Kyle Whittingham

Kyle Whittingham
	; Kyle Whitingham
	Head coach
Personal information
	Date of birth: November 21 1959 (age 65)
	Place of birth: San Luis Obispo, California, U.S.
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Weight: 232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
	College: BYU (1978–1981)
	Undrafted in 1982
Career history
As player:
	Denver Broncos (1982)*; Denver Gold (1983); New Orleans Breakers (1984); Los Angeles Rams (1987);
As coach:
	BYU Cougars (1985–1986); Graduate assistant; Eastern Utah (1987); Defensive coordinator; Idaho Stae (1988–1991); Special teams coordinator & linebackers coach; Idaho State (1992–1993); Defensive coordinator; Utah (1994); Defensive line coach; Utah (1995–1996); Defensive coordinator & safeties coach; Utah (1997); Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach; Utah (1998–2000); Defensive coordinator & safeties coach; Utah (2001–2004); Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach; Utah (2005–present); Head coach;
Career highlights and awards
	1 National (Anderson & Hester) (2008); 2 Pac-12 (2021, 2022); 1 MWC (2008); 4 Pac-12 South Division (2015, 2018–2019, 2021); WAC Defensive Player of the Year (1981); AFCA Coach of the Year (2008); Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2008); MWC Coach of the Year (2008); 2× Pac-12 Coach of the Year (2019, 2021); Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (2019)
	Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Kyle David Whittingham (born November 21, 1959) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at the University of Utah, a position he has held since 2005, and is the all-time leader in wins at Utah. Prior to becoming the head coach at Utah, Whittingham served as Utah's defensive coordinator for ten seasons. He was named head coach of Utah after Urban Meyer left for the University of Florida in 2004. He won AFCA Coach of the Year and the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award in 2008 after leading the 2008 Utah Utes football team to an undefeated season and a win in the 2009 Sugar Bowl over the 2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team. He and Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy are the second longest tenured FBS coaches (with one school), trailing only Kirk Ferentz.

References[]

↑ Player Bio: Kyle Whittingham. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved on July 1, 2009.

External links[]

Kyle Whittingham article at Wikipedia

[Player_Bio-1] Player Bio: Kyle Whittingham. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved on July 1, 2009.

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