Troy Taylor (American football)

Troy Taylor
Stanford Cardinal
Position:	Head coach
Personal information
Born:	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:
	New York Jets (1990–1991); Miami Dolphins (1993)*;
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
	Casa Roble HS (CA) (1994) ; Offensive coordinator; Colorado (1995) ; Graduate assistant; California (1996) ; Wide receivers coach; California (1997–1998) ; Quarterbacks coach; California (1999–2000) ; Tight ends coach; Christian Brothers HS (CA) (2000–2002) ; Assistant coach; Folsom HS (CA) (2002–2004) ; Head coach; Folsom HS (CA) (2012–2015) ; Co-head coach; Eastern Washington (2016) ; Co-offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach; Utah (2017–2018) ; Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach; Sacramento State (2019–2022); Head coach; Stanford (2023–present); Head coach;
Career highlights and awards
	As coach 3× Big Sky (2019, 2021, 2022); Eddie Robinson Award (2019); 2× Big Sky Coach of the Year (2019, 2021);
Career NFL statistics
TD–INT:
TD–INT:	2–1
Passing yards:	125
Completion percentage:	60.0
Rushing yards:	43
Rushing touchdowns:	1
Head coaching record
Regular season:	32–11 (.744)
Postseason:	NCAA: 1–3 (.250)
Career:	NCAA: 33–14 (.702); High school: 73–18 (.802);
	Player stats at PFR

Troy Scott Taylor (born April 5, 1968) is an American football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Stanford Cardinal. He played professionally as a quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). Taylor played college football for the California Golden Bears 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.