| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 10, 1950 Corsicana, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Army |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1978 | North Texas (assistant) |
| 1979 | Iowa (assistant DB) |
| 1980 | Iowa (RC) |
| 1981–1988 | Iowa (TE) |
| 1989–1991 | Iowa (QB/WR) |
| 1992–1997 | Iowa (OC/QB/WR) |
| 1998 | Iowa (OC/WR/TE) |
| 1999–2007 | Western Illinois |
| 2008–2009 | Western Illinois |
| 2011–2013 | Buffalo (QB/RC) |
| 2014 | Connecticut (associate HC/QB) |
| 2015 | Connecticut (AHC/TE) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 63–47 |
| Tournaments | 2–3 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Gateway (2000, 2002) | |
Don Patterson (born December 10, 1950) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois from 1999 to 2009, when he resigned due to health problems related to treatment for cancer.[1] Patterson was the 18th football coach at the school. His record at Western Illinois was 63–47. He spent his final two years of coaching as assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach of the Connecticut Huskies. Patterson announced his retirement on January 8, 2016, after 37 years of college coaching.