Head Coach Kyle Whittingham Head Coach | 10Th Year
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Kyle Whittingham, the 2008 National Coach of the Year, has participated in more Utah victories than any coach in school history. COACHES & STAFF UTAH FFOOTBALLOOTBALL HEAD COACH KYLE WHITTINGHAM HEAD COACH | 10TH YEAR In their fi rst season in the Pac-12 Utah has also excelled academically under Conference in 2011, the Utes were in conten on Whi ngham. Since he became head coach in for a berth in the league championship game 2005, his players have won three Academic un l the fi nal week of the regular season. They All-America cita ons and 163 academic all- bounced back to beat Georgia Tech in the Sun conference awards. Bowl and fi nish with an 8-5 record. The 2012 Whi ngham began his coaching career Utes fi nished strong, winning three of their fi nal in 1985-86 as a graduate assistant at his alma Kyle Whittingham, the 2008 National Coach of fi ve Pac-12 games. The highlight of the 2013 mater, Brigham Young. He spent one season the Year, has participated in more Utah victories season was a win over No. 5 Stanford and Utah as the defensive coordinator at the College of than any football coach in school history. went 3-0 in non-conference play, sweeping the Eastern Utah in 1987, before a six-year s nt at Whittingham, who enters his 10th year as Utah’s in-state schools and improving Whi ngham’s Idaho State (1988-93). head coach with a 76-39 record, has contributed record against BYU to 6-3. A linebacker for Brigham Young from 1978- to 161 victories in 20 total seasons on the staff . Whi ngham has a solid reputa on for 81, Whi ngham earned fi rst-team all-WAC and developing NFL players and Utah was one of WAC Defensive Player of the Year honors in On Dec. 8, 2004, he was named the six Pac-12 schools with at least 25 players on 1981. He played in the fi rst four Holiday Bowls school’s 20th head coach. His fi rst victory came NFL rosters in 2013. As an assistant or head and was named Defensive MVP of the 1981 less than a month later when he co-coached coach, he has had 57 players make NFL rosters, game. In 2008, he was inducted into the Holiday (with Urban Meyer) the 2005 Fiesta Bowl win including 31 NFL dra picks (eight fi rst or Bowl Hall of Fame. A er his senior season, over Pi sburgh. His fi rst regular-season victory second-round selec ons) and 26 undra ed free Whi ngham played in the Hula and Japan was against Arizona in the 2005 season opener. agents. A school-record six Utes were dra ed Bowls. He played professionally with the Denver PLAYER BIOS 2014 SEASON HERE’S UTAH INFORMATION UTAH BIOS 2014 SEASON HERE’S PLAYER He came to Utah in 1994 as the defensive in 2010, which was ed for fourth in the na on Broncos (1982 training camp) and the U.S. line coach and was promoted to defensive that year. Football League’s (USFL) Denver Gold (1983) and coordinator in 1995. His players have also earned numerous New Orleans Breakers (1984). He played on the Utah has registered three 10-win seasons collegiate awards. Whi ngham has coached Los Angeles Rams’ replacement squad in 1987. in Whi ngham’s fi rst nine years as the head nine All-Americans—among them seven fi rst- Whi ngham graduated from BYU in 1984 team selec ons and two second-team honorees. and added a master’s degree from the school COACHES & STAFF & STAFF COACHES coach—in 2008, 2009 and 2010—earning fi nal na onal rankings of No. 2 in 2008 (Associated First-team All-Americans were Luther Elliss in 1987. Born Nov. 21, 1959, he was raised Press), No. 18 in 2009 (A.P. and Coaches) and (1994, consensus defensive lineman), Eric in Provo, Utah. He is married to the former No. 23 in 2010 (Coaches). Weddle (2006, consensus defensive back), Jamie Daniels. They have four children: Tyler, Whi ngham, who has compiled a 7-1 Louie Sakoda (2007, punter; 2008, unanimous Melissa, Alex and Kylie. Tyler played for the Utes bowl record (2-0 in BCS bowls) as the head consensus place kicker), Zane Beadles (2009, from 2009-11 and Alex is currently a redshirt coach, is the only person in the program who off ensive line), Shaky Smithson (2010, punt freshman for the Utes. was involved in all of Utah’s nine-consecu ve returner), Star Lotulelei (2012, defensive tackle) bowl wins from 1999-2009, which ed for the and Reggie Dunn (2012, kick returner). His second-longest bowl win streak in NCAA history. second-team All-Americans were Morgan Scalley He was the head coach for six of those wins and (2004, defensive back) and Caleb Schlauderaff the defensive coordinator for the fi rst three. (2010, off ensive line). Whi ngham’s Sun Bowl victory over Georgia Whi ngham’s players have won 58 fi rst- Tech in 2011 was the fi rst bowl win for the new team all-conference awards. In Utah’s fi rst three Pac-12 Conference. seasons in the Pac-12, Utah has had six fi rst- In 