Troy Taylor (American football)
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Troy Scott Taylor (born April 5, 1968) is an American college football coach and former player. He was the head football coach at Stanford from 2023 until March 2025. Taylor played professionally as a quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). Taylor played college football at California 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; co-offensive coordinator at Eastern Washington in 2016; offensive coordinator at the Utah from 2017 to 2018; and as head coach at Sacramento State from 2019 to 2022.
Infobox
1993
Miami Dolphins[a]
1994
Casa Roble HS (CA) (OC)
1995
Colorado (GA)
1996
California (WR)
2016
Eastern Washington (co-OC/QB)
Born
(1968-04-05) April 5, 1968 (age 57)Downey, California, U.S.
1986–1989
California
1990–1991
New York Jets
Position
Quarterback
1997–1998
California (QB)
1999–2000
California (TE)
2000–2002
Christian Brothers HS (CA) (assistant)
2002–2005
Folsom HS (CA) (co-HC)
2012–2015
Folsom HS (CA) (co-HC)
2017–2018
Utah (OC/QB)
2019–2022
Sacramento State
2023–2024
Stanford
Overall
36–26
Tournaments
1–3 (NCAA D-I)
Tables
Pre-draft measurables · Playing career
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 3+3⁄8 in(1.91 m)
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 3+3⁄8 in(1.91 m)
Height
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 3+3⁄8 in(1.91 m)
Weight
201 lb(91 kg)
Arm length
29+3⁄8 in(0.75 m)
Hand span
9+5⁄8 in(0.24 m)
40-yard dash
4.73 s
10-yard split
1.65 s
20-yard split
2.86 s
20-yard shuttle
4.13 s
Vertical jump
33.5 in(0.85 m)
All values from the NFL Combine
All values from the NFL Combine
Height
All values from the NFL Combine
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | ||||
| mw- .mw- 6 ft 3+3⁄8 in(1.91 m) | 201 lb(91 kg) | 29+3⁄8 in(0.75 m) | 9+5⁄8 in(0.24 m) | 4.73 s | 1.65 s | 2.86 s | 4.13 s | 33.5 in(0.85 m) | ||||
| All values from the NFL Combine | ||||||||||||
· Head coaching record › College
Sacramento State Hornets (Big Sky Conference) (2019–2022)
Sacramento State Hornets (Big Sky Conference) (2019–2022)
Year
Sacramento State Hornets (Big Sky Conference) (2019–2022)
2019
2019
Year
2019
Team
Sacramento State
Overall
9–4
Conference
7–1
Standing
T–1st
Bowl/playoffs
L NCAA Division I Second Round
Coaches#
9
STATS°
9
2020–21
2020–21
Year
2020–21
Team
No team—COVID-19
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
Sacramento State
Overall
9–3
Conference
8–0
Standing
1st
Bowl/playoffs
L NCAA Division I Second Round
Coaches#
11
STATS°
10
2022
2022
Year
2022
Team
Sacramento State
Overall
12–1
Conference
8–0
Standing
T–1st
Bowl/playoffs
L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
Coaches#
4
STATS°
5
Sacramento State:
Sacramento State:
Year
Sacramento State:
Team
30–8
Overall
23–1
Stanford Cardinal (Pac-12 Conference) (2023)
Stanford Cardinal (Pac-12 Conference) (2023)
Year
Stanford Cardinal (Pac-12 Conference) (2023)
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
Stanford
Overall
3–9
Conference
2–7
Standing
T–9th
Stanford Cardinal (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2024)
Stanford Cardinal (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2024)
Year
Stanford Cardinal (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2024)
2024
2024
Year
2024
Team
Stanford
Overall
3–9
Conference
2–6
Standing
T–14th
Stanford:
Stanford:
Year
Stanford:
Team
6–18
Overall
4–13
Total:
Total:
Year
Total:
Team
36–26
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
Year
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | STATS° | ||
| Sacramento State Hornets (Big Sky Conference) (2019–2022) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Sacramento State | 9–4 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I Second Round | 9 | 9 | ||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Sacramento State | 9–3 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I Second Round | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2022 | Sacramento State | 12–1 | 8–0 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | 4 | 5 | ||
| Sacramento State: | 30–8 | 23–1 | |||||||
| Stanford Cardinal (Pac-12 Conference) (2023) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Stanford | 3–9 | 2–7 | T–9th | |||||
| Stanford Cardinal (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2024) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Stanford | 3–9 | 2–6 | T–14th | |||||
| Stanford: | 6–18 | 4–13 | |||||||
| Total: | 36–26 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- Offseason and/or practice squad member only.
- Bay Area News Grouphttp://www.ibabuzz.com/beartalk/2012/08/10/football-mike-pawlawski-to-join-cal-radio-team/
- "Troy Taylor - Football Coach"https://utahutes.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/troy-taylor/888
- The Salt Lake Tribunehttps://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2018/12/17/report-utah-offensive/
- Cal Athleticshttp://www.calbears.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=30100&ATCLID=207747207&SPID=126513&SPSID=749425
- The Sacramento Beehttps://www.sacbee.com/sports/high-school/joe-davidson/article36067032.html
- nflcombineresults.comhttps://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=25566
- Pro-Football-Reference.comhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1990/draft.htm
- Pro-Football-Reference.comhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TaylTr00.htm
- San Francisco Chroniclehttp://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Taylor-Leaves-as-Bears-Coach-To-Be-High-School-2757148.php
- Elk Grove Citizenhttp://www.egcitizen.com/articles/2012/08/21/sports/doc502d9110ae42e957664448.txt
- San Francisco Chroniclehttp://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Taylor-has-prepped-to-be-analyst-2612102.php
- www.goeags.comhttp://www.goeags.com/coaches.aspx?rc=69&path=football
- www.goeags.comhttp://www.goeags.com/coaches.aspx?rc=69&path=football
- www.goeags.comhttp://www.goeags.com/coaches.aspx?rc=69&path=football
- Spokesman.comhttp://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/dec/17/gage-gubruds-record-setting-season-ends-in-bitters/
- www.goeags.comhttp://www.goeags.com/index.aspx?path=football
- www.goeags.comhttp://www.goeags.com/schedule.aspx?path=football
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3986405/2022/12/10/troy-taylor-hiring-stanford-football/
- College Football at Sports-Reference.comhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/stanford/2023-schedule.html
- The Athletichttps://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6219705/2025/03/25/stanford-fires-troy-taylor-andrew-luck/