Troy Taylor (American football)

Troy Taylor
Stanford Cardinal
Position:Head coach
Personal information
Born: (1968-04-05) April 5, 1968 (age 56)
Downey, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Cordova (Rancho Cordova, California)
College:California
NFL draft:1990 / round: 4 / pick: 84
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
As coach
Career NFL statistics
TDINT:2–1
Passing yards:125
Completion percentage:60.0
Rushing yards:43
Rushing touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Head coaching record
Regular season:34–21 (.618)
Postseason:NCAA: 1–3 (.250)
Career:
  • NCAA: 35–24 (.593)
  • High school: 73–18 (.802)

Troy Scott Taylor (born April 5, 1968) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the head football coach at Stanford. He played professionally as a quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). Taylor played college football at California-Berkeley and was selected by the Jets in the fourth round of the 1990 NFL draft.

After his playing career, Taylor served as co-head football coach at Folsom High School in Folsom, California, from 2012 to 2015;[1] co-offensive coordinator at Eastern Washington University in 2016;[2] offensive coordinator at the University of Utah from 2017 to 2018;[3] and as head coach at Sacramento State from 2019 to 2022.

  1. ^ Faraudo, Jeff (August 10, 2012). "Football: Mike Pawlawski to join Cal radio team". Bay Area News Group.
  2. ^ "Troy Taylor - Football Coach".
  3. ^ Kragthorpe, Kurt (December 17, 2018). "Utah offensive coordinator Troy Taylor will be Sacramento State's head coach". The Salt Lake Tribune.