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Patenaude Tabbed as Offensive Coordinator
1/4/2024 10:49:00 AM | Football
BUFFALO, NY – University at Buffalo football head coach Maurice Linguist announced on Thursday that Dave Patenaude has been hired as the program's new offensive coordinator. Patenaude brings over 30 years of experience to UB, including a recent three-year stint as the offensive coordinator at Georgia Tech from 2019-21.
At Georgia Tech, Patenaude transformed an offense that ran a triple option before he was hired into spread offense. In 2020, Patenaude started three true freshmen on offense, including at quarterback, and saw an improvement of more than 100 yards per game in total offense from the previous season. Also in 2020, the offense had four-straight 400-yards games of total offense to begin the year for the first time since 2011.
Prior to joining Georgia Tech, Patenaude was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Temple from 2017-18. In his two years at Temple, the Owls had two of its top three single-season passing totals in school history and were the 23rd ranked scoring offense in the country in 2018.
"Coach Patenaude has a depth of knowledge from his experience as a previous play caller," Linguist said. "Putting up great numbers at Temple and Georgia Tech was one the main reasons they got the Temple program turned around with Geoff Collins which got him the opportunity to go to Georgia Tech. Our philosophies align in terms of our approach of how we want to win games. He's got a depth of knowledge of how to build systems; can lead the coaches; can lead the players; can recruit at a high level. We're really excited to have him."
Patenaude spent five seasons at Coastal Carolina as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, helping lead the Chanticleers to four playoff appearances in five years, including a trio of 10-win seasons.
Patenaude began his coaching career in 1991 as running backs coach at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and has coached at Springfield (1992-93), Fordham (1994-97), Columbia (1998-2001), New Haven (2002-03), Holy Cross (2004-06), Hofstra (2007-09) and Georgetown (2010-11). Patenaude was the head coach at New Haven for two years before spending three seasons at Holy Cross coaching the running backs, wide receivers and as special teams coordinator.
After a brief stint at Old Dominion in 2022 before having to step away for personal reasons, Patenaude most recently served as an offensive analyst at Virgina in 2023.
Patenaude and his wife, Christine, have two daughters, Eva and Estelle.
At Georgia Tech, Patenaude transformed an offense that ran a triple option before he was hired into spread offense. In 2020, Patenaude started three true freshmen on offense, including at quarterback, and saw an improvement of more than 100 yards per game in total offense from the previous season. Also in 2020, the offense had four-straight 400-yards games of total offense to begin the year for the first time since 2011.
Prior to joining Georgia Tech, Patenaude was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Temple from 2017-18. In his two years at Temple, the Owls had two of its top three single-season passing totals in school history and were the 23rd ranked scoring offense in the country in 2018.
"Coach Patenaude has a depth of knowledge from his experience as a previous play caller," Linguist said. "Putting up great numbers at Temple and Georgia Tech was one the main reasons they got the Temple program turned around with Geoff Collins which got him the opportunity to go to Georgia Tech. Our philosophies align in terms of our approach of how we want to win games. He's got a depth of knowledge of how to build systems; can lead the coaches; can lead the players; can recruit at a high level. We're really excited to have him."
Patenaude spent five seasons at Coastal Carolina as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, helping lead the Chanticleers to four playoff appearances in five years, including a trio of 10-win seasons.
Patenaude began his coaching career in 1991 as running backs coach at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and has coached at Springfield (1992-93), Fordham (1994-97), Columbia (1998-2001), New Haven (2002-03), Holy Cross (2004-06), Hofstra (2007-09) and Georgetown (2010-11). Patenaude was the head coach at New Haven for two years before spending three seasons at Holy Cross coaching the running backs, wide receivers and as special teams coordinator.
After a brief stint at Old Dominion in 2022 before having to step away for personal reasons, Patenaude most recently served as an offensive analyst at Virgina in 2023.
Patenaude and his wife, Christine, have two daughters, Eva and Estelle.
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