Gary Patterson is the Defensive Coordinator at USC, coaching since 1982. Staff history at 1 school, the head coaches he worked under and the players he coached.
Updated Nov 9, 2026Sources: school staff directories, TransferPortl coaching tenures, CFBD
Head Coaching Seasons
22 seasons| Year | School | W-L | Conf | SRS | SP+ | SP+ Off | SP+ Def | AP Final | Titles and Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |  TCU | 3-5 | Big 12 | -2.8 | -0.6 | 33.2 | 33.9 | - | - |
| 2020 | TCU | 6-4 | Big 12 | 7.7 | 1.6 | 24.3 | 22.8 | - | - |
| 2019 | TCU | 5-7 | Big 12 | 9.6 | 6.7 | 28.8 | 22.9 | - | - |
| 2018 | TCU | 7-6 | Big 12 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 25.7 | 16.9 | - | W 10-7 CHEEZ-IT BOWL vs California |
| 2017 | TCU | 11-3 | Big 12 | 16.8 | 18.9 | 35.7 | 18.7 | 9 | W 39-37 VALERO ALAMO BOWL vs Stanford |
| 2016 | TCU | 6-7 | Big 12 | 4.3 | 11.0 | 34.5 | 23.4 | - | L 23-31 bowl vs Georgia |
| 2015 | TCU | 11-2 | Big 12 | 14.7 | 19.0 | 40.8 | 21.7 | 7 | W 47-41 VALERO ALAMO BOWL vs Oregon |
| 2014 | TCU | 12-1 | Big 12 | 26.8 | 23.3 | 39.3 | 17.5 | 3 | Conference co-champion; W 42-3 CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL vs Ole Miss |
| 2013 | TCU | 4-8 | Big 12 | 5.8 | 12.4 | 24.9 | 15.0 | - | - |
| 2012 | TCU | 7-6 | Big 12 | 10.0 | 12.9 | 28.6 | 17.7 | - | L 16-17 BUFFALO WILD WINGS BOWL vs Michigan State |
| 2011 | TCU | 11-2 | Mountain West | 10.4 | 15.7 | 37.7 | 23.3 | 14 | Conference champion; W 31-24 SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL vs Louisiana Tech |
| 2010 | TCU | 13-0 | Mountain West | 22.6 | 25.2 | 39.4 | 15.8 | 2 | Conference champion; W 21-19 ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIO vs Wisconsin |
| 2009 | TCU | 12-1 | Mountain West | 22.4 | 25.6 | 36.0 | 11.4 | 6 | Conference champion; L 10-17 TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL vs Boise State |
| 2008 | TCU | 11-2 | Mountain West | 18.1 | 19.2 | 30.5 | 11.8 | 7 | W 17-16 bowl vs Boise State |
| 2007 | TCU | 8-5 | Mountain West | 4.4 | 6.4 | 24.4 | 19.0 | - | W 20-13 bowl vs Houston |
| 2006 | TCU | 11-2 | Mountain West | 11.4 | 17.3 | 29.2 | 12.7 | 22 | W 37-7 bowl vs Northern Illinois |
| 2005 | TCU | 11-1 | Mountain West | 11.8 | 10.5 | 28.3 | 17.7 | 11 | Conference champion; W 27-24 bowl vs Iowa State |
| 2004 | TCU | 5-6 | Conference USA | -4.2 | -3.9 | 39.3 | 41.2 | - | - |
| 2003 | TCU | 11-2 | Conference USA | 1.3 | 1.8 | 31.4 | 30.5 | 25 | Conference champion; L 31-34 bowl vs Boise State |
| 2002 | TCU | 10-2 | Conference USA | 5.2 | 7.5 | 32.4 | 27.0 | - | Conference champion; W 17-3 bowl vs Colorado State |
| 2001 | TCU | 6-6 | Conference USA | -0.6 | 0.4 | 29.2 | 29.2 | - | L 9-28 bowl vs Texas A&M |
| 2000 | TCU | 0-1 | Western Athletic | 15.0 | 14.7 | 35.3 | 21.8 | 21 | Conference co-champion; L 21-28 bowl vs Southern Miss |
Staff History by Season
1 stint- 2026
USCDefensive Coordinator
Coaching Tenure Timeline
14 stops
SO
1989-19913 seasons
Sonoma State
Defensive Coordinator
CA
1987-19871 season
California Lutheran
Defensive Coordinator
Head Coaches He Worked Under
1- Lincoln RileyUSC, 2026