Kyle Whittingham
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Kyle Whittingham is a longtime head coach of the University of Utah football program, known for building a consistently competitive, defense-oriented team and leading the Utes through their transition into the Pac-12 Conference.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American football coach
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human ⓘ |
| almaMater | Brigham Young University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
AFCA Coach of the Year
NERFINISHED
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Bear Bryant Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ Pac-12 Conference Coach of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOf | Utah Utes football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceTitlesWonAsHeadCoach |
Mountain West Conference
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Pac-12 Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1959-11-21 ⓘ |
| employer | University of Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Whittingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Fred Whittingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Kyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoachedInBowlGame |
Fiesta Bowl
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Rose Bowl NERFINISHED ⓘ Sugar Bowl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoachedTeamDuringTransitionTo | Pac-12 Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoachedTeamFrom | Mountain West Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoachOf | Utah Utes football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing strong defensive units
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program stability at Utah ⓘ |
| leagueCoachedIn |
Mountain West Conference
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Pac-12 Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | BYU Cougars football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Kyle Whittingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense-oriented coaching philosophy
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leading Utah into the Pac-12 Conference ⓘ longtime head coach of Utah Utes football ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Alex Smith
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Devin Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ Eric Weddle NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyler Huntley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
2008 Utah Utes undefeated season
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Sugar Bowl victory over Alabama in 2009 ⓘ |
| occupation |
American football coach
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head coach ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Luis Obispo, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | linebacker ⓘ |
| previouslyWorkedAs | defensive coordinator ⓘ |
| previouslyWorkedFor | University of Utah football program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| startTimeAsHeadCoach | 2004 ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay | defense-first approach ⓘ |
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