Todd Whitten
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Tarleton State Texans |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
February 16, 1965 Dallas, Texas |
| Alma mater |
Stephen F. Austin Texas Tech |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1986 | Stephen F. Austin |
| 1987 | New England Patriots |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988–1989 | Texas Tech (GA) |
| 1990–1993 | New Mexico State (QB) |
| 1994–1995 | UTEP (RB) |
| 1996 | Tarleton State |
| 1997 | Wyoming (OC/QB) |
| 1999 | Sam Houston State (OC) |
| 2000–2004 | Tarleton State |
| 2005–2009 | Sam Houston State |
| 2010–2011 | Lamar (OC) |
| 2012 | Arlington Heights HS (TX) |
| 2013–2015 | UTEP (WR) |
| 2016–present | Tarleton State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 70–51 (.579) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Lone Star Conference (2001) | |
| Awards | |
| 4× LSC Coach of the Year (1996, 2001, 2002, 2003) | |
Philip Todd Whitten (born February 16, 1965) is an American football coach and former player. He was named the new head coach at Tarleton State University on 3 December 2015 by Tarleton Athletic Director Lonn Reisman. He previously served as wide receivers coach at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), a position he assumed in January 2013. Whitten last served as head coach at Tarleton State University in 1996 and from 2000 to 2004, and was head coach at Sam Houston State University from 2005 to 2009, compiling a career college football record of 70 wins and 51 losses.
A native of Dallas, Texas, Whitten attended Justin F. Kimball High School. In 1982, he guided the school to a district championship. Whitten chose to attend Stephen F. Austin University, where he was a three-year starter in football and baseball in 1984-86.
Whitten earned All-Gulf Star Conference as quarterback for the Jacks. He ranks second in SFA career passing yards (6,304) and touchdown passes (60). He was drafted in baseball by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1983 and signed a free agent contract with the New England Patriots in 1987. He received his bachelor’s degree in education from Stephen F. Austin in 1987 and his master’s in education from Texas Tech in 1990. Whitten was inducted into the SFA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001.
Following his one year stint with the Patriots, Whitten began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at Texas Tech, working with the quarterbacks during the 1988 and 1989 seasons. He then became quarterbacks coach at New Mexico State University under head coach Jim Hess. In 1994, Whitten was hired by Charlie Bailey to coach the running backs at UTEP.
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