Biographical details | |
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Born | Pendleton, New York, U.S. | November 11, 1963
Playing career | |
1982–1985 | William Penn |
Position(s) | Quarterback, defensive back |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1989 | St. Cloud State (WR) |
1990 | Quincy (IL) (OC) |
1991 | Quincy (IL) (DC) |
1992 | William Penn |
1993 | Saint Andrew's School (GA) |
1994–1996 | Shepherd (OC/QB/WR/ST) |
1997 | Columbia (RB) |
1998–1999 | UTEP (WR) |
2000–2003 | UTEP (OC) |
2004 | Louisiana Tech (TE/ST) |
2005–2010 | BYU (OWR/ST) |
2011–2012 | Purdue (WR) |
2012 | Purdue (interim HC) |
2013–2015 | UTEP (OC/QB) |
2016–2017 | Virginia (analyst) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1–10 |
Bowls | 0–1 |
Patrick Joseph Higgins (born November 11, 1963) is an American football coach and former player. Higgins currently works as an employee with the NCAA with the enforcement football group. He is the former offensive coordinator for the UTEP Miners football team. He was the interim head coach for Purdue University during the 2013 Heart of Dallas Bowl. [1]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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William Penn Statesmen (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1992) | |||||||||
1992 | William Penn | 1–9 [2] | 1–7 [2] | 8th | |||||
William Penn: | 1–9 | 1–7 | |||||||
Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten Conference)(2012) | |||||||||
2012 | Purdue | 0–1 | L Heart of Dallas | ||||||
Purdue: | 0–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 1–10 |
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