Sonny Dykes is an American football coach and a former college baseball player.
He is currently the head football coach at Texas Christian University
Dykes commenced his coaching career as a high school baseball and football coach in Texas. He then moved to the junior college level as an assistant football coach, including stints with Kentucky, Texas Tech, and Arizona.
In 2010, Dykes became a head college football coach for the first time at Louisiana Tech. After a 5–7 record in his first season, Dykes led Louisiana Tech to an 8–5 record in 2011 with a Western Athletic Conference title and followed that with a 9–3 record in 2012.
He then coached at the University of California, Berkeley from 2013 to 2016 and at Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 2018 to 2021.
Since November 2021, Dykes has served as the head coach of the TCU Horned Frogs.
Sonny Dykes Salary
Sonny Dykes reportedly earns $1.3 million per year.
Sonny Dykes Wiki
| Sonny Dykes | |
| Full name | Daniel Sonny Dykes |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 9, 1969 (age 53)
Big Spring, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Football Coach |
| Coaching record | 83-64 |
| Spouse(s) | Kate Golding Dykes
(m. 2006) |
| Parents | Spike Dyke, Sharon Dykes |
| Children | Alta Carolina Dykes
Charlotte Reese Dykes Daniel Joseph Dykes. |
| Education |
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| Salary | $1.3 million |
Sonny Dykes Coaching Record
Sonny Dykes has a coaching record of 83-64 in 13 seasons.
Sonny Dykes Coach Of The Year
Sonny Dykes was named The Associated Press Coach of the Year on Monday after leading the No. 3 Horned Frogs to the College Football Playoff in his first season with the school. Dykes received 37 of 46 first-place votes and 120 points from AP Top 25 voters to become the second TCU to win the award.
Sonny Dykes Radio Show
Sonny Live, a weekly radio show featuring TCU Head Football Coach Sonny Dykes, can be heard each Monday at 6 p.m. on 92.1 Hank FM and 88.7 KTCU as well as the TuneIn, Varsity and Riff Ram apps.