Pat Fitzgerald
Head Coach at Michigan State since 2026.
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- Seasons coached
- 28
- First season
- 1998
- Teams
- 6
Career
9 stints
- 1998MarylandGraduate Assistant
- 1999ColoradoHead Coach
- 2000IdahoLinebackersSafeties
- 2001NorthwesternDefensive Backs
- 2002–2003NorthwesternLinebackers
- 2005NorthwesternLinebackersRecruiting Coordinator
- 2006–2022NorthwesternHead Coach
- 2023–2025Loyola Academy (IL)Assistant Coach
- 2026–presentMichigan StateHead Coach
Coaching tree
3 mentors, 109 protégés, 8 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Everyone shown became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
125
- 2026AJ PearsonMentored · Michigan State
- 2026Alex KniselyMentored · Michigan State
- 2026Allen BernardMentored · Michigan State
- 2026Andrew BindelglassMentored · Michigan State
- 2026Andrew FranklinMentored · Michigan State
- 2026Antwon MurrayMentored · Michigan State
- 2026Brian WozniakMentored · Michigan State
- 2026Bryan GasserMentored · Michigan State
- 2026Chris GordonMentored · Michigan State
- 2026Cindy MejoradoMentored · Michigan State
- 2026Cole BurneyMentored · Michigan State
- 2026Colin JohnsonMentored · Michigan State
- 2026Colin LudemaMentored · Michigan State
- 2026Corbin FerryMentored · Michigan State
- 2026Courtney HawkinsMentored · Michigan State
110 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
6
- 2026Jonathan SmithSucceeded · Michigan State
- 2023David BraunSucceeded by · Northwestern
- 2006Randy BatesSucceeded by · Northwestern
- 2006Randy WalkerSucceeded · Northwestern
- 1999Gary BarnettSucceeded by · Colorado
- 1999Rick NeuheiselSucceeded · Colorado
Tenure
28 seasons
- NorthwesternHead coach · 2006–202217
- NorthwesternPosition coach · 2001–20054
- Loyola Academy (IL)Position coach · 2023–20253
- Michigan StateHead coach · 2026 · current1
- IdahoPosition coach · 20001
- ColoradoHead coach · 19991
- MarylandAnalyst · 19981
Pipeline
4 of 15 coordinators
- 2 seasonsJim O'Neilunder at Northwestern 2021 · head coach at Detroit Lions2024
- 5 seasonsGarrick McGeeunder at Northwestern 2006 · head coach at UAB2012
- 1 seasonGreg Colbyunder at Northwestern 2007 · head coach at Millersville2008
- 1 seasonTom Cableunder at Colorado 1999 · head coach at Idaho2000
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Pat Fitzgerald. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.