Charlie Partridge Explained

Charlie Partridge
Current Team:	Indianapolis Colts
Position:	Defensive line coach
Birth Date:	7 December 1973
College:	Iowa State
Pastcoaching:	Drake (1996–1997) Graduate assistant Iowa State (1998–1999) Graduate assistant Eastern Illinois (2002) Defensive line coach & linebackers coach Pittsburgh (2003–2005) Defensive ends coach Pittsburgh (2006) Special teams coordinator & defensive line coach Pittsburgh (2007) Special teams coordinator & linebackers coach Wisconsin (2008–2010) Special teams coordinator & defensive line coach Wisconsin (2011–2012) Assistant head coach, co-defensive coordinator, & defensive line coach Arkansas (2013) Assistant head coach & defensive line coach Florida Atlantic (2014–2016) Head coach Pittsburgh (2017) Defensive line coach Pittsburgh (2018–2023) Co-defensive coordinator & defensive line coach Indianapolis Colts (–present) Defensive line coach
Pastadmin:	Iowa State (2000–2001) Director of football operations

Charles James Partridge (born December 7, 1973) is an American football coach who is the defensive line coach for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He served as the assistant head football coach and defensive line coach at the University of Pittsburgh, a position that he held since 2018. Partridge served as the head football coach at Florida Atlantic University from 2014 to 2016.

Playing career

A native of Plantation, Florida, Partridge attended Drake University, where he was a team captain of the football team.^[1] Later he also attended Iowa State University.

Coaching career

Partridge's first coaching experience was as a graduate assistant with the Drake Bulldogs and the Iowa State Cyclones. From there he became the defensive line coach of the Eastern Illinois Panthers. Partridge served as defensive line coach, linebackers coach, and special teams coordinator of the Pitt Panthers for five seasons before joining the Wisconsin Badgers. He was named co-defensive coordinator at Wisconsin in January 2011. On December 15, 2012 the University of Arkansas announced the hiring of Partridge as the defensive line coach. Partridge was widely credited as Wisconsin's lead recruiter in the state of Florida, and helped land five-star running back Alex Collins for the Razorbacks in his first two months on the job. Partridge followed former Wisconsin Badgers head coach Bret Bielema to Arkansas.

Partridge was hired as the head coach at Florida Atlantic on December 16, 2013.^[2] He was fired on November 27, 2016.^[3] On February 14, 2017 Partridge was announced as the defensive line coach at Pittsburgh.^[4]

Personal life

Partridge is married with two children.

External links

Pittsburgh profile
"Charlie Partridge, New Colts Defensive Line Coach, Wants to Serve Latu & Paye," Kent Sterling, via YouTube.com, June 17, 2024. (Video.)

Notes and References

Web site: Q&A; with Charlie Partridge - UWBadgers.com - the Official Web Site of the Wisconsin Badgers Athletics . 2010-10-18 . 2011-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110622025851/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032808aaa.html . dead .
Web site: Florida Atlantic University to Introduce New Head Football Coach - Florida Atlantic Owls Official Athletic Site . 2013-12-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131217020731/http://www.fausports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121613aaa.html . 2013-12-17 . dead .
Web site: Florida Atlantic fires Charlie Partridge after three seasons. USA Today.
Web site: Charlie Partridge Rejoins Pitt as Defensive Line Coach - Pitt Football - PittsburghPanthers.com - Official Athletic Site of the University of Pittsburgh . 2017-02-14 . 2017-02-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170214232813/http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/021417aab.html . dead .