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	'''James Seth Littrell''' (born July 24, 1978) is an ] coach and former player who is ~~currently~~ the ] and ] at the ]. He was the ] at the ] from 2016 to 2022.		'''James Seth Littrell''' (born July 24, 1978) is an ] coach and former player who was most recently the ] and ] at the ] before parting ways with the university on October 20, 2024. He was the ] at the ] from 2016 to 2022.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=OU \|first=Guy \|date=2023-11-25 \|title=Seth Littrell named OC \|url=https://www.soonertimes.com/viewtopic.php?t=6764}}</ref>

	Littrell attended the ], where he played four years and was a team captain on the ] team that won the ]. He graduated in 2001 with a degree in communications and was a member of ].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Playing through COVID-19: SigEp football coaches value preparation, connections to players \|url=https://sigep.org/sigepjournal/playing-through-covid-19-sigep-football-coaches-value-preparation-connections-to-players/ \|access-date=2023~~-12-06~~ \|website=sigep.org}}</ref> His father, Jimmy, also played fullback at OU and won two national championships in 1974 and 1975.		Littrell attended the ], where he played four years as a fullback and was a team captain on the ] team that won the ]. He graduated in 2001 with a degree in communications and was a member of ].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Playing through COVID-19: SigEp football coaches value preparation, connections to players \|url=https://sigep.org/sigepjournal/playing-through-covid-19-sigep-football-coaches-value-preparation-connections-to-players/ \|access-date=December 6, 2023 \|website=sigep.org}}</ref> His father, Jimmy, also played fullback at OU and won two national championships in 1974 and 1975.

	==Early life==		==Early life==

	Littrell was born in ], and attended ]. He played fullback and linebacker where he rushed for 1,385 yards and 29 touchdowns his senior year.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|date=~~1997-01-~~19 \|title=Blue Chip List Player Profiles \|pages=222 \|work=The Daily Oklahoman \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103936728/blue-chip-list-player-profiles/ \|access-date=~~2022-06-~~17}}</ref> He was named first team all state as a linebacker.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=~~1996-12-~~22 \|title=The Oklahoman's '96 All-State \|pages=201 \|work=The Daily Oklahoman \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103937087/the-oklahomans-96-all-state/ \|access-date=~~2022-06-~~17}}</ref> He finished his prep career with a total of 3,603 rushing yards and 53 TDs. He was recruited by Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tulsa, Arkansas, Kansas State and Texas.<ref name=":0" /> Littrell also wrestled and won two 5A state championship at 189 lbs.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=~~1996-02-~~25 \|title=State Championships Class 5A \|pages=32 \|work=The Daily Oklahoman \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103937531/state-championships-class-5a/ \|access-date=~~2022-06-~~17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=OKLAHOMA High School Wrestling State Championships \|url=https://iwasatthegame.com/WRStateChampionsI.aspx \|access-date=~~2022-06-~~17 \|website=iwasatthegame.com}}</ref>		Littrell was born in ], and attended ]. He played fullback and linebacker where he rushed for 1,385 yards and 29 touchdowns his senior year.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|date=January 19, 1997 \|title=Blue Chip List Player Profiles \|pages=222 \|work=The Daily Oklahoman \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103936728/blue-chip-list-player-profiles/ \|access-date=June 17, 2022}}</ref> He was named first team all state as a linebacker.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=December 22, 1996 \|title=The Oklahoman's '96 All-State \|pages=201 \|work=The Daily Oklahoman \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103937087/the-oklahomans-96-all-state/ \|access-date=June 17, 2022}}</ref> He finished his prep career with a total of 3,603 rushing yards and 53 TDs. He was recruited by Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tulsa, Arkansas, Kansas State and Texas.<ref name=":0" /> Littrell also wrestled and won two 5A state championship at 189 lbs.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=February 25, 1996 \|title=State Championships Class 5A \|pages=32 \|work=The Daily Oklahoman \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103937531/state-championships-class-5a/ \|access-date=June 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=OKLAHOMA High School Wrestling State Championships \|url=https://iwasatthegame.com/WRStateChampionsI.aspx \|access-date=June 17, 2022 \|website=iwasatthegame.com}}</ref>

	==Coaching career==		==Coaching career==
	===Early career===		===Early career===
	Littrell started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Kansas from 2002 to 2004 under ] his former offensive coordinator at Oklahoma.		Littrell started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Kansas from 2002 to 2004 under ], his former offensive coordinator at Oklahoma.

	Under ], he was running backs coach at ] from 2005 to 2008. From 2009 to 2011, Littrell coached the offense at ]. Then from 2012 to 2013, Littrell was offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at ] ~~from 2012 to 2013~~. From 2014 to 2015, Littrell was assistant head coach for offense and tight ends coach at ] under ]. In Littrell's last season at North Carolina, the team finished 11–3 and first place in the ] Coastal Division.<ref name="North Texas">{{cite web\|url=http://www.meangreensports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/seth_littrell_994990.html\|title=Seth Littrell\|publisher=North Texas Athletics\|accessdate=November 5, 2016}}</ref>		Under ], he was running backs coach at ] from 2005 to 2008. From 2009 to 2011, Littrell coached the offense at ]. Then from 2012 to 2013, Littrell was offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at ]. From 2014 to 2015, Littrell was assistant head coach for offense and tight ends coach at ] under ]. In Littrell's last season at North Carolina, the team finished 11–3 and first place in the ] Coastal Division.<ref name="North Texas">{{cite web\|url=http://www.meangreensports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/seth_littrell_994990.html\|title=Seth Littrell\|publisher=North Texas Athletics\|accessdate=November 5, 2016}}</ref>

