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2021 COACHING STAFF
Coach Todd Dodge marks his 35th year in coaching, 21 of those years as a head football coach. He currently serves as Head Football Coach and Athletic Director at Austin Westlake High School – home of Drew Brees, Nick Foles, Justin Tucker, Ryan Swope, Kyle Adams, Bryce Hager and Sam Ehlinger.
Coach Dodge discovered his passion for the game early on in high school in Port Arthur, Texas. He was two-time AP All-State & Player
of the Year and as a senior, he was selected to the Parade All-American Team. In 2001, he was inducted into the Port Arthur Yellow Jacket Hall of Fame and in 2007, was inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame.
While attending the University of Texas at Austin, Coach Dodge played quarterback and started 23 games with a record of 19-4. He began his coaching career immediately after graduation. In 2004, he was Head Coach for the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) North All-Stars, in 2006, he was the Offensive Coordinator for the Army All-American game and in 2017, he served as the Head Coach for the Army All-American game.
As a high school coach, Coach Dodge has been named National Coach of the Year three times. During his five-year run at Southlake Carroll from 2002-2006, he was 79-1 with five consecutive state championship appearances at the Texas 6A level – winning the state championship four times during that run.
As he begins his seventh year at Westlake, Dodge boasts an undefeated season in 2017 and 2020. He has had three trips to the Texas State Championship Semi-Finals (2017, 2019 and 2020). He holds eight career state semi-final championships overall. His overall career coaching record is 218-65.
The last two years at Westlake High School he went 29-1 with back to back 6A State Champion- ships. After winning the second 6A State Championship in 2020 Coach Dodge was named the Max Preps National Coach of the Year, TSWA/AP Texas 6A State Coach of the Year, Austin Amer- ican Statesman Central Texas Coach of the Year, Padilla Poll State of Texas 6A Coach of the Year, District 26 6A 2020 Coach of the Year and boasting a career record at Westlake High School of 88-13.
To date, Coach Dodge has mentored 10 quarterbacks who were named Texas State Offensive Play- ers of the Year, while four have also been named Parade All-American.
Coach Dodge has been married to Elizabeth Neptune Dodge for 34 years. They have two children – a son, Riley who currently serves as Southlake Carroll’s Head Football Coach and is married to Alexis and a daughter, Molly who recently married Weston Kuenstler. Todd and Elizabeth are the proud grandparents of Tate Riley, Landry Mack and Blakely Dodge.
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2021 Westlake High School FOOTBALL