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The University of Utah Athletics
Whittingham Named AFCA FBS Regional Coach of the Year
12/10/2019 8:05 AM | Football
WACO, Texas – Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham has been named the American Football Coaches Association Football Bowl Subdivision Region 5 Coach of the Year.
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Whittingham is a finalist for the National Coach of the Year, which will be announced at the American Football Coaches Awards on Tuesday, January 14, during the 2020 AFCA Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.
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The 2008 AFCA FBS National Coach of the Year, Whittingham earns his first regional honor after leading Utah to an 11-2 record, the Pac-12 South Division title and an appearance in the Valero Alamo Bowl.
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In his 15th season as head coach at Utah, Whittingham has an overall record of 131-63. He is the longest-tenured coach in the Pac-12 Conference and the third-longest tenured head coach in FBS. Whittingham is in his 26th season overall at Utah, beginning as the Utes defensive line coach in 1994.
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Utah is 11-2 in bowls games under Whittingham and his .846 bowl winning percentage ranks second all-time in FBS history among coaches who have won at least seven bowl games. Utah has made the sixth-most appearances of any school in the College Football Playoff rankings since it began in 2014.
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Whittingham earned the 2008 national honor after guiding the Utes to a 13-0 record, the Mountain West Conference title and a victory in the Sugar Bowl. His victories also include a win in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl as co-coach with Urban Meyer.
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Individually, Whittingham has had 15 players make major All-America teams (those determining the NCAA's consensus team), won 81 first-team all-conference awards and had 86 players sign contracts with NFL teams.
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Whittingham is a finalist for the National Coach of the Year, which will be announced at the American Football Coaches Awards on Tuesday, January 14, during the 2020 AFCA Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.
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The 2008 AFCA FBS National Coach of the Year, Whittingham earns his first regional honor after leading Utah to an 11-2 record, the Pac-12 South Division title and an appearance in the Valero Alamo Bowl.
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In his 15th season as head coach at Utah, Whittingham has an overall record of 131-63. He is the longest-tenured coach in the Pac-12 Conference and the third-longest tenured head coach in FBS. Whittingham is in his 26th season overall at Utah, beginning as the Utes defensive line coach in 1994.
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Utah is 11-2 in bowls games under Whittingham and his .846 bowl winning percentage ranks second all-time in FBS history among coaches who have won at least seven bowl games. Utah has made the sixth-most appearances of any school in the College Football Playoff rankings since it began in 2014.
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Whittingham earned the 2008 national honor after guiding the Utes to a 13-0 record, the Mountain West Conference title and a victory in the Sugar Bowl. His victories also include a win in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl as co-coach with Urban Meyer.
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Individually, Whittingham has had 15 players make major All-America teams (those determining the NCAA's consensus team), won 81 first-team all-conference awards and had 86 players sign contracts with NFL teams.
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