Todd Graham
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| Date of birth | December 5, 1964 (age 42) | |
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| Place of birth | Mesquite, Texas | |
| Sport | Football | |
| College | Tulsa | |
| Title | Head Coach | |
| Record with Team | 0-0 | |
| Overall Record | 7-6 | |
| Coaching Stats | College Football DataWarehouse | |
| School as a player | ||
| 1983-86 | East Central University | |
| Position | DB | |
| Coaching positions | ||
| 2007-present 2006 2003-2005 2002 2001 1995-2000 1994 1991-1993 1988-1990 |
Tulsa Rice Tulsa (Defensive coordinator) West Virginia (Co-defensive coordinator) West Virginia (LBs coach) Allen HS Carl Albert HS East Central (Defensive coordinator) Poteet HS (Assistant coach) |
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Todd Graham (born December 5, 1964 in Mesquite, Texas) is the head football coach at the University of Tulsa. He was previously the head coach at Rice University in Houston, Texas.
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[edit] Playing career
Graham was an all-state defensive back at North Mesquite High School, from which he graduated in 1983. He then went on to play at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma, where he was a two-time All-NAIA defensive back. After graduation from East Central Graham had a brief stint with the St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL.
[edit] Coaching career
Graham began his coaching career in 1988 as an assistant at Poteet High School in his hometown of Mesquite. He later held head coaching positions at Carl Albert High School in Oklahoma City and Allen High School in Allen, Texas before becoming an assistant at West Virginia University in 2001. In 2003, he was hired as the defensive coordinator at Tulsa, where he helped guide the Golden Hurricane to two bowl games in three seasons.
[edit] Rice
Graham was hired as the head coach at Rice on January 1, 2006, following the resignation of long-time coach Ken Hatfield after the Owls had finished 1-11 in 2005. At Rice, Graham raised $5.5 million for renovating Rice Stadium and replacing the dated AstroTurf with FieldTurf. He hired former University of Texas quarterback Major Applewhite as his offensive coordinator, replacing the triple option offense Hatfield had been running with a more balance attack. Behind quarterback Chase Clement and All-American receiver Jarett Dillard, Rice pulled off the biggest turnaround of the 2006 season, finishing 7-5 and earning an invitation to the New Orleans Bowl, the school's first bowl game since 1960. Graham was named Conference USA Coach of the Year, and was rewarded by the Rice administration with a significant pay raise and contract extension.
[edit] Tulsa
Graham was hired as the head coach at Tulsa on January 12, 2007, just three days after signing the contract extension at Rice. Media reports have suggested that he spent time negotiating his new contract with Tulsa while taking "bathroom breaks" from his negotiations with Rice University officials. His sudden change of mind has drawn the ire of the Houston media, who criticize the coach for turning his back on Rice. His players feel particularly betrayed as he had pledged his loyalty to them, preaching integrity and family.[1] On January 16, Graham again made headlines by hiring Arkansas Offensive Coordinator Gus Malzahn to fill the same role at Tulsa.[2]
[edit] Head Coaching Record
| TEAM | YEAR | WINS | LOSSES | Bowl Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 2006 | 7 | 6 | New Orleans Bowl |
| CAREER TOTAL | 1 year | 7 | 6 |
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| Preceded by Steve Kragthorpe |
University of Tulsa Head Football Coach 2007– |
Succeeded by Current |
| Preceded by Ken Hatfield |
Rice Owls Head Coach 2006 |
Succeeded by David Bailiff |
