Patrick Farmer (born May 9, 1949) is an American soccer coach who currently coaches the women's soccer team at Transylvania University. Farmer previously coached university women's soccer teams at Ithaca, Penn State, Tennessee Tech, Syracuse, and Cornell. He also coached New York Power, the first professional soccer league for women in the United States, in the Women's United Soccer Association.

Early life and education
A native of Old Forge, New York, Farmer was a letterman on the soccer, skiing, and track teams at Town of Webb High School. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from St. Lawrence University, where he was a three-time letterwinner in soccer and skiing. He also served as an assistant coach and then the head coach for the men's ski team, and assistant coach for the men's soccer team.

Coaching career
Farmer holds an NSCAA Premier diploma, a Prelim badge from the England Football Association as well as a United States Soccer Federation 'A' License.

Town of Webb High School
Farmer served as the boys junior varsity soccer coach at his alma mater, Town of Webb High School, from 1976 to 1979, compiling a record of 44 wins, 12 losses, and 6 ties. From 1980 to 1986 he led the girls' varsity soccer team, winning six league and two regional titles, finishing with a record of 95 wins, 26 losses, and 1 tie.

Ithaca College
Farmer was head coach for the women's soccer team at Ithaca College from 1987–1993. The Bombers made their first NCAA appearance in Farmer's first season as head coach.  They later advanced to the national semifinals in 1988. His record during his seven-year tenure at Ithaca was 110-23-23. In 1998, he was inducted into the Ithaca College Sports Hall of Fame.

Penn State University
In 1994, Farmer was hired as the first head coach of the new women's soccer program at Penn State University. His record at Penn State was 123-34-8 (.770). Farmer was named the NSCAA/adidas Division I National Coach of the Year after the 1999 season, also earning the Mid-Atlantic Region coach of the year title for a third time. He led the team to three straight Big Ten championships from 1998–2000.

New York Power
In 2001, Farmer left the collegiate level for the newly former women's professional soccer league, the Women's United Soccer Association.  As head coach, he helped lead the New York Power to a third-place finish and the playoff semifinals that same year.

Tennessee Tech
In 2003, Farmer was named head coach of the women's soccer team at Tennessee Tech.

Syracuse University
He returned to his home state of New York the following year to coach for Syracuse University.

University of Wisconsin
He later joined his former Penn State coaching colleagues at the University of Wisconsin as an assistant coach.

Cornell University
In 2012, he was named head coach of the Cornell University women's soccer program.

Honors and awards
In 2007, Farmer was named the 13th-winningest coach (by victories) among active NCAA Division 1 women's soccer coaches. He has been named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Coach of the Year at both the Division I and Division III levels.

College teams
Penn State Nittany Lions
Big Ten: 1997, 1998, 1999

Personal
1999 NSCAA/Adidas Division I National Coach of the Year
1999 Mid-Atlantic Region NSCAA / Adidas Division I Coach of the Year
1998 Soccer Times Division I National Coach of the Year
1999 Soccer Buzz Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year
1998 Mid-Atlantic Region NSCAA/Umbro Division I Coach of the Year
1998 Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year
1998 Soccer Buzz Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year
1998 Ithaca Hall of Fame Inductee
1996 Mid-Atlantic Region NSCAA/Umbro Division I Coach of the Year
1992 New York State Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year

Personal life
Farmer has two children: a daughter, Courtney, and a son, Cord.

References

External links
 Penn State coaching profile
 New York Power coaching profile
 Tennessee Tech coaching profile
 Syracuse coaching profile
 Wisconsin coaching profile
 Cornell coaching profile
 Transylvania coaching profile

1949 births
Living people
People from Herkimer County, New York
Sports coaches from New York (state)
American women's soccer coaches
Cornell Big Red women's soccer coaches
High school soccer coaches in the United States
Ithaca Bombers women's soccer coaches
Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer coaches
St. Lawrence Saints men's soccer players
St. Lawrence University alumni
Syracuse Orange women's soccer coaches
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles women's soccer coaches
Transylvania Pioneers coaches
Wisconsin Badgers women's soccer coaches
Women's United Soccer Association coaches