Football
- Title:
- Offensive Coordinator - Quarterbacks Coach
NFL and college veteran coach Todd Monken was named Offensive Coordinator at Georgia on January 17, 2020.
In his first season with the Bulldogs, Monken successfully navigated a number of challenges at the quarterback position. Between opt-outs and injuries, the Bulldogs started three different signal-callers for the first time in 15 years. Despite the challenges, Monken’s offense was part of a 2020 team that earned its fourth straight top-10 finish in the final CFP rankings and fourth consecutive New Year’s Six Bowl game (Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl victory). The 2020 senior class won 44 games—tied for most in school history.Â
Monken, a native of Wheaton, Ill., came to Georgia after serving as offensive coordinator with the Cleveland Browns in 2019.  He had also held the offensive coordinator position with the Tampa Bay Bucs for three seasons (2016-18) and head coaching position at Southern Miss for three years (2013-15). The Knox College (Ill.) graduate also coached the wide receivers his first two seasons in Tampa Bay.
In 2019, Monken directed a Browns offense that was led by former Bulldog standout Nick Chubb, who was second in the NFL with 1,494 yards on 298 carries (5.0 yards/carry) and eight touchdowns.Â
In 2018, he helped the Bucs lead the NFL in passing offense and finish third in the league in total offense. The Buccaneers set numerous club records including total yards, passing yards and passing touchdowns. Wide receiver Mike Evans thrived under Monken’s offense as he earned his first two Pro Bowl selections and topped 1,000 receiving yards in all three seasons.
In 2013, Monken took over a program at Southern Miss that had finished 0-12 the previous season. By the end of his third campaign, the Golden Eagles had posted a 9-5 record in 2015, winning the Conference USA West division and earning an appearance in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. The Golden Eagles had a pair of 1,000-yard rushers and became just the second school in FBS history with a 4,000-yard passer.
Before joining Southern Miss, Monken spent two seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Oklahoma State (2011-12), his second stint with the Cowboys after having worked as the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach from 2002-04. During his time as offensive coordinator, the team set school season records for total offensive yards, passing yards, completion percentage, points scored and passing touchdowns. He worked with quarterback Brandon Weeden and wide receiver Justin Blackmon, who both went on to be first-round picks in the 2012 NFL Draft.
Prior to his second stint at Oklahoma State, Monken spent four seasons (2007-10) working as the wide receivers coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars. In his time with Jacksonville, Monken coached Reggie Williams, who set a club record with 10 touchdown receptions in 2007.
Before entering the NFL, Monken served as the passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach at LSU from 2005-06, where he helped develop future first-round wide receiver selections Dwayne Bowe and Buster Davis.
Monken began his coaching career at Grand Valley State, spending two seasons as a graduate assistant (1989-90), before holding the same title at Notre Dame (1991-92). He also coached at Eastern Michigan, where he worked as the defensive backs/wide receivers coach (1993-97), before being elevated to the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (1998-99). In addition, Monken served as the running backs coach (2000) and the wide receivers coach (2001) at Louisiana Tech.
Monken was a three-year letterman at quarterback for Knox College, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in economics in 1989. He earned a master’s degree in education leadership from Grand Valley State in 1991. Monken is a member of the Knox College Athletic Hall of Fame. He and his wife, Terri, have one son, Travis.
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Birthdate: February 5, 1966
Birthplace: Wheaton, Ill.
Family: Wife, Terri; son Travis
High School: Wheaton North
College: Knox College, ’89; B.S. Economics; Grand Valley State, ’91, M.S. Education Leadership.Â
Coaching Experience:Â
1989-90. …….................Grand Valley State (Grad. Assistant)
1991-92……...............................Notre Dame (Grad. Assistant)
1993-97…….Eastern Michigan (Def. Backs / Wide Receivers)
1998-99…...............Eastern Michigan (Offensive Coord./QBs)
2000……….Louisiana Tech (Running Backs, Wide Receivers)
2001………...........................Louisiana Tech (Wide Receivers)
2002-04..…............Oklahoma State (Pass Game Coord./WRs)
2005-06…..................................LSU (Pass Game Coord./WRs)
2007-2010…...............Jacksonville Jaguars (Wide Receivers)
2011-12…...............…Oklahoma State (Offensive Coord./QBs)
2013-15.......................................Southern Miss (Head Coach)
2016-17…....Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Offensive Coord./WRs)
2018….……..........Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Offensive Coord.)
2019………....................Cleveland Browns (Offensive Coord.)
2020-present.........................Georgia (Offensive Coord. / QBs)
Playing Experience
1986-88 ….Knox College—Quarterback, three-year letterman, small college All-America as a senior. Knox College Athletic Hall of Fame.
