Kyle Whittingham (Center) Has Produced Nine All-Americans During His Career As an Assistant and Head Coach at Utah
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Kyle Whittingham (center) has produced nine All-Americans during his career as an assistant and head coach at Utah. COACHES & STAFF UTAH FOOTBALL HEAD COACH KYLE WHITTINGHAM HEAD COACH | 9TH YEAR Sugar Bowl—and Whi ngham was recognized as 2005, his players have won three Academic the Na onal Coach of the Year by the American All-America cita ons and 146 academic all- Football Coaches Associa on (AFCA) and the Paul conference awards. “Bear” Bryant Awards commi ee. Whi ngham began his coaching career The country’s only undefeated FBS team in 1985-86 as a graduate assistant at Brigham in 2008, Utah beat four top-25 teams—two that Young. He served as the defensive coordinator at fi nished in the top 10. In addi on to his na onal the College of Eastern Utah in 1987 then went to Kyle Whittingham, the 2008 National Coach of awards, Whi ngham was named the Mountain Idaho State for a six-year s nt (1988-93)—the last the Year, has won nearly 70-percent of his games West Conference Coach of the Year. two years as the defensive coordinator. in eight years as Utah’s head coach. His 71-32 In their fi rst season in the Pac-12 A linebacker for Brigham Young from 1978- overall record includes seven bowl victories and Conference in 2011, the Utes were in conten on 81, Whi ngham earned fi rst-team all-WAC and his teams have played in a bowl game every year for a berth in the league championship game WAC Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1981. un l the fi nal week of the regular season. They He played in the fi rst four Holiday Bowls and but one since he took the helm in December of bounced back to beat Georgia Tech in the Sun was named Defensive MVP of the 1981 game. In 2004. Bowl and fi nish with an 8-5 record. Last year’s 2009, he was inducted into the Holiday Bowl Hall team won three of its fi nal fi ve Pac-12 games. of Fame. A er his senior season, Whi ngham Utah has registered three 10-win seasons Whi ngham is known for developing NFL played in the Hula and Japan Bowls. He played under Whi ngham, including a 13-0 mark in players and Utah was the third-most represented professionally with the Denver Broncos (1982 2008 that culminated with a 31-17 win over team in the 2013 Super Bowl with four former training camp) and the U.S. Football League’s Alabama in the Sugar Bowl and a No. 2 na onal players: Bal more’s Paul Kruger, Ma’ake (USFL) Denver Gold (1983) and New Orleans ranking. Whi ngham is 2-0 in BCS bowl games, Kemoeatu and David Reed, and San Francisco’s Breakers (1984). He played on the Los Angeles PLAYER BIOS 2013 SEASON HERE’S UTAH INFORMATION UTAH BIOS 2013 SEASON HERE’S PLAYER having served as the co-head coach of Utah’s Alex Smith. A few months later, Star Lotulelei was Rams’ replacement squad in 1987. victorious 2005 Fiesta Bowl team, and his overall selected in the fi rst round of the NFL Dra with Whi ngham graduated from BYU in 1984 bowl record is 7-1. the 14th overall pick by Carolina. and added a master’s degree from the school in The 2013 season will mark Whi ngham’s As an assistant or head coach, he has had 54 1987. Born Nov. 21, 1959, he was raised in Provo, 20th anniversary on the Utah coaching staff . In players make NFL rosters: 29 as dra picks and 25 Utah. He is married to the former Jamie Daniels. 19 years at the school, he has par cipated in COACHES & STAFF & STAFF COACHES as undra ed free agents. A school-record six Utes They have four children: Tyler, Melissa, Alex and 156 wins and 13 bowl games (winning 11). A er were dra ed in 2010, which was ed for fourth in Kylie. Tyler played for the Utes from 2009-11. one season as the defensive line coach in 1994, the na on that year. he spent the next decade as the Utes’ defensive Whi ngham has also coached nine All- coordinator (1995-2004), during which me Americans—seven fi rst team (three consensus) Utah established itself as a top-20 program and and two second team. First-team All-Americans a perennial postseason player. He was elevated were Luther Elliss (1994, consensus defensive to head coach following an undefeated season lineman), Eric Weddle (2006, consensus defensive in 2004, when Utah earned a No. 4 fi nal na onal back), Louie Sakoda (2007, punter), Sakoda (2008, ranking. unanimous consensus place kicker), Zane Beadles From 1999-2009, Utah won nine (2009, off ensive lineman), Shaky Smithson (2010, consecu ve bowl games to e for the second- punt returner), Star Lotulelei (2012, defensive longest bowl win streak in NCAA history. tackle) and Reggie Dunn (2012, kick returner). His Whi ngham was the defensive coordinator for second-team