Jerry Partridge
American football player and coach (born 1963)
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Jerry Partridge (born January 22, 1963) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the assistant head football coach and Defensive coordinator for the University of Tennessee at Martin, a position he has held since 2025.[1] He was the head football coach at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri, a position he had held from 1997 to 2016.[2] Before becoming head coach at Missouri Western in 1997, Partridge assisted various teams from 1986 to 1996.[3] Partridge was a graduate assistant for the 1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, who won the national championship.[4]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Northwestern Oklahoma State |
| Conference | GAC |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 22, 1963 Grandview, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1986 | Missouri Western |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1986–1987 | Missouri (GA) |
| 1988–1989 | Notre Dame (GA) |
| 1990 | Austin Peay (DC) |
| 1991–1995 | Missouri Western (DC) |
| 1996 | Murray State (DB) |
| 1997–2016 | Missouri Western |
| 2017–2018 | Delta State (DC) |
| 2019–2022 | Northern Arizona (DC) |
| 2023–2024 | UT Martin (AHC/S) |
| 2025 | UT Martin (AHC/DC) |
| 2026–present | Northwestern Oklahoma State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 149–83 |
| Bowls | 4–2 |
| Tournaments | 2–4 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 MIAA (2003, 2012) | |
| Awards | |
| 2 MIAA Coach of the Year | |
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.[5]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Western Griffons (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1997–2016) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Missouri Western | 5–6 | 3–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1998 | Missouri Western | 5–6 | 3–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 1999 | Missouri Western | 7–4 | 6–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 2000 | Missouri Western | 8–4 | 8–1 | 2nd | L Mineral Water | ||||
| 2001 | Missouri Western | 8–3 | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2002 | Missouri Western | 6–5 | 4–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2003 | Missouri Western | 9–3 | 7–2 | T–1st | W Mineral Water | ||||
| 2004 | Missouri Western | 5–6 | 4–3 | T–5th | |||||
| 2005 | Missouri Western | 9–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | W Mineral Water | ||||
| 2006 | Missouri Western | 9–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2007 | Missouri Western | 9–3 | 6–3 | T–3rd | W Mineral Water | ||||
| 2008 | Missouri Western | 6–6 | 5–4 | T–4th | L Mineral Water | ||||
| 2009 | Missouri Western | 9–3 | 6–3 | T–2nd | W Mineral Water | ||||
| 2010 | Missouri Western | 8–4 | 6–3 | T–3rd | L NCAA Division II First Round | 24 | |||
| 2011 | Missouri Western | 9–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division II First Round | 18 | |||
| 2012 | Missouri Western | 12–2 | 9–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 5 | |||
| 2013 | Missouri Western | 8–3 | 7–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2014 | Missouri Western | 7–4 | 7–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2015 | Missouri Western | 6–5 | 6–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2016 | Missouri Western | 4–7 | 4–7 | 7th | |||||
| Missouri Western: | 149–83 | 117–68 | |||||||
| Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers (Great American Conference) (2026–present) | |||||||||
| 2026 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Northwestern Oklahoma State: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 149–83 | ||||||||
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