Michael Pitre
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1985)}}
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| current_team = Atlanta Falcons
| position = Running backs coach
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|1|3|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Fontana, California, U.S.
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| high_school = El Modena (Orange, California)
| college = UCLA
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- Santa Margarita Catholic High School (2008)
Running backs coach - Servite HS (2009–2011)
Assistant coach - Colorado (2012–2013)
Assistant coach - Montana State (2014–2017)
Running backs coach - Oregon State (2018–2020)
Running backs coach - Chicago Bears ({{nfly|2021}})
Running backs coach - Atlanta Falcons ({{nfly|2022}}–present)
Running backs coach
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Michael Jonathan Pitre (born January 3, 1985 in Fontana, California){{Cite web |last=Reports |first=Albany Herald |date=2022-02-01 |title=Atlanta Falcons hire Michael Pitre as running backs coach |url=https://albanyherald.com/sports/atlanta-falcons-hire-michael-pitre-as-running-backs-coach/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Albany Herald |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Nuanez |first=Colter |date=2016-01-06 |title=Off-season Q&A: Montana State running backs coach Michael Pitre glad for second chance – Skyline Sports |url=https://skylinesportsmt.com/off-season-qa-montana-state-running-backs-coach-pitre-second-chance/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |language=en-US}} is an American football coach and former player who is the running backs coach for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). Pitre was previously the running backs coach for the Chicago Bears.{{Cite web|url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/team/coaches-roster/michael-pitre|title=Official Website of the Atlanta Falcons Football Club|website=www.atlantafalcons.com}}
College career
After graduating from El Modena High School, Pitre chose to attend UCLA. While at UCLA, Pitre played fullback, where he was a three-year starter and a team captain.{{Cite web|url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/2013/4/17/208195318.aspx|title=Player Bio: Michael Pitre - UCLA Official Athletic Site|website=UCLA}}
Coaching career
After graduating from UCLA, Pitre coached at the high school level, becoming a coach for Rancho Santa Margarita and Servite High School. After four years at the high school level, Pitre became an assistant coach for Colorado.{{Cite web|url=https://cubuffs.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/mike-pitre/339|title=Mike Pitre - Football Coach|website=University of Colorado Athletics}}
Pitre would later become a running backs coach at the collegiate level, being hired for the position at Montana State.{{Cite web|url=https://msubobcats.com/news/2018/1/9/football-michael-pitre-joins-oregon-state-as-assistant-coach|title=Michael Pitre Joins Oregon State as Assistant Coach|website=Montana State University Athletics|date=January 9, 2018 }}
After four years at Montana State, Pitre became the running backs coach at a higher level, becoming the running backs coach for Oregon State.{{Cite web|url=https://osubeavers.com/staff-directory/michael-pitre/1522|title=Michael Pitre - Running Backs Coach/Recruiting Coordinator - Staff Directory|website=Oregon State University Athletics}}
Following three years at Oregon State, Pitre would become a running backs coach for the Chicago Bears.{{Cite news|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/bears/news/bears-hire-oregon-state-running-backs-coach|title=Report: Michael Pitre to Become Bears Running Backs Coach|first=Gene|last=Chamberlain|website=Sports Illustrated}}
After one year with the Bears, Pitre became the running backs coach for the Atlanta Falcons.{{Cite web|url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/falcons-hire-michael-pitre-as-running-backs-coach|title=Falcons hire Michael Pitre as running backs coach|website=www.atlantafalcons.com}}
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Category:Coaches of American football from California
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