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Michael Pitre
- Title:
- Running Backs Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
- Phone:
- 737-2614
Pitre Notables:
Player of the Year: Running back Jermar Jefferson named Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year
All-American – Running Back Jermar Jefferson named Freshman All-American in 2018
5: number of bowl games as a member of the UCLA football team
3: number of league champions as a coach at Servite High School
3: number of CIF and state titles as a player Servite High School
Honorable Mention: two-time Pac-12 Honorable Mention athlete
OREGON STATE (2018-Present)
COLORADO (2012-2013)
2007 Las Vegas Bowl
2006 Emerald Bowl
2005 Sun Bowl
2004 Las Vegas Bowl
2003 Silicon Valley Bowl
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Player of the Year: Running back Jermar Jefferson named Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year
All-American – Running Back Jermar Jefferson named Freshman All-American in 2018
5: number of bowl games as a member of the UCLA football team
3: number of league champions as a coach at Servite High School
3: number of CIF and state titles as a player Servite High School
Honorable Mention: two-time Pac-12 Honorable Mention athlete
OREGON STATE (2018-Present)
- Appointed Jan. 10, 2018 as running backs coach
- Artavis Pierce and Jermar Jefferson were the first OSU teammates to rush for 2,000-plus career rushing yards in school history
- Jermar Jefferson in 2019 Doak Walker Award Watch List
- Team averaged 31.2 points in 2019, the second-most by a Beaver team for a 12-game season
- Offense set a school record for yards per play at 6.0
- Team committed the fewest turnovers in the country with six in 2019
- Jermar Jefferson rushed for a freshman record with 1,380 yards in 2018
- Jermar Jefferson named Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year
- Jermar Jefferson named Freshman All-American
- Served as running backs coach for the Bobcats
- Big Sky Conference leader and ranked seventh for rushing in ’17 at 249.5 yards per game
- The Bobcats ranked among the top-20 each season under Coach Pitre, including eighth twice
- RB Chad Newell earned Big Sky Conference Second Team twice
- RB Troy Andersen 2017 Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year
- Kansas City Chiefs, Bill Walsh Minority Fellowship participant in 2017
COLORADO (2012-2013)
- Graduate assistant coach for running backs and offensive line
- Defensive assistant (2009-11) at Servite High School
- Running backs coach (2008) at Rancho Santa Margarita High School
- New England Patriots scouting intern in 2009.
2007 Las Vegas Bowl
2006 Emerald Bowl
2005 Sun Bowl
2004 Las Vegas Bowl
2003 Silicon Valley Bowl
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
- UCLA running back (2003-07)
- UCLA Football Leadership Council (2005-06)
- 2006 team captain
- Recipient of the Jerry Long “Heart” Award
- Two-time Pac-10 Conference Honorable Mention fullback
- Three-year starter
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