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Kyle Whittingham Named To Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List
7/8/2024 12:00 PM | Football
ATLANTA – University of Utah Football head coach Kyle Whittingham has been named to the 2024 Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List, it was announced today. The Dodd Trophy is presented each year by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl Inc.
Whittingham is one of 21 coaches on the preseason list with four total coaches representing the Big 12. Whittingham will enter the 2024 season tied as the second-longest tenured head coach at the same school in the NCAA FBS.
The 2024 season will be his 20th as head coach and 31st overall as part of the program, holding a 162-79 overall record as Utah's all-time wins leader. He ranks 12th among all active FBS head coaches and fourth among head coaches at the same school.
Including his 11 seasons as a Ute assistant coach, he has contributed to more victories (247) than any coach in program history. He has coached in 367 games at Utah, including in 241 as the head coach.
Under his direction, the Utes have seven, 10-win seasons, finishing with a winning record in 17 of his 19 years as the helm. He is 100-61 in conference games (.621), winning two Pac-12 championships, four Pac-12 South titles and a Mountain West championship.
He has won three National Coach of the Year awards – two in 2008 and one in 2019. He was the AFCA Coach of the Year and Bear Bryant Award winner in 2008, also winning the Dodd Trophy in 2019.
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Whittingham is one of 21 coaches on the preseason list with four total coaches representing the Big 12. Whittingham will enter the 2024 season tied as the second-longest tenured head coach at the same school in the NCAA FBS.
The 2024 season will be his 20th as head coach and 31st overall as part of the program, holding a 162-79 overall record as Utah's all-time wins leader. He ranks 12th among all active FBS head coaches and fourth among head coaches at the same school.
Including his 11 seasons as a Ute assistant coach, he has contributed to more victories (247) than any coach in program history. He has coached in 367 games at Utah, including in 241 as the head coach.
Under his direction, the Utes have seven, 10-win seasons, finishing with a winning record in 17 of his 19 years as the helm. He is 100-61 in conference games (.621), winning two Pac-12 championships, four Pac-12 South titles and a Mountain West championship.
He has won three National Coach of the Year awards – two in 2008 and one in 2019. He was the AFCA Coach of the Year and Bear Bryant Award winner in 2008, also winning the Dodd Trophy in 2019.
FOLLOW UTAH FOOTBALL ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
Follow along with behind the scenes content and coverage of the 2024 season on social media through Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok along with visiting www.UtahUtes.com.
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