Coaches
Charlie Partridge
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Charlie Partridge
Played at Drake 1992-1995 · alma mater (CFBD): Drake
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-1997 | Drake | GA | GA | not known |
| 1998-1999 | Iowa State | GA | GA | Dan McCarney |
| 2002 | Eastern Illinois | Position | DL/LB | not known |
| 2003-2005 | Pittsburgh | Position | DE | Walt Harris (2003-2004), Dave Wannstedt (2005) |
| 2006 | Pittsburgh | ST coord. | ST/DL | Dave Wannstedt |
| 2007 | Pittsburgh | ST coord. | ST/LB | Dave Wannstedt |
| 2008-2010 | Wisconsin | ST coord. | ST/DL | Bret Bielema* |
| 2011-2012 | Wisconsin | DC | AHC/co-DC/DL✓ | Bret Bielema* |
| 2013 | Arkansas | Position | AHC/DL | Bret Bielema* |
| 2014-2016 | Florida Atlantic | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh | Position | DL | Pat Narduzzi* |
| 2018-2023 | Pittsburgh | DC | Co-DC/DL | Pat Narduzzi* |
| 2024-2025 | Indianapolis Colts (pro) | Position | DL | not known |
| 2026- | Notre Dame | Position | DL | Marcus Freeman*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Wisconsin | Co-defensive coordinator | 38 | 23 | 32 | 75 | 120 |
| 2012 | Wisconsin | Co-defensive coordinator | 34 | 17 | 14 | 38 | 124 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Florida Atlantic | 3-9 | - → - | 80 | 119 | -10.4 | 50% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Florida Atlantic | 3-9 | - → - | 114 | 58 | -9.8 | 25% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Florida Atlantic | 3-9 | - → - | 74 | 128 | -14.1 | 25% wins | 128 |
Worked under
- Dan McCarney · Iowa State 1998-1999 (GA)
- Walt Harris · Pittsburgh 2003-2004 (Position)
- Dave Wannstedt · Pittsburgh 2005-2007 (Position, ST coord.)
- Bret Bielema* · Wisconsin 2008-2012 (DC, Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Bret Bielema* · Arkansas 2013 (Other, Position)
- Pat Narduzzi* · Pittsburgh 2017-2023 (DC, Position)
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Notre Dame 2026 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 6
- Brian Wright · Florida Atlantic 2014-2015 (OC, Other, Position)
- Roc Bellantoni · Florida Atlantic 2014-2016 (DC)
- Terrance Jamison · Florida Atlantic 2014-2016 (Position)
- Garin Justice · Florida Atlantic 2016 (Position)
- Mark Cala · Florida Atlantic 2016 (Analyst)
- Travis Trickett · Florida Atlantic 2016 (OC, Position)
Coached together
- Dave Doeren* · Drake 1996-1997 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Jay Niemann · Drake 1996 · him GA, them DC, Other, Position
- Chris Ash · Drake 1997 · him GA, them GA
- Dan McCarney · Iowa State 1998-1999 · him GA, them Head coach
- John Skladany · Iowa State 1998-1999 · him GA, them DC
- Nick Quartaro · Iowa State 1998-1999 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Paul Rhoads · Iowa State 1998-1999 · him GA, them Position
- Dino Babers · Pittsburgh 2003 · him Position, them Position
- J.D. Brookhart · Pittsburgh 2003 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Paul Rhoads · Pittsburgh 2003-2007 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Walt Harris · Pittsburgh 2003-2004 · him Position, them Head coach
- Dave Wannstedt · Pittsburgh 2005-2007 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Greg Gattuso · Pittsburgh 2005-2007 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Matt Cavanaugh · Pittsburgh 2005-2007 · him Position, ST coord., them OC
- Charlie Taaffe · Pittsburgh 2006 · him Position, ST coord., them OC
- Jeff Hafley · Pittsburgh 2006-2007 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Chris Ball · Pittsburgh 2007 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Bret Bielema* · Wisconsin 2008-2012 · him DC, Other, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Dave Doeren* · Wisconsin 2008-2010 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Del Alexander · Wisconsin 2008-2011 · him DC, Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Joe Rudolph · Wisconsin 2008-2011 · him DC, Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Kerry Cooks · Wisconsin 2008-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Kevin Kane · Wisconsin 2008-2010 · him Position, ST coord., them Analyst, GA
- Paul Chryst · Wisconsin 2008-2011 · him DC, Other, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Terrance Jamison · Wisconsin 2008-2012 · him DC, Other, Position, ST coord., them Analyst, GA
- Chris Ash · Wisconsin 2010-2012 · him DC, Other, Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Dave Huxtable · Wisconsin 2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- DeMontie Cross · Wisconsin 2011 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Thomas Hammock · Wisconsin 2011-2012 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Barry Alvarez · Wisconsin 2012 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Eddie Faulkner · Wisconsin 2012 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Jon Budmayr · Wisconsin 2012 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other
- Matt Canada · Wisconsin 2012 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Zach Azzanni · Wisconsin 2012 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Barry Lunney Jr. · Arkansas 2013 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Bret Bielema* · Arkansas 2013 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Chris Ash · Arkansas 2013 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Jim Chaney · Arkansas 2013 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Joel Thomas · Arkansas 2013 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Randy Shannon · Arkansas 2013 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Sam Pittman · Arkansas 2013 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Taver Johnson · Arkansas 2013 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Brian Wright · Florida Atlantic 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Roc Bellantoni · Florida Atlantic 2014-2016 · him Head coach, them DC
- Terrance Jamison · Florida Atlantic 2014-2016 · him Head coach, them Position
- Garin Justice · Florida Atlantic 2016 · him Head coach, them Position
- Mark Cala · Florida Atlantic 2016 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Travis Trickett · Florida Atlantic 2016 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Josh Conklin · Pittsburgh 2017 · him Position, them DC
- Pat Narduzzi* · Pittsburgh 2017-2023 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Rob Harley* · Pittsburgh 2017-2020 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Shawn Watson · Pittsburgh 2017-2018 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Cory Sanders · Pittsburgh 2018-2023 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Randy Bates · Pittsburgh 2018-2023 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Chris Beatty · Pittsburgh 2019-2020 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Mark Whipple · Pittsburgh 2019-2021 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Brennan Marion · Pittsburgh 2021 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Ryan Manalac · Pittsburgh 2021 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Frank Cignetti Jr. · Pittsburgh 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Aaron Henry · Notre Dame 2026 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Chris Ash · Notre Dame 2026 · him Position, them DC
- Gino Guidugli · Notre Dame 2026 · him Position, them Position
- Ja'Juan Seider · Notre Dame 2026 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Joe Rudolph · Notre Dame 2026 · him Position, them Position
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Notre Dame 2026 · him Position, them Head coach
- Mike Denbrock · Notre Dame 2026 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Trent Miles · Notre Dame 2026 · him Position, them Analyst
Played together
- Chris Ash · Drake 1992-1995
- Dave Doeren* · Drake 1992-1993