Travis Partridge enters his first season as a graduate assistant on the Delta State football staff and will assist with coaching the quarterbacks.
Partridge completed 310-of-525 passes for 3,524 yards and 64 touchdowns passing and tallied 31 scores on the ground over the last two seasons with the Iowa Barnstormers of the Indoor Football League. Partridge completed 211-of-313 passes for 2,399 yards and 47 touchdowns and carried 186 times for 693 yards and 24 touchdowns in 2017. He joined Iowa midway through 2016, starting in the final 5 games of the year. Partridge ended his 5 game run completing 99 of 166 passing attempts for 1,135 yards and 17 touchdowns scored 7 rushing touchdowns.
Prior to joining the IFL, Partridge signed by the Minnesota Vikings as a priority free agent in 2014 before ultimately spending the season with the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
The St. Joseph, Missouri, native played for his dad and current Statesmen defensive coordinator Jerry Partridge at Missouri Western State University from 2009-2013. Travis Partridge finished third on the MWSU career records lists in passes completed (551), pass attempts (949), pass yards (6,754), touchdown passes (70), and completion percentage (58.1). Partridge also set the career rushing touchdowns mark with 36 and ranks fourth in career passing yards per game (158.1).Â
During his collegiate career, Partridge earned First-Team All-MIAA, Don Hansen and Beyond Sports Honorable Mention All-American, Daktronics Second-Team All-Region 4 and and Don Hansen First-Team Super Region 3. He also was named All-MIAA Honorable Mention in 2011 and 2013.
Partridge (6-4, 245, Missouri Western) played for Savannah High School where he was an All-District and Second-Team All-Conference quarterback.
Partridge, who is the son of Jerry and Pam Partridge, received his bachelors degree in physical education from Missouri Western State University in 2013.
