Jerry Partridge (born January 22, 1963) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

coach and former player. He is currently the defensive coordinator at

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. He was previously the head football coach at

Missouri Western State University Missouri Western State University is a public university in Saint Joseph, Missouri. As of 2019, it enrolled 5,413 students. History Missouri Western State University was founded in 1915 as a two-year institution called St. Joseph Junior College ...

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, a position he had held from 1997 to 2016. Before becoming head coach at Missouri Western in 1997, Partridge assisted various teams from 1986 to 1996. Partridge was a graduate assistant for the

1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team The 1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Irish, coached by Lou Holtz, ended the season with 12 wins and no losses, winning the national champ ...

, who won the national championship.

Personal life

Partridge and his wife, Pam, have two children, Travis and Lindsey. Partridge is the son of Linda and Gerald Partridge, who coached at Ruskin High School for 29 years.Partridge family
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Head coaching record

References

External links

Delta State profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Partridge, Jerry 1963 births Living people Austin Peay Governors football coaches Delta State Statesmen football coaches Missouri Tigers football coaches Missouri Western Griffons football coaches Missouri Western Griffons football players Murray State Racers football coaches Notre Dame Fighting Irish football coaches People from Grandview, Missouri