Todd Whitten

Career highlights and awards
	4× LSC Coach of the Year (1996, 2001–2003);
Head coaching record
Career:	139–85 (college); 0–1 (bowl); 1–1 (NCAA D-I playoffs); 3–4 (NCAA D-II playoffs); 3–6 (high school)
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Todd Whitten
Tarleton State Texans
Position:	Head coach
Personal information
Born:	February 16, 1965 (age 59); Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:	Kimball
College:	Stephen F. Austin
Undrafted:	1987
Career history
As a player:
	New England Patriots (1987);
As a coach:
	Texas Tech (1988–1989); Graduate assistant; New Mexico State (1990–1993); Quarterbacks coach; UTEP (1994–1995); Running backs coach; Tarleton State (1996); Head coach; Wyoming (1997); Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach; Sam Houston State (1999); Offensive coordinator; Tarleton State (2000–2004); Head coach; Sam Houston State (2005–2009); Head coach; Lamar (2010–2011); Offensive coordinator; Arlington Heights HS (TX) (2012); Head coach; UTEP (2013–2015); Wide receivers coach; Tarleton State (2016–present); Head coach;
Career:	Philip Todd Whitten (born February 16, 1965) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Tarleton State University, a position he held in 1996, from 2000 to 2004, and resumed before the 2016 season. Whitten was head football coach at Sam Houston State University from 2005 to 2009.Contents Playing career ; Coaching career ; Head coaching record ; College ; References ; External links ; 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 from 1984 to 1986. 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 running backs 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 45–23 overall record, including a Lone Star Conference championship in 2001; and 2002, 2003 North Division championships. While at Tarleton, Whitten garnered Coach of the Year honors four times, as well as in 2001 being named d2football.com West Region Coach of the Year. In addition he set 30 school records, coached 13 All-Americans, 80 all-conference players, and led the Texans to their first ever playoff appearances in 2001 and 2003. Whitten is the winningest coach in the school's senior college era. In 2005, he accepted an offer by Sam Houston State to succeed longtime coach Ron Randleman. While at Sam Houston, Whitten produced the school's first back to back 1,000 yards rusher in 2006 and 2007, finished the 2008 season ranked sixth nationally in total offense, directed the University's all-time leader in both passing and total offense (Rhett Bomar), coached eight All-Americans and 63 all-conference players. Whitten coached SHSU to a 25–28 record in five seasons. Whitten was hired on March 15, 2010, as the offensive coordinator for Division I Lamar University. In the Cardinal's first season in twenty-one years, Whitten coached the school's first back to back 400 yard passer, and helped lead Lamar to an overall record of 5–6. In the Cardinal's second year under Whitten, school records were set in team passing yards, individual total offense in a game, individual passing yards in a game, completions in a game, and individual receiving yards in game. In 2012, Whitten served as the head football coach at Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth, Texas. He left the school after one season to become the wide receivers coach at the University of Texas at El Paso. Whitten was named head football coach at Tarleton State for the third time, on December 3, 2015 by athletic director Lonn Reisman. In 2020, Tarleton State moved from Division II to Division I FCS. 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Career highlights and awards
	4× LSC Coach of the Year (1996, 2001–2003);
Head coaching record
Career:	139–85 (college); 0–1 (bowl); 1–1 (NCAA D-I playoffs); 3–4 (NCAA D-II playoffs); 3–6 (high school)
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
	Tarleton State Texans (Lone Star Conference)(1996)
	Tarleton State Texans (Lone Star Conference)(2000–2004)
	Sam Houston State Bearkats (Southland Conference)(2005–2009)
	Tarleton State Texans (Lone Star Conference)(2016–2019)
	Tarleton State Texans (NCAA Division I FCS Independent)(2020)
	Tarleton State Texans (Western Athletic Conference)(2021–2022)
	Tarleton State Texans (United Athletic Conference)(2023–present)
	National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
v ; t ; e ; Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks starting quarterbacks
	Robert Pearce (1969); Gaylen Ramm (1970–1971); Larry Mayer (1972–1973); Rusty Johnson (1974); Stacy Haynes (1975); Steve Adams (1976); Herby Baker (1977–1979); Dale Horton (1980–1981); Tod Weder (1982–1983); Todd Whitten (1983–1986); Todd Hammel (1986–1989); Scott Barrick (1990); Mike Goddard (1991–1992); James Ritchey (1992–1995); Mike Quinn (1996); Peyton Jones (1997–1998); Wes Pate (1999–2001); Zeke Dixon (2002–2005); Michael Williams (2003–2004); Danny Southall (2005–2007); Jeremy Moses (2007–2010); Brady Attaway (2011–2013); Zach Conque (2014–2016); Foster Sawyer (2017–2018); Jake Blumrick (2017–2018); Trae Self (2019–2022); Cam Arnold (2019); Brian Maurer (2023); Preston Weeks (2023); Sam Vidlak (2024); Gavin Rutherford (2024);
v ; t ; e ; Tarleton State Texans head football coaches
	No coach or record (1904–1914); Arthur Bell Hays (1915–1917); No team (1918); Arthur Bell Hays (1919); W. J. Wisdom (1920–1922); Davis R. Pena (1923); W. J. Wisdom (1924–1928); W. A. Hall (1929); W. J. Wisdom (1930–1935); Choc Sanders (1936–1937); James Earl Rudder (1938–1940); Tommy J. Fields (1941); No team (1942–1943); Jimmie Marshall (1944); Marshall Hughes (1945); Dutch Flory (1946–1948); Willie Zapalac (1949–1950); Sandy Sanford (1951–1959); Johnny Dunn (1960–1966); Hobart Lytal (1967–1969); Lloyd Taylor (1970–1972); Buddy Fornes (1973–1982); Bobby Fox (1983–1984); Bill Pringle (1985–1987); Hal McAfee (1988–1992); Ronnie Roemisch (1993–1995); Todd Whitten (1996); Craig Wederquist (1997–1999); Todd Whitten (2000–2004); Sam McElroy (2005–2009); Cary Fowler (2010–2015); Todd Whitten (2016– );
v ; t ; e ; Sam Houston Bearkats head football coaches
	Sheldon R. Warner (1912–1913); Gene Berry (1914–1917); No team (1918); Gene Berry (1919); Mutt Gee (1920–1922); J. W. Jones (1923–1935); Henry O. Crawford (1936–1937); Puny Wilson (1938–1942); No team (1943–1945); Puny Wilson (1946–1951); Paul Pierce (1952–1967); Tom Page (1968–1971); Allen Boren (1972–1973); Billy Tidwell (1974–1977); Melvin Brown (1978–1981); Ron Randleman (1982–2004); Todd Whitten (2005–2009); Willie Fritz (2010–2013); K. C. Keeler (2014–2024); Brad Cornelsen # (2024); Phil Longo (2025– );
	# denotes interim head coach
v ; t ; e ; Head football coaches of the United Athletic Conference
	Keith Patterson (Abilene Christian); Jeff Faris (Austin Peay); Nathan Brown (Central Arkansas); Walt Wells (Eastern Kentucky); Brent Dearmon (North Alabama); DeLane Fitzgerald (Southern Utah); Todd Whitten (Tarleton); Lance Anderson (Utah Tech); Joel Taylor (West Georgia);

Last updated January 26, 2025

[1] "Four-time LSC Coach of the Year Whitten returns to Tarleton as head coach". Tarleton State University. Retrieved December 3, 2015.

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Todd Whitten

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Playing career

Coaching career

Head coaching record

College

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