Coaches
Matt Patricia
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Matt Patricia
Played at Rensselaer 1992-1995
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Rensselaer | GA | GA | not known |
| 1999-2000 | Amherst | Position | DL | not known |
| 2001-2003 | Syracuse | GA | GA | Paul Pasqualoni |
| 2004-2005 | New England Patriots (pro) | Other | assistant OL | not known |
| 2006-2010 | New England Patriots (pro) | Position | LB | not known |
| 2011 | New England Patriots (pro) | Position | S | not known |
| 2012-2017 | New England Patriots (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2018-2020 | Detroit Lions (pro) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2021 | New England Patriots (pro) | Other | senior football advisor | not known |
| 2022 | New England Patriots (pro) | Position | senior football advisor/OL | not known |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Eagles (pro) | Analyst | senior defensive assistant | not known |
| 2025- | Ohio State | DC | DC✓ | Ryan Day*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ohio State | Defensive coordinator | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 136 |
| 2026 | Ohio State | Defensive coordinator | 20 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 138 |
Worked under
- Paul Pasqualoni · Syracuse 2001-2003 (GA)
- Ryan Day*+ · Ohio State 2025-2026 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Bob Surace · Rensselaer 1996 · him GA, them Position
- Brian Stewart · Syracuse 2001 · him GA, them Position
- George DeLeone · Syracuse 2001-2003 · him GA, them OC, Other, Position
- Paul Pasqualoni · Syracuse 2001-2003 · him GA, them Head coach
- Steve Dunlap · Syracuse 2001-2003 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Tim Walton · Syracuse 2002 · him GA, them Position
- Billy Fessler · Ohio State 2025-2026 · him DC, them Position
- Brian Hartline* · Ohio State 2025 · him DC, them OC
- Keenan Bailey · Ohio State 2025-2026 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Larry Johnson · Ohio State 2025-2026 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Matt Guerrieri · Ohio State 2025-2026 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Ryan Day*+ · Ohio State 2025-2026 · him DC, them Head coach
- Taver Johnson · Ohio State 2025-2026 · him DC, them Position
- Tim Walton · Ohio State 2025-2026 · him DC, them DC, Position
- Tyler Bowen · Ohio State 2025-2026 · him DC, them Position
- Arthur Smith · Ohio State 2026 · him DC, them OC
- Cortez Hankton · Ohio State 2026 · him DC, them Position