Pat Narduzzi
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Pitt |
| Conference | ACC |
| Record | 16–10 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 22, 1966 New Haven, Connecticut |
| Alma mater | Youngstown State |
| Playing career | |
| 1985 | Youngstown State |
| 1987–1989 | Rhode Island |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1990–1991 | Miami (OH) (GA) |
| 1992 | Miami (OH) (WR) |
| 1993–1997 | Rhode Island (LB) |
| 1998–1999 | Rhode Island (DC) |
| 2000–2002 | Northern Illinois (LB) |
| 2003 | Miami (OH) (DC) |
| 2004–2006 | Cincinnati (DC) |
| 2007–2012 | Michigan State (DC) |
| 2013–2014 | Michigan State (AHC/DC) |
| 2015–present | Pittsburgh |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 16–10 |
| Bowls | 0–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Broyles Award (2013) | |
Patrick Regan Narduzzi (born April 22, 1966) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head coach at the University of Pittsburgh. He was formerly the defensive coordinator at Michigan State. He attended Youngstown State University and the University of Rhode Island. He earned his master's degree from Miami University.
Narduzzi began his career at Miami University in 1990 where he was a graduate assistant in 1990 and 1991 and where he tutored the wide receivers in 1992. From 1993 to 1999 Narduzzi coached at the University of Rhode Island coaching the linebackers from 1993 to 1997 and as the defensive coordinator from 1998 to 1999. From 2000 to 2002, he served as the linebackers coach at Northern Illinois University. He was defensive coordinator at Miami University in 2003 before joining the University of Cincinnati staff as defensive coordinator in 2004.
Narduzzi became the defensive coordinator at the University of Cincinnati in 2004, and left in 2007 to coach at Michigan State University. Narduzzi was a candidate for the head coaching position at Cincinnati, but Central Michigan University head coach Brian Kelly was named to the post on December 3, 2006. Narduzzi had informed University of Cincinnati officials that if he was not offered a permanent head coach position, he would follow Mark Dantonio to Michigan State University as defensive coordinator.
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