1. Todd Russell Dodge was born on July 21,1963 and is an American football coach and former player, and current head coach at Lovejoy High School in Lucas, Texas.
27 Facts About Todd Dodge
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Todd Dodge played quarterback at Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur, Texas, under coach Ronnie Thompson where he set several state records.
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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.
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Todd Dodge went on to play quarterback at the University of Texas at Austin under coach Fred Akers.
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From 1982 to 1983, Todd Dodge was a backup quarterback, though he did get his first start as a freshman in the 1982 Sun Bowl when Robert Brewer broke his hand 5 days before the game.
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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.
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Todd Dodge's passing effort currently ranks fourth on the UT single-game chart, behind Major Applewhite, Colt McCoy, and Brown.
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Todd Dodge's first stop was at Rockwall in 1987, where he coached the quarterbacks and wide receivers.
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Todd Dodge then became offensive coordinator at McKinney High School under head coach Ron Poe.
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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.
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In 2000, Todd Dodge became head coach at Southlake Carroll, where he had his greatest success.
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Todd Dodge's spread offense averaged 408.4 total yards and 24.8 points per game while giving up 39 sacks.
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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.
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That year, quarterback Riley Dodge, Todd Dodge's son, joined the team.
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Todd Dodge focused heavily on upgrading the team's defensive talent with several good recruits from the junior college ranks in 2009.
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Todd Dodge was named the quarterbacks coach at the University of Pittsburgh on January 18,2011.
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Todd Dodge held the position for one season before returning to coach high school football in Texas.
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In January 2012, Pittsburgh's head football coach Todd Dodge Graham left to become the head coach at Arizona State.
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Todd Dodge was not retained by Pitt after the coaching change, and decided to move back to the Texas high school coaching ranks, taking over as head coach at Marble Falls High School.
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In 2014, Todd Dodge left Marble Falls to take over the program at football powerhouse Austin Westlake High School in Eanes Independent School District.
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Todd Dodge took the Lone Star Gridiron Class 6A Coach of the Year honors for the season.
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Todd Dodge went on to win 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.
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Todd Dodge announced after the 2020 season that he will be retiring from high school football coaching after the 2021 season.
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In January 2024, Todd Dodge came out of retirement to take the head coaching job at Lovejoy High School in Lucas, Texas.
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Todd Dodge is married to Elizabeth Neptune, daughter of Ebbie Neptune, longtime athletic director and football coach at Westlake High School of Austin, Texas.
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The couple have a son, Riley Todd Dodge, who played wide receiver and quarterback at North Texas, and a daughter, Molly.
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In 1985, while finishing up his degree at Texas, Todd Dodge was badly injured in a fire.