All-Americans were Morgan Scalley the fi rst three games of the streak, the co-head (2004, defensive back) and Caleb Schlauderaff coach for the 2005 Fiesta Bowl win (2004 season) (2010, off ensive lineman). and the head coach for the fi ve bowl victories Whi ngham coached a Mountain West from 2005-09. The Utes also won a bowl game Conference MVP every year from 2004-08: under Whi ngham in 2011—the fi rst postseason Defensive Players of the Year Scalley (2004) and win by the Pac-12 Conference in its inaugural Weddle (2005 and 2006), Special Teams MVP year as a 12-member league. Sakoda (2006, 2007, 2008), and Off ensive MVP As the head coach, he has averaged nearly Brian Johnson (2008). Lotulelei was honored nine wins a season and he already has half of the as the Pac-12’s best defensive lineman in 2011, six 10-win seasons in Utah’s 119-year football winning the Morris Award. history. The Utes won 10 or more games from Whi ngham has mentored 56 fi rst-team 2008-10, while fi nishing in the Top 25 all three all-conference players total. In Utah’s fi rst two seasons (No. 2 A.P. in 2008, No. 18 A.P and RECORD BOOK BOWL HISTORY 2012 IN REVIEW SERIES HISTORY 2012 IN REVIEW SERIES HISTORY HISTORY BOOK BOWL RECORD seasons in the Pac-12, his players have won fi ve Coaches in 2009, and No. 23 Coaches in 2010). fi rst-team all-conference honors. His na onal runner-up 2008 team set the Utah has also excelled academically under Kyle Whi ngham has gone 7-1 in bowl games school win mark at 13-0—rou ng an Alabama Whi ngham. Since he became head coach in a er taking over as Utah’s co-head coach in the team that had spent fi ve weeks at No. 1 in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl. 70 20132012 MEDIA MEDIA GUIDE GUIDE HEAD COACH UTAH 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 2013 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 2001-04 Defensive Coordinator 2007 Utah 9-4 5-3 MWC Poinse a (Navy) W Linebackers 2008 Utah 13-0 8-0 MWC Sugar (Alabama) W 2009 Utah 10-3 6-2 MWC Poinse a (California) W 1998-2000 Defensive Coordinator 2010 Utah 10-3 7-1 MWC Las Vegas (Boise State) L Safe es 2011 Utah 8-5 4-5 Pac-12 Sun (Georgia Tech) W 1997 Defensive Coordinator 2012 Utah 5-7 3-6 Pac-12 Linebackers 1995-96 Defensive Coordinator Utah Career Record: 71-32 Pac-12 Record: 7-11 Conference Record: 42-24 Bowl Record: 7-1 *Co-head coach in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl Safe es 1994 Defensive Line 1988-93 Idaho State FROM WHITT TO THE NFL 1992-93 Defensive Coordinator 1988-91 Linebackers/Special Teams Player NFL Team PosiƟ on Ma Asiata Minnesota (free agent) Fullback 1987 College of Eastern Utah Zane Beadles Denver (2nd round) Off ensive Line Defensive Coordinator Blaine Berger Arizona (free agent) Defensive Tackle 1985-86 Brigham Young Tony Bergstrom Oakland (3rd round) Off ensive Line Graduate Assistant Conroy Black Oakland (free agent), Detroit Defensive Back Jesse Boone Cincinna (free agent) Off ensive Line Andy Bowers Arizona (free agent) Defensive End RECORD VS. OPPONENTS Sam Brenner Miami (free agent) Off ensive Line Freddie Brown Cincinna (7th round), Minnesota Wide Receiver Air Force 5-1 Martail Burne Minnesota (free agent), San Francisco Defensive End Alabama 1-0 Brandon Burton Minnesota (5th round) Cornerback Arizona 2-1 Reggie Dunn Pi sburgh (free agent) Wide Receiver Arizona State 0-2 Andre Dyson Tennessee (2nd round), Sea le, N.Y. Jets Defensive Back Boise State 0-2 & STAFF COACHES Luther Elliss Detroit (1st round), Denver Defensive Line Brigham Young 5-3 Jonathan Fanene Cincinna (7th round) Defensive Line California 2-1 Steve Fifi ta Miami (free agent), New England Defensive Line Tevita Finau Philadelphia (free agent), N.Y. Jets Defensive Line Colorado 1-1 John Frank Philadelphia (6th round) Defensive Line Colorado State 5-1 Quinton Ganther Tennessee (7th round), Washington, Sea le, Buff alo Running Back Georgia Tech 2-0 Phil Glover Tennessee (7th round), Indianapolis Linebacker Iowa State 1-0 BOOK RECORD 2012 IN REVIEW HISTORY BOWL SERIES HISTORY Robert Johnson Tennessee (5th round) Defensive Back Louisville 2-0 Ma’ake Kemoeatu Bal more (free agent), Carolina, Washington, Bal more Defensive Line Michigan 1-0 Dave Kruger Cleveland (free agent) Defensive Line Montana State 1-0 Joe Kruger Philadelphia (7th round) Defensive Line Navy 1-0 Paul Kruger Bal more (2nd round) Defensive Line Travis LaTendresse Kansas City (free agent) Wide Receiver New Mexico 4-2 Moe Lee Bal more (free agent) Defensive Back North Carolina 0-1 Star Lotulelei Carolina (1st Round) Defensive Tackle Northern Arizona 1-0 John Madsen Oakland (free agent), Cleveland Tight End Northern Colorado 1-0 Brice McCain Houston (6th round) Defensive Back Notre Dame 0-1 Bronzell Miller St.