Custavious Patterson was Bates’ Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks coach for four seasons, and was the Senior Associate Head Coach for the program in 2021.
Coach Patterson brought with him more than 19 years of coaching experience and a proven record of helping quarterbacks and receivers excel, including 14 years as an offensive assistant at the Division I (FCS) level. At Central Connecticut State University, Fordham University and Wagner College, Patterson has recruited and developed several All-NEC, All Patriot League Selections, Academic All-Conference and All-American performers. During his tenure at each intuition, the teams were able to capture Northeast Conference and Patriot League titles. His wide receivers were responsible for some of the most prolific offenses in each program’s history. Most notable at Fordham University where they helped quarterback John Skelton set numerous school single season and career records.
In 2009 the Fordham offense finished 1st in the NCAA in total yards (488.9) per game, second in passing offense per game (337.9) and finished with 3,708 Passing yards and 5,377 Total Offensive yards on the season. Receivers Jason Caldwell and Stephen Skelton were listed among 2010 FCS Preseason Top 10 WR’s and All American by Sports Network.
At Wagner College in 2016 the WR unit helped the offense finish 1st in the NEC in total offense (423.2), second in passing yards (257.8) and scoring (29.7 avg.) Under Patterson’s guidance, WR John Williams became the first Seahawks WR to receive All NEC honors in a decade. His (21.2) yards per reception average led the NEC and ranked 3rd nationally.
In his first season at Bates, Coach Patterson's offense ranked third in the NESCAC in Red-Zone Efficiency (76%) and second in the conference in Touchdown percentage per Red-Zone opportunity (71%). In 2019 QB Brendan Costa broke Bates' nine-game single-season total yardage record. Runniing back Matt Golden and OL Jack O’Brien were named to the 2020 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society, comprising college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their career.
Throughout his career, Patterson has also served as a professional football liaison, and has helped over 28 of his former players at Fordham and Wagner get drafted or sign free agent contracts with NFL, CFL and XFL teams. At Fordham, Wagner and Bates, Patterson has organized NFL pro days and CFL tryouts to help inspiring prospects interview and showcase their athletic abilities in front of professional scouts. In addition, four of his former players participated in the nation’s oldest All-Star game, The East-West Shrine Bowl, which features aspiring NFL players. QB John Skelton, OL Greg Senat, DL Chris Williams and OLB Cam Gill all have the distinct honor of being alumni of this elite group of players. John Skelton and Greg Senat was drafted in the NFL, while C.O. Prime, Mathieu Loiselle, Charbel Dabire and Chris Gangarossa were drafted by the CFL.
Patterson has had the distinction of serving as a head coach in the Dream Bowl, a college All-Star game held on Martin Luther King Day in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and featuring top FCS, D-II and D-III student-athletes. He is the only coach to lead teams in both the Dream Bowl and the HBCU Spirit of America Bowl All-Star Game.
In 2007 Patterson gained professional coaching experience, first participating in the NFL Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship with the New York Giants coaching quarterbacks and wide receivers, and then serving as guest coach with the Hamilton Tiger Cats of the CFL in 2008.
Patterson earned a bachelor’s degree from Morgan State University in 2004, where he was a one-year starter at quarterback for the Bears. He began his career as a quarterback at SUNY Morrisville, where he earned All-Conference and Honorable Mention All-American honors. Captain of the 1999 team, Patterson led Mustangs to their first Northeast Football Conference Championship in the modern era. In his two seasons there, set the career records for passing touchdowns, passing yards and total yardage. He also threw the two longest touchdown passes in school history, for 89 and 99 yards. In 2007, Patterson was inducted into the Morrisville State College Athletic Wall of Fame. In 2014, he attained a master's degree in education from Wagner College.
