Todd Cooley (born September 7, 1975) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Delta State University, a position he has held since 2013. Cooley 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]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Delta State |
| Conference | GSC |
| Record | 71–42 |
| 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 | Arkansas Tech (RB) |
| 2000 | Northeastern State (QB/WR) |
| 2001–2003 | Ouachita Baptist (QB) |
| 2004 | Arkansas Tech (OC/QB) |
| 2005–2008 | Central Arkansas (OC/QB) |
| 2009–2012 | Northwestern State (OC/QB) |
| 2013–present | Delta State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 71–42 |
| Tournaments | 2–4 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 GSC (2014, 2022–2023) | |
| Awards | |
| 3x GSC Coach of the Year (2013, 2014, 2022) | |
Delta State created a new contract to the head coach after a successful 2017 season, which saw the team back in the playoffs competing, and off the field managing the team success at school. The new contract extends through the 2021 season.[2]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | D2° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta State Statesmen (Gulf South Conference) (2013–present) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Delta State | 7–3 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2014 | Delta State | 9–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division II Second Round | 13 | |||
| 2015 | Delta State | 6–5 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2016 | Delta State | 4–6 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2017 | Delta State | 9–4 | 5–3 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division II Second Round | 21 | |||
| 2018 | Delta State | 2–8 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2019 | Delta State | 6–4 | 5–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Delta State | 5–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2022 | Delta State | 11–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division II Second Round | 9 | |||
| 2023 | Delta State | 10–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division II Second Round | 11 | 13 | ||
| 2024 | Delta State | 2–0 | 0–0 | 18 | |||||
| Delta State: | 71–42 | 43–31 | |||||||
| Total: | 71–42 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Collier, Andy (January 29, 2013). "Cooley fired up about DSU". The Bolivar Commercial. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
- ^ "Delta State Inks Todd Cooley To New Contract". January 9, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.