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Todd Knight
American football coach (born 1966 or 1967)
Todd Knight (born c. 1966 or 1967) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Ouachita Baptist University, a position he has held since 1999.[1][2] He also was the head coach for the Delta State Statesmen football team from 1993 to 1999. He also coached for UTEP.[3]
This article is about the current Ouachita Baptist football coach, former Delta State football coach, and current AFCA President. For the Newberry football coach, see Todd Knight (Newberry coach).
Quick Facts Current position, Title ...
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Ouachita Baptist |
| Conference | GAC |
| Record | 152–100 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1963 or 1964 (age 60–61) |
| Alma mater | Delta State University (1986) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1986–1987 | Delta State (GA) |
| 1988–1989 | Delta State (assistant) |
| 1990–1992 | UTEP (OL) |
| 1993–1998 | Delta State |
| 1999–present | Ouachita Baptist |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2023–present | AFCA (president) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 180–132–2 |
| Tournaments | 1–6 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 GSC (1998) 6 GAC (2011, 2014, 2017–2019, 2022) | |
| Awards | |
| GSC Coach of the Year (1998) 6× GAC Coach of the Year (2011, 2014, 2017–2019, 2022) 4× AFCA Region Three Coach of the Year (2014, 2018–2019, 2022) | |
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On January 9, 2023, Knight was voted as the president of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA).[4]
More information Year, Team ...
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta State Statesmen (Gulf South Conference) (1993–1998) | |||||||||
| 1993 | Delta State | 3–7 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1994 | Delta State | 3–5–2 | 2–4–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1995 | Delta State | 5–6 | 5–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1996 | Delta State | 6–4 | 6–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1997 | Delta State | 3–7 | 3–6 | 8th | |||||
| 1998 | Delta State | 8–3 | 8–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | 17 | |||
| Delta State: | 28–32–2 | 25–24–1 | |||||||
| Ouachita Baptist Tigers (Lone Star Conference) (1999) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Ouachita Baptist | 3–7 | 1–7 | 7th (North) | |||||
| Ouachita Baptist Tigers (Gulf South Conference) (2000–2010) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Ouachita Baptist | 2–8 | 2–7 | T–9th | |||||
| 2001 | Ouachita Baptist | 3–7 | 2–7 | 10th | |||||
| 2002 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–5 | 5–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2003 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–5 | 4–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2004 | Ouachita Baptist | 2–7 | 2–6 | T–9th | |||||
| 2005 | Ouachita Baptist | 2–8 | 2–7 | T–9th | |||||
| 2006 | Ouachita Baptist | 2–8 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2007 | Ouachita Baptist | 4–6 | 2–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 2008 | Ouachita Baptist | 7–3 | 5–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2009 | Ouachita Baptist | 6–4 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2010 | Ouachita Baptist | 6–4 | 4–4 | T–6th | |||||
| Ouachita Baptist Tigers (Great American Conference) (2011–present) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Ouachita Baptist | 7–3 | 6–1 | 1st | |||||
| 2012 | Ouachita Baptist | 6–4 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2013 | Ouachita Baptist | 7–3 | 7–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 2014 | Ouachita Baptist | 10–1 | 10–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Second Round | 9 | |||
| 2015 | Ouachita Baptist | 7–4 | 7–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2016 | Ouachita Baptist | 7–4 | 7–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2017 | Ouachita Baptist | 9–2 | 9–3 | 1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2018 | Ouachita Baptist | 12–1 | 11–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 6 | |||
| 2019 | Ouachita Baptist | 11–1 | 11–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | 14 | |||
| 2020–21 | No team | ||||||||
| 2021 | Ouachita Baptist | 9–2 | 9–2 | T–2nd | 23 | ||||
| 2022 | Ouachita Baptist | 11–1 | 11–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | 10 | |||
| 2023 | Ouachita Baptist | 9–2 | 9–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2024 | Ouachita Baptist | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Ouachita Baptist: | 152–100 | 135–90 | |||||||
| Total: | 180–132–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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- "Todd Knight - Head Football Coach - Staff Directory". Ouachita Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- "Baptists of Arkansas: Todd Knight - Arkansas Baptist News". arkansasbaptist.org. December 1, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- "Inside the Headset with the AFCA: Todd Knight, Head Coach - Ouachita Baptist". weareafca.libsyn.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- "Ouachita Baptist Head Coach Knight Named 2023 AFCA President - AFCA". American Football Coaches Association. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
