Todd Whitten

College coach infobox


Name = Todd Whitten
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Title = Head coach
College = Sam Houston State
Sport = Football
Conference = Southland
CurrentRecord = 18–17
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Birthplace = Dallas, TX
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OverallRecord = 63–40
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Championships = 2001 Lone Star Conference championship
Awards = 1996 Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year
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Years = 1984-1986
1987
Team = Stephen F. Austin
NE Patriots
Position = Quarterback
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CoachYears = 1988-1989
1990-1993
1994-1995
1996
1997
1999
2000-2004
2005-"present"
CoachTeams = Texas Tech (GA)
NM State (QB)
UTEP (QB/RB)
Tarleton State
Wyoming (OC)
SHSU (OC)
Tarleton State
SHSU
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Phillip Todd Whitten (born February 16, 1965 in Dallas, Texas) is an American football coach. He currently serves as head coach at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Whitten took over from Ron Randleman in 2005.

Playing career

A native of Dallas, Texas, Whitten attended Justin F. Kimball High School. In 1982, he guided the school to a district championship. Whitten chose to attend Stephen F. Austin University, where he was a three-year starter in football and baseball in 1984-86.

Whitten earned All-Gulf Star Conference as quarterback for the Jacks. He ranks second in SFA career passing yards (6,304) and touchdown passes (60). He was drafted in baseball by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1983 and signed a free agent contract with the New England Patriots in 1987. He received his bachelor’s degree in education from Stephen F. Austin in 1987 and his master’s in education from Texas Tech in 1990. Whitten was inducted into the SFA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001.

Coaching career

Following his one year stint with the Patriots, Whitten began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at Texas Tech, working with the quarterbacks during the 1988 and 1989 seasons. He then became quarterbacks coach at New Mexico State University under head coach Jim Hess. In 1994, Whitten was hired by Charlie Bailey to coach the offensive backfield at UTEP.

In 1996, Whitten got his first head coaching job as he took over at Tarleton State University. After a turn-around season that earned him Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year honors, Whitten left to become offensive coordinator for head coach Dana Dimel at the University of Wyoming. In 1999, he became offensive coordinator at Sam Houston State, before leaving again for Tarleton State.

Between 2000 and 2004, Whitten coached Tarleton State to a 40–18 overall record, including a Lone Star Conference championship in 2001. In 2005, he accepted an offer by Sam Houston State to succeed long time coach Ron Randleman. Whitten has since coached SHSU to a 16–16 record overall in three seasons.

Head coaching record

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startyear = 1996, 2000
conf = Lone Star Conference
endyear = 2004CFB Yearly Record Entry
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name = Tarleton State
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year = 2001
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overall = 10–3
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championship = division
year = 2002
name = Tarleton State
overall = 9–2
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year = 2003
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name = Tarleton State
overall = 7–4
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name=Tarleton State
overall=45–23
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name = Sam Houston State Bearkats
startyear = 2005
conf = Southland Conference
endyear = CFB Yearly Record Entry
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year = 2005
name = Sam Houston State
overall = 3–7
conference = 2–4
confstanding = T-5th
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championship =
year = 2006
name = Sam Houston State
overall = 6–5
conference = 4–2
confstanding = T-2nd
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championship =
year = 2007
name = Sam Houston State
overall = 7–4
conference = 5–2
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year = 2008
name = Sam Houston State
overall = 2–1
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name=Sam Houston State
overall=18–17
confrecord=11–8CFB Yearly Record End
overall = 63–40
bcs = no
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External links

* [http://www.gobearkats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=92959&SPID=11345&DB_OEM_ID=19900&ATCLID=1258351&Q_SEASON=2007 Official biography at GoBearkats.com]