Football
- Title:
- Tight Ends/ Fullbacks/ Special Teams
- Email:
- patrick.poore@siu.edu
- Phone:
- 618-453-7917
- Alma Mater:
- Fort Hays State, 1984
With a proven record as one of the top position coaches in the nation, Pat Poore returned to Carbondale in 2017 for his second stint as an assistant coach for the Salukis. He coaches SIU’s tight ends, fullbacks and special teams.Â
Poore served on Jerry Kill’s staffs at SIU, Northern Illinois and Minnesota from 2001-2015. He coached at Minnesota from 2011-16, coaching wide receivers (2011-13) and running backs (2014-16). Poore was named the Big Ten Special Teams Coach of the Year after the 2016 season.Â
Under Poore’s leadership, David Cobb broke Minnesota’s season rushing record and was a fifth-round NFL Draft pick.Â
From 2001-07, Poore coached quarterbacks at SIU, helping turn the program from a one-win season in 2001 to a championship team that made five-straight FCS Playoff appearances from 2003-07. He mentored two of the best quarterbacks in school history. Joel Sambursky was the 2004 MVFC Player of the Year, and Nick Hill led the program to the FCS Playoffs semifinals in 2007.Â
Prior to SIU, Poore was an assistant coach at Central Oklahoma (1999-2000), Tarleton State (1997-99) and Panhandle State (1995-96). Poore also served as head coach at Iowa Wesleyan in 1994 and 1995. He was an assistant coach at Iowa Wesleyan from 1992-94. Poore’s coaching career has also included stops at Colorado School of Mines (1990-91) and the University of Chicago (1991-92).
Poore began his collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater Fort Hays (Kan.) State in 1985. In 1987, he took a full-time position with Fort Hays State, while also coaching the Tigers’ baseball team. In 1988, he gave up the baseball duties and was promoted to offensive coordinator, a role he served in until 1989. Poore is a graduate of Stockton (Kan.) High School
Poore and his wife Gwen have two grown children, Trevor and Taylor. Gwen Poore is the Athletic Director at Carbondale Community High School.Â