2008, Whi ngham engineered the best team all-conference players, among them two- season in Utah football history when the Utes me honoree Star Lotulelei (2011-12). Lotulelei fi nished 13-0 and routed Alabama—a team that won the 2011 Morris Award as the Pac-12’s had spent fi ve weeks at No. 1—in the Sugar best defensive lineman and went onto become Bowl. Utah fi nished the season with a No. 2 A.P. a fi rst-round pick in the 2013 NFL Dra . Utah’s ranking and Whi ngham was recognized as fi rst-team All-Pac-12 picks to date are Tony the Na onal Coach of the Year by the American Bergstrom (2011), Derrick Shelby (2011), Reggie Football Coaches Associa on (AFCA) and the Dunn (2012), Lotulelei (2011, 2012), Trevor Paul “Bear” Bryant Awards commi ee. Reilly (2013) and Tom Hacke (2013). The country’s only undefeated FBS team in Before joining the Pac-12, Whi ngham 2008, Utah beat four top-25 teams—two that coached a Mountain West Conference MVP RECORD BOOK BOWL HISTORY 2013 IN REVIEW SERIES HISTORY 2013 IN REVIEW SERIES HISTORY HISTORY BOOK BOWL RECORD fi nished in the top 10. In addi on to his na onal every year from 2004-08: Defensive Players of awards, Whi ngham was named the Mountain the Year Scalley (2004) and Weddle (2005 and Kyle Whiƫ ngham has gone 7-1 in bowl games West Conference Coach of the Year. 2006), Special Teams MVP Sakoda (2006, 2007, since taking over as Utah’s co-head coach in the 2008), and Off ensive MVP Brian Johnson (2008). 2005 Fiesta Bowl. 66 20142012 MEDIA MEDIA GUIDE GUIDE HEAD COACH UUTAHTAH FOOTBALL YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD COACHING EXPERIENCE Year School Overall Conference Bowl Game Bowl Result 2004* Utah 1-0 0-0 MWC Fiesta (Pi sburgh) W 1994-present Utah BIOS 2014 SEASON PLAYER UTAH HERE’S INFORMATION 2005 Utah 7-5 4-4 MWC Emerald (Georgia Tech) W 2005- Head Coach 2006 Utah 8-5 5-3 MWC Armed Forces (Tulsa) W 2014- Head Coach 2007 Utah 9-4 5-3 MWC Poinse a (Navy) W Special Teams Coordinator 2008 Utah 13-0 8-0 MWC Sugar (Alabama) W 2009 Utah 10-3 6-2 MWC Poinse a (California) W 2005-13 Head Coach 2010 Utah 10-3 7-1 MWC Las Vegas (Boise State) L 2001-04 Defensive Coordinator 2011 Utah 8-5 4-5 Pac-12 Sun (Georgia Tech) W Linebackers 2012 Utah 5-7 3-6 Pac-12 1998-2000 Defensive Coordinator 2013 Utah 5-7 2-7 Pac-12 Safe es 1997 Defensive Coordinator Utah Career Record: 76-39 Pac-12 Record: 9-18 Conference Record: 44-31 Bowl Record: 7-1 Linebackers *Co-head coach in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl 1995-96 Defensive Coordinator Safe es FROM WHITT TO THE NFL 1994 Defensive Line Player NFL Team PosiƟ on 1988-93 Idaho State Ma Asiata Minnesota (free agent) Running Back 1992-93 Defensive Coordinator Zane Beadles Denver (2nd round), Jacksonville Off ensive Line 1988-91 Linebackers/Special Teams Blaine Berger Arizona (free agent) Defensive Tackle 1987 College of Eastern Utah Tony Bergstrom Oakland (3rd round) Off ensive Line Defensive Coordinator Conroy Black Oakland (free agent), Detroit Defensive Back Jesse Boone Cincinna (free agent) Off ensive Line 1985-86 Brigham Young Andy Bowers Arizona (free agent) Defensive End Graduate Assistant Sam Brenner Miami (free agent) Off ensive Line Freddie Brown Cincinna (7th round), Minnesota Wide Receiver Martail Burne Minnesota (free agent), San Francisco Defensive End Brandon Burton Minnesota (5th round), Buff alo, Cincinna , Indianapolis Cornerback RECORD VS. OPPONENTS Anthony Denham Houston (free agent) Tight End Reggie Dunn Pi sburgh (free agent), New England Wide Receiver Air Force 5-1 & STAFF COACHES Andre Dyson Tennessee (2nd round), Sea le, N.Y. Jets Defensive Back Alabama 1-0 Luther Elliss Detroit (1st round), Denver Defensive Line Arizona 2-2 Jonathan Fanene Cincinna (7th round) Defensive Line Steve Fifi ta Miami (free agent), New England Defensive Line Arizona State 0-3 Tevita Finau Philadelphia (free agent), N.Y. Jets Defensive Tackle Boise State 0-2 John Frank Philadelphia (6th round) Defensive Line Brigham Young 6-3 Quinton Ganther Tennessee (7th round), Washington, Sea le, Buff alo Running Back California 2-1 BOOK RECORD 2013 IN REVIEW HISTORY BOWL SERIES HISTORY Phil Glover Tennessee (7th round), Indianapolis Linebacker Colorado 2-1 Robert Johnson Tennessee (5th round) Defensive Back Ma’ake Kemoeatu Bal more (free agent), Carolina, Washington, Bal more Defensive Line Colorado State 5-1 Joe Kruger Philadelphia (7th round) Defensive End Georgia Tech 2-0 Paul Kruger Bal more (2nd round), Cleveland Linebacker Iowa State 1-0 Travis LaTendresse Kansas City (free agent) Wide Receiver Louisville 2-0 Star Lotulelei Carolina (1st round) Defensive Tackle Michigan 1-0 John Madsen Oakland (free agent), Cleveland Tight End Brice McCain Houston (6th round), Pi sburgh Defensive Back Montana State 1-0 Keith McGill Oakland (4th round) Defensive Back Navy 1-0 Bronzell Miller St.