was hired in January 2022 and resigned in August before the start of Old Dominion's season.

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References

  1. ↑ "Temple University Athletics – 2017 Football Coaching Staff". Owlsports.com. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  2. ↑ Sugiura, Ken. "Dave Patenaude among three dismissals from Georgia Tech staff". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  3. ↑ "Dave Patenaude Bio – GUHOYAS.COM – Georgetown University Official Athletic Site Football – GUHOYAS.COM, Georgetown University Official Athletic Site". Guhoyas.Com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  4. ↑ Shira Springer (2010-10-06). "Image, Revenue Cited By Football Schools" (PDF). Newhaven.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  5. ↑ "Dave Patenaude Bio – GoCCUsports.com – Coastal Carolina Official Athletic Site – CCU Chanticleers Football". GoCCUsports.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  6. ↑ "Temple University Athletics – 2017 Football Coaching Staff". Owlsports.com. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  7. ↑ Barnett, Zach (2016-11-16). "Six quarterbacks? No problem. The story of Coastal Carolina's insane season". FootballScoop.com. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  8. ↑ "Temple University Athletics – Four Coaches Added to Football Staff". Owlsports.com. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  9. ↑ "2017 Football Cumulative Statistics".
  10. ↑ "Collins Announces Football Staff Changes". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  11. ↑ Hall, David (January 10, 2022). "Old Dominion taps veteran Georgia Tech coach as new offensive coordinator". pilotonline.com. The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  12. ↑ Davis, Marc (August 12, 2022). "Patenaude steps down as Old Dominion offensive coordinator". WTKR . Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  13. ↑ Lenzi, Rachel (December 29, 2023). "UB football to name Dave Patenaude as new offensive coordinator". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
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