Todd Cooley

Todd Cooley
Sport(s) Football
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Delta State
Conference Gulf South
Record 16–5
Biographical details
Born September 7, 1975
Alma mater Arkansas Tech University
Playing career
1994–1997 Arkansas Tech
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–1999
2000
2001–2003
2004
2005–2008
2009–2012
2013–Present		 Arkansas Tech (RB)
Northeastern State (QB/WR)
Ouachita Baptist (QB)
Arkansas Tech (OC/QB)
Central Arkansas (OC/QB)
Northwestern State (OC/QB)
Delta State
Head coaching record
Overall 16–5

Statistics

Accomplishments and honors

Championships

GSC co-champions 2014

Todd Cooley (born September 7, 1975) is the head football coach at Delta State University. He grew up in Nashville, Arkansas and graduated from Arkansas Tech University with a degree in English. At ATU, Cooley started at quarterback from 1996 to 1997 and was a nominee for the Harlon Hill Award. He began his coaching career in 1998 at Arkansas Tech and has also served as an offensive assistant coach at Northeastern State where he received his Master's degree, Ouachita Baptist, Central Arkansas and Northwestern State. Cooley was announced as the head coach at Delta State on January 25, 2013, after the resignation of Jamey Chadwell. As an assistant Cooley has been part of four conference championship teams and as a head coach, he has won one co-championship. Cooley was named Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year in 2013 and Co-Coach of the Year in 2014.[1]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Delta State Statesmen (Gulf South Conference) (2013–present)
2013 Delta State 7–3 4–2
2014 Delta State 9–2 6–1 T–1st L NCAA Division II Second Round
Delta State: 16–5 10–3
Total: 16–5
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

References

  1. ↑ Collier, Andy (January 29, 2013). "Cooley fired up about DSU". The Bolivar Commercial. Retrieved February 5, 2013.