Kyle Whittingham Earns Dodd Trophy Coach Of The Week Honors
Nov 22, 2021, 2:26 PM
Utah Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham looks on during a college football game against the USC Trojans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum October 9, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)
(Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah head football coach Kyle Whittingham was named the Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week after the Utes picked up a dominating win.
The Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week award honors a football coach who led his team to a significant victory during the previous week, while embodying the award’s three pillars of scholarship, leadership, and integrity.
Utah had a tremendous outing on Saturday night at Rice-Eccles Stadium as they beat No. 3 Oregon 38-7 in front of a record crowd.
What happens when you clinch the @pac12 South title AND take down a top-5 opponent at the same time??
You win #DoddTrophy Coach of the Week 🏆 Congrats @UtahCoachWhitt + @Utah_Football 👏
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presented by @PNCBank pic.twitter.com/HdmPefKVfx— The Dodd Trophy (@thedoddtrophy) November 22, 2021
Whittingham also picked up his 142nd career win as head coach, which passed Ike Armstrong for the winningest coach in program history. Also with the win, Utah clinched their third Pac-12 South Division title in the last four seasons.
Officials from the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl, Inc. selected Whittingham as the coach of the week.
“Coach Whittingham has excelled on the football field winning yet another Pac-12 South title, while also having Utah ranked as one of the top academic football programs in the country,” said Peach Bowl, Inc. CEO & President Gary Stokan. “He was the recipient of the 2019 Dodd Trophy and continues to set the standard for the award, both on and off the field.”
Whittingham and the Utes will play their final regular season game of 2021 on Friday, November 26 when they host Colorado on Senior Day. Kickoff is at 2 p.m. MT on FOX.
Trevor Allen is a Utah Utes Insider for sports.ksl.com, Co-Host of Faith, Family and Football podcast with Clark Phillips III and host of the Crimson Corner podcast. Follow him on Twitter: @TrevorASports.
