Pat Perles joins the Syracuse football staff to mentor the offensive ine.
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2/1/2013 4:00:00 PM | Football
Syracuse head coach Scott Shafer has added another coach with bloodlines in the profession to his Orange staff. Pat Perles, the son of legendary Michigan State head coach George Perles, will coach the Syracuse offensive line. Shafer and Syracuse defensive coordinator Chuck Bullough are also second generation football coaches. Perles brings 23 years of collegiate and professional coaching experience to the Orange.
"The outstanding tradition of success and winning at Syracuse starts with the great players who have played there, including Jim Brown, Floyd Little and Ernie Davis, and the great coaches who have led the program, such as Coach Schwartzwalder and Coach MacPherson," Perles said. "As the son of a coach, like Coach Shafer and Coach Bullough are, you look at the game through a certain pair of eyes. It is a different childhood and lifestyle – one I would not trade. My father taught me through his example how to balance family life and football. I am fortunate that his priorities were faith, family and football. That is important."
Perles joins the Orange after working with the Kansas City Chiefs for three seasons, including two as the assistant offensive line coach and one as a defensive quality control coach and assistant linebackers coach. In 2010 the Chiefs led the National Football League in rushing (164.2 ypg) and won the AFC West Division.
"I'm extremely pleased to add Pat Perles to our staff as our offensive line coach," Shafer said. "I have followed Pat's career for years and have been thoroughly impressed with the way his kids play for him. He brings a high degree of toughness and attitude as an offensive line coach. Syracuse can be excited to have him onboard."
During his six years as a coach at North Dakota State, Perles was the offensive coordinator (2005-08), run game coordinator (2004) and offensive line coach (2003). The Bison led the Great West Conference (GWC) in multiple offensive statistical categories at least one season while Perles was on the staff. In 2007, ND State ranked sixth in Division IAA in scoring (39.5 ppg), eighth in rushing (235 ypg), and ninth in total offense (463 yards per game). The 2006 squad was fourth nationally in scoring (35.1 ppg) and ninth in rushing (196 ypg). The Bison led the GWC in scoring, rushing, pass efficiency, third down conversion, and sacks allowed.
Prior to his tenure at North Dakota State, Perles spent three seasons on the coaching staff at his alma mater. He mentored the Michigan State tight ends and special teams in 2000 and was the tight ends coach in 2000 and 2001. The 2001 Spartans won the Silicon Valley Bowl. He coached Spartan tight end Chris Baker, who set the MSU record for receptions by a tight end and earned second-team All-America honors. The New York Jets selected Baker in the third round of the 2002 draft and he played for nine seasons in the NFL.
Perles started in the professional ranks in 1992 as an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Rams. During his two years there, he was responsible for advance, self-scout and opponent computer reports and assisted the defensive line, offensive line and special teams units. In 1994, Perles moved to the Canadian Football League (CFL), where he spent six years. He was with the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1994 to 1996 before moving to Winnipeg to mentor the Blue Bombers offensive line in 1997. Perles' last stop in the CFL was with the Hamilton Tiger Cats, where his line set a league record for fewest sacks allowed and the Tiger Cats led the CFL with a 5.8 yards per carry mark. The Tiger Cats played in the CFL Grey Cup championship in each of Perles' two seasons there and won the title in 1999.
A 1987 graduate of Michigan State University, Perles began his coaching career at the University of Toledo in 1989. He spent three seasons on the Rockets staff where he aided the defense, recruiting and off-season conditioning. At Michigan State, Perles played in the 1984 Cherry Bowl and 1985 Hall of Fame Bowl for the Spartans.
Perles and his wife, Karen, have three children, Hannah, Joseph and Julia.
"The outstanding tradition of success and winning at Syracuse starts with the great players who have played there, including Jim Brown, Floyd Little and Ernie Davis, and the great coaches who have led the program, such as Coach Schwartzwalder and Coach MacPherson," Perles said. "As the son of a coach, like Coach Shafer and Coach Bullough are, you look at the game through a certain pair of eyes. It is a different childhood and lifestyle – one I would not trade. My father taught me through his example how to balance family life and football. I am fortunate that his priorities were faith, family and football. That is important."
Perles joins the Orange after working with the Kansas City Chiefs for three seasons, including two as the assistant offensive line coach and one as a defensive quality control coach and assistant linebackers coach. In 2010 the Chiefs led the National Football League in rushing (164.2 ypg) and won the AFC West Division.
"I'm extremely pleased to add Pat Perles to our staff as our offensive line coach," Shafer said. "I have followed Pat's career for years and have been thoroughly impressed with the way his kids play for him. He brings a high degree of toughness and attitude as an offensive line coach. Syracuse can be excited to have him onboard."
During his six years as a coach at North Dakota State, Perles was the offensive coordinator (2005-08), run game coordinator (2004) and offensive line coach (2003). The Bison led the Great West Conference (GWC) in multiple offensive statistical categories at least one season while Perles was on the staff. In 2007, ND State ranked sixth in Division IAA in scoring (39.5 ppg), eighth in rushing (235 ypg), and ninth in total offense (463 yards per game). The 2006 squad was fourth nationally in scoring (35.1 ppg) and ninth in rushing (196 ypg). The Bison led the GWC in scoring, rushing, pass efficiency, third down conversion, and sacks allowed.
Prior to his tenure at North Dakota State, Perles spent three seasons on the coaching staff at his alma mater. He mentored the Michigan State tight ends and special teams in 2000 and was the tight ends coach in 2000 and 2001. The 2001 Spartans won the Silicon Valley Bowl. He coached Spartan tight end Chris Baker, who set the MSU record for receptions by a tight end and earned second-team All-America honors. The New York Jets selected Baker in the third round of the 2002 draft and he played for nine seasons in the NFL.
Perles started in the professional ranks in 1992 as an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Rams. During his two years there, he was responsible for advance, self-scout and opponent computer reports and assisted the defensive line, offensive line and special teams units. In 1994, Perles moved to the Canadian Football League (CFL), where he spent six years. He was with the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1994 to 1996 before moving to Winnipeg to mentor the Blue Bombers offensive line in 1997. Perles' last stop in the CFL was with the Hamilton Tiger Cats, where his line set a league record for fewest sacks allowed and the Tiger Cats led the CFL with a 5.8 yards per carry mark. The Tiger Cats played in the CFL Grey Cup championship in each of Perles' two seasons there and won the title in 1999.
A 1987 graduate of Michigan State University, Perles began his coaching career at the University of Toledo in 1989. He spent three seasons on the Rockets staff where he aided the defense, recruiting and off-season conditioning. At Michigan State, Perles played in the 1984 Cherry Bowl and 1985 Hall of Fame Bowl for the Spartans.
Perles and his wife, Karen, have three children, Hannah, Joseph and Julia.
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