Todd Knight
{{Short description|American football coach (born 1966 or 1967)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{About|the current Ouachita Baptist football coach, former Delta State football coach, and former AFCA President|the Newberry football coach|Todd Knight (Newberry coach)}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Todd Knight
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| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = Ouachita Baptist
| current_conference = GAC
| current_record = 162–103
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| birth_date = {{Circa|{{Birth based on age as of date|26|1990|3|14}}}}
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| alma_mater = Delta State University (1986)
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| player_positions =
| coach_years1 = 1986–1987
| coach_team1 = Delta State (GA)
| coach_years2 = 1988–1989
| coach_team2 = Delta State (OL)
| coach_years3 = 1990–1992
| coach_team3 = UTEP (OL)
| coach_years4 = 1993–1998
| coach_team4 = Delta State
| coach_years5 = 1999–present
| coach_team5 = Ouachita Baptist
| admin_years1 = 2023
| admin_team1 = AFCA (president)
| overall_record = 190–135–2
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = 1–7 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
| championships = 1 GSC (1998)
7 GAC (2011, 2014, 2017–2019, 2022, 2024)
| 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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Todd Knight (born {{Circa|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.{{Cite web |title=Todd Knight - Head Football Coach - Staff Directory |url=https://obutigers.com/staff-directory/todd-knight/2 |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=Ouachita Baptist University Athletics |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2020-12-01 |title=Baptists of Arkansas: Todd Knight - Arkansas Baptist News |url=https://arkansasbaptist.org/post/baptists-of-arkansas-todd-knight/ |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=arkansasbaptist.org |language=en-US}} He also was the head coach for the Delta State Statesmen football team from 1993 to 1999. He also coached for UTEP.{{Cite web |title=Inside the Headset with the AFCA: Todd Knight, Head Coach - Ouachita Baptist |url=https://weareafca.libsyn.com/todd-drury-head-coach-ouachita-baptist |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=weareafca.libsyn.com |language=en}}
On January 9, 2023, Knight was voted as the president of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA).{{Cite web |title=Ouachita Baptist Head Coach Knight Named 2023 AFCA President - AFCA |url=https://www.afca.com/ouachita-baptist-head-coach-todd-knight-named-2023-afca-president/ |publisher=American Football Coaches Association |access-date=2023-08-15 }}
Head coaching record
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Delta State Statesmen
| conf = Gulf South Conference
| startyear = 1993
| endyear = 1998
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1993
| name = Delta State
| overall = 3–7
| conference = 1–6
| confstanding = 7th
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| championship =
| year = 1994
| name = Delta State
| overall = 3–5–2
| conference = 2–4–1
| confstanding = 5th
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| championship =
| year = 1995
| name = Delta State
| overall = 5–6
| conference = 5–4
| confstanding = 6th
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| championship =
| year = 1996
| name = Delta State
| overall = 6–4
| conference = 6–3
| confstanding = 3rd
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| year = 1997
| name = Delta State
| overall = 3–7
| conference = 3–6
| confstanding = 8th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1998
| name = Delta State
| overall = 8–3
| conference = 8–1
| confstanding = T–1st
| bowlname = NCAA Division II First Round
| bowloutcome = L
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| ranking = 17
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Delta State
| overall = 28–32–2
| confrecord = 25–24–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Ouachita Baptist Tigers
| conf = Lone Star Conference
| startyear = 1999
| endyear = single
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| year = 1999
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 3–7
| conference = 1–7
| confstanding = 7th (North)
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Ouachita Baptist Tigers
| conf = Gulf South Conference
| startyear = 2000
| endyear = 2010
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| year = 2000
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 2–8
| conference = 2–7
| confstanding = T–9th
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| year = 2001
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 3–7
| conference = 2–7
| confstanding = 10th
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| year = 2002
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 5–5
| conference = 5–4
| confstanding = T–5th
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| year = 2003
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 5–5
| conference = 4–5
| confstanding = T–5th
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| year = 2004
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 2–7
| conference = 2–6
| confstanding = T–9th
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| year = 2005
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 2–8
| conference = 2–7
| confstanding = T–9th
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| year = 2006
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 2–8
| conference = 1–7
| confstanding = T–8th
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| year = 2007
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 4–6
| conference = 2–6
| confstanding = T–8th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2008
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 7–3
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = T–4th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2009
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 6–4
| conference = 4–4
| confstanding = T–5th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2010
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 6–4
| conference = 4–4
| confstanding = T–6th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Ouachita Baptist Tigers
| conf = Great American Conference
| startyear = 2011
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| championship = conference
| year = 2011
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 7–3
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = 1st
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2012
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 6–4
| conference = 4–4
| confstanding = T–4th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2013
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 7–3
| conference = 7–3
| confstanding = 3rd
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 2014
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 10–1
| conference = 10–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname = NCAA Division II Second Round
| bowloutcome = L
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| ranking = 9
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2015
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 7–4
| conference = 7–4
| confstanding = T–4th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2016
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 7–4
| conference = 7–4
| confstanding = T–4th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 2017
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 9–3
| conference = 9–2
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname = NCAA Division II First Round
| bowloutcome = L
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 2018
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 12–1
| conference = 11–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname = NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 6
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 2019
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 11–1
| conference = 11–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname = NCAA Division II First Round
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 14
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2020–21
| name = No team—COVID-19
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2021
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 9–2
| conference = 9–2
| confstanding = T–2nd
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| ranking = 23
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 2022
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 11–1
| conference = 11–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname = NCAA Division II First Round
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 10
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2023
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 9–2
| conference = 9–2
| confstanding = T–2nd
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 2024
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 10–2
| conference = 10–1
| confstanding = T–1st
| bowlname = NCAA Division II First Round
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 14
| ranking2 = 15
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 162–103
| confrecord = 146–90
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 190–135–2
| bowls = no
| poll = no
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References
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External links
- [https://obutigers.com/staff-directory/todd-knight/2 Ouachita Baptist profile]
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{{Ouachita Baptist Tigers football coach navbox}}
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