22 Facts About Todd Dodge

Todd Russell Dodge was born on July 21,1963 and is an American football coach and former player, and recently retired head coach at Westlake High School in Austin, Texas.

Todd Dodge played quarterback at Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur, Texas, under coach Ronnie Thompson where he set several state records.

Todd Dodge set Texas high school records for most career completions and most completions in a season ; while finishing his career with the second most career passing yards behind Gary Kubiak.

Todd Dodge went on to play quarterback at the University of Texas at Austin under coach Fred Akers.

In 1983, Todd Dodge was named the starter for the opening game, but a shoulder injury in the final preseason scrimmage on Sep 9, sidelined him for a month and he didn't reclaim the starting role until early November.

Todd Dodge's passing effort currently ranks fourth on the UT single-game chart, behind Major Applewhite, Colt McCoy, and Brown.

Todd Dodge's first stop was at Rockwall in 1987, where he coached the quarterbacks and wide receivers.

Todd Dodge then became offensive coordinator at McKinney High School under head coach Ron Poe.

Todd Dodge came up with a hybrid between the Houston's run and shoot offense, the Miami's three- and five-step drops, and a zone running game.

In 2000, Todd Dodge became head coach at Southlake Carroll, where he had his greatest success.

Todd Dodge's spread offense averaged 408.4 total yards and 24.8 points per game while giving up 39 sacks.

Todd Dodge brought most of his original college coaching staff from the high school ranks, and the team struggled to compete against non-conference and Sun Belt foes.

That year, quarterback Riley Dodge, Todd Dodge's son, joined the team.

Todd Dodge focused heavily on upgrading the team's defensive talent with several good recruits from the junior college ranks in 2009.

Todd Dodge was named the quarterbacks coach at the University of Pittsburgh on January 18,2011.

Todd Dodge held the position for one season before returning to coach high school football in Texas.

In 2014, Todd Dodge move on to powerhouse Austin Westlake High School in Eanes Independent School District.

Todd Dodge won State Championships in the 6A division in the 2019,2020 and 2021 seasons, becoming the first Texas high school football coach to win 3-straight championships with 2 different schools.

Todd Dodge announced after the 2020 season that he will be retiring from high school football coaching after the 2021 season.

Todd Dodge is married to Elizabeth Neptune, daughter of Ebbie Neptune, longtime athletic director and football coach at Westlake High School of Austin, Texas.

The couple have a son, Riley Todd Dodge, who played wide receiver and quarterback at North Texas, and a daughter, Molly.

In 1985, while finishing up his degree at Texas, Todd Dodge was badly injured in a fire.