Patrick Ross

For other people with the same name, see Pat Ross.

Patrick Ross is an American college football coach. He has been the general manager of football operations for Graceland University since 2025, where he was the head coach at from 2022 to 2024. Ross previously served as the head football coach at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas from 2002 to 2003 and at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri from 2004 to 2016.^[1]

Patrick Ross

Current position
Title	General manager of football operations
Team	Graceland
Conference	HAAC
Biographical details
Alma mater	University of Puget Sound
Playing career
1993–1996	Puget Sound
Position(s)	Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998	Kansas Wesleyan (DB)
1999–2001	Kansas Wesleyan (DC)
2002–2003	Ottawa (KS)
2004–2016	Lindenwood
2022–2024	Graceland
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2025–present	Graceland (GM)
Head coaching record
Overall	124–79
Tournaments	5–6 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 KCAC (2003) 4 HAAC (2004, 2007, 2009, 2010)

Coaching career

Ottawa (KS)

Ross served as the head football coach at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas for two seasons, from 2002 to 2003, compiling a 14–7 record.^[2]

Lindenwood

Ross was the fifth head football coach at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri, serving from 2004 to 2016. His record at Lindenwood was 93–57.^[3]

Graceland

On December 23, 2021, Ross was hired as the thirteenth head football coach in school history for Graceland University.^[4][5] His record at Graceland was 17–16.

He was hired as the general manager of football operations at Graceland on July 31, 2025.^[6]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Ottawa Braves (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2002–2003)
2002	Ottawa	5–4	5–4	T–3rd
2003	Ottawa	9–2	9–0	1st	L NAIA First Round
Ottawa:		14–6	14–4
Lindenwood Lions (Heart of America Athletic Conference) (2004–2010)
2004	Lindenwood	11–1	10–0	1st	L NAIA First Round
2005	Lindenwood	7–4	7–3	T–3rd
2006	Lindenwood	5–7	5–5	T–5th
2007	Lindenwood	10–2	9–1	1st	L NAIA First Round
2008	Lindenwood	11–2	9–1	2nd	L NAIA Semifinal
2009	Lindenwood	13–1	10–0	1st	L NAIA Championship
2010	Lindenwood	9–2	9–1	2nd	L NAIA First Round
Lindenwood Lions (NCAA Division II independent) (2011)
2011	Lindenwood	8–3
Lindenwood Lions (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2012–2016)
2012	Lindenwood	8–4	7–3	T–4th
2013	Lindenwood	3–6	2–6	10th
2014	Lindenwood	2–9	2–9	11th
2015	Lindenwood	3–8	3–8	T–9th
2016	Lindenwood	3–8	3–8	T–8th
Lindenwood:		93–57	76–45
Graceland Yellowjackets (Heart of America Athletic Conference) (2022–present)
2022	Graceland	4–7	2–3	4th (North)
2023	Graceland	6–5	3–2	T–2nd (North)
2024	Graceland	7–4	5–1	2nd (North)
Graceland:		17–16	10–6
Total:		124–79