Football
- Title:
- Assistant Coach - Offensive Line
In 2018, Pittman was part of a staff that led the Bulldogs to their second consecutive season with 11 or more wins, second straight SEC Eastern Division title, and appearance in a New Years Six bowl game (Allstate Sugar).  Georgia finished first in the SEC (16th nationally) in Rushing Offense (238.8 ypg) and second (14th nationally) in Scoring Offense (37.9 ppg).
Pittman was part of a 2017 staff that led the Bulldogs to a record-tying 13 victories, an SEC Championship, first appearance in the College Football Playoff, first appearance in the (and victory over Oklahoma) in the Rose Bowl CFP semi-final game, and first appearance in the College Football Playoff Championship Game. The Bulldog offense finished first in the SEC (9th nationally) in Rushing Offense, 5th in Total Offense, and 2nd (4th nationally) in Red Zone Offense.
Pittman is widely regarded among the nation’s best offensive line coaches and recruiters. Since 2013, eight players he has coached have been drafted, including two first-round picks, and three others have signed free agent contracts. In the past two seasons, four of his players have earned either All-America and/or All-SEC status: Isaiah Wynn, Solomon Kindley and Andrew Thomas in 2017, as well as Thomas and Lamont Gaillard in 2018.Â
Of Pittman’s eight drafted offensive linemen since 2013, Ja’Wuan James was selected 19th overall by the Miami Dolphins in 2014 and Travis Swanson became the highest Razorback center draft pick in school history when he was picked 76th overall by the Detroit Lions. In 2013, Jonathan Cooper, who was tutored by Pittman for four seasons at North Carolina, was the seventh overall pick to the Arizona Cardinals, the earliest an offensive guard had been taken since 1986.
In 2015, Pittman’s Arkansas team finished second in the SEC in total offense (456.8 ypg), second in scoring offense (40.2 ppg), and third in passing offense (264.2 ypg). He previously served as offensive line coach at Tennessee (2012), Associate Head Coach and offensive line coach at North Carolina (2007-11), and offensive line coach at Northern Illinois (2003-06).
Pittman previously served as offensive line coach at Tennessee (2012), Associate Head Coach and offensive line coach at North Carolina (2007-11), and offensive line coach at Northern Illinois (2003-06). Â
Pittman played at Pittsburg State, where he was a first-team NAIA All-American and twice earned all-conference recognition. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1986 and was inducted into the PSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998. He is married to his wife, Jamie.
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Birthdate: Nov. 28, 1961
Birthplace: El Reno, Okla.
Family: Wife, Jamie
High School: Grove High, Grove, Okla.
College: Pittsburg State (Kan.), ’86 (B.S. Education)
Coaching Experience:
1987-88............................. Princeton (Mo.) High School (head coach)
1989-90................................ Trenton (Mo.) High School (head coach)
1991.................................................... Hutchinson (Kan.) CC (off. line)
............................................................................ 1992-93Â (Head Coach)
1994-95............................................ Northern Illinois (Offensive Line)
1996....................................................... Cincinnati (Off. Tackles/TE’s)
1997-98....................................................... Oklahoma (Offensive Line)
1999............................................. Western Michigan (Assistant Coach)
2000............................................................... Missouri (Offensive Line)
2001.................................................................. Kansas (Offensive Line)
2003.................................................... Northern Illinois (Off. Line ‘03)
............................................................... 2004-06Â Assistant Head Coach
2007-10................................................ North Carolina (offensive line)
.......................................................... 2011Â (Associate Head Coach/OL)
2012........................................................... Tennessee (Offensive Line)
2013-15......... Arkansas (Asst. HC, Offensive Line, Recruiting Coord.)
2016-2018....................................................... Georgia (Offensive Line)
2019................................................. Georgia (Associate HC / Off. Line)
Playing Experience:
1980-83 …Pittsburg State – First team NAIA All-American, twice All-Conference…inducted into PSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998.