	===North Texas===		===North Texas===
	On December 5, 2015, Littrell was named the head coach at ]. UNT hired Littrell after the Mean Green finished ].<ref name="USAToday">{{cite web\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2015/12/05/ap-source-north-texas-picks-uncs-littrell-as-head-coach/76832904/\|title=North Texas hires UNC off. coordinator Littrell as coach\|publisher=USA Today\|date=December 5, 2015\|accessdate=December 6, 2015}}</ref> School officials moved quickly to sign Littrell to an extension following the season through 2021.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/mean-green/2017/05/30/littrell-make-900000-base-salary-improved-incentives-new-contract\|title=Football: UNT to make Littrell a $1 million man under terms of new deal\|newspaper=]\|date=May 31, 2017\|accessdate=December 6, 2019\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603103003/https://dentonrc.com/sports/mean-green/2017/05/30/littrell-make-900000-base-salary-improved-incentives-new-contract/\|archivedate=June 3, 2017}}</ref> After his first season which saw the team finish in a bowl game and with a 5–8 record, his second season his team broke through. With great play from future NFL back Jeffrey Wilson, senior Kishawn McClain, and the future program passing leader sophomore ], the team finished the season with a 9–5 record. This was the first 9-win season in almost 40 years for UNT and led to another contract extension. The following season Littrell led the Mean Green to a 4–0 start with wins that included a 46–23 win over rival SMU, and a surprising 44–17 win over SEC Arkansas. The team finished again with 9 wins and a third consecutive bowl appearance. Littrell is 0–5 in bowl games with the most recent game coming on December 23, 2021, where UNT lost to Miami (OH) 27–14 in the ].		On December 5, 2015, Littrell was named the head coach at ]. UNT hired Littrell after the Mean Green finished ].<ref name="USAToday">{{cite web\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2015/12/05/ap-source-north-texas-picks-uncs-littrell-as-head-coach/76832904/\|title=North Texas hires UNC off. coordinator Littrell as coach\|publisher=USA Today\|date=December 5, 2015\|accessdate=December 6, 2015}}</ref> School officials moved quickly to sign Littrell to an extension following the season through 2021.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/mean-green/2017/05/30/littrell-make-900000-base-salary-improved-incentives-new-contract\|title=Football: UNT to make Littrell a $1 million man under terms of new deal\|newspaper=]\|date=May 31, 2017\|accessdate=December 6, 2019\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603103003/https://dentonrc.com/sports/mean-green/2017/05/30/littrell-make-900000-base-salary-improved-incentives-new-contract/\|archivedate=June 3, 2017}}</ref> After his first season which saw the team finish in a bowl game and with a 5–8 record, his second season his team broke through. With great play from future NFL back Jeffrey Wilson, senior Kishawn McClain, and the future program passing leader sophomore ], the team finished the season with a 9–5 record. This was the first 9-win season in almost 40 years for UNT and led to another contract extension. The following season Littrell led the Mean Green to a 4–0 start with wins that included a 46–23 win over rival SMU, and a surprising 44–17 win over SEC Arkansas. The team finished again with 9 wins and a third consecutive bowl appearance. Littrell is 0–5 in bowl games with the most recent game coming on December 23, 2021, where UNT lost to Miami (OH) 27–14 in the ].

	North Texas fired Littrell on December 4, 2022, following a 7–6 season in which North Texas qualified for the ] but lost the conference championship game to ]. Defensive coordinator ] took over as interim head coach for the bowl game.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Cruz \|first=Alex \|date=December 4, 2022 \|title=North Texas fires football coach Seth Littrell after seven seasons \|language=en-US \|work=] \|url=https://www.wfaa.com/article/sports/college/north-texas-unt-fires-football-coach-seth-littrell-after-seven-seasons/287-08bdd444-b62d-49a8-a3ba-149f7b00795a \|access-date=2022~~-12-04~~}}</ref>		North Texas fired Littrell on December 4, 2022, following a 7–6 season in which North Texas qualified for the ] but lost the conference championship game to ]. Defensive coordinator ] took over as interim head coach for the bowl game.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Cruz \|first=Alex \|date=December 4, 2022 \|title=North Texas fires football coach Seth Littrell after seven seasons \|language=en-US \|work=] \|url=https://www.wfaa.com/article/sports/college/north-texas-unt-fires-football-coach-seth-littrell-after-seven-seasons/287-08bdd444-b62d-49a8-a3ba-149f7b00795a \|access-date=December 4, 2022}}</ref>

	===Oklahoma===		===Oklahoma===
	On March 20, 2023, it was announced that Littrell would join the coaching staff at Oklahoma, his alma mater, as an offensive analyst.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=OU football adds Seth Littrell, former Sooners fullback and North Texas coach, to staff \|url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2023/03/20/ou-football-adds-former-north-texas-coach-seth-littrell-to-coaching-staff/70030364007/ \|access-date=2023~~-04-01~~ \|website=The Oklahoman \|language=en-US}}</ref>		On March 20, 2023, it was announced that Littrell would join the coaching staff at Oklahoma, his alma mater, as an offensive analyst.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=OU football adds Seth Littrell, former Sooners fullback and North Texas coach, to staff \|url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2023/03/20/ou-football-adds-former-north-texas-coach-seth-littrell-to-coaching-staff/70030364007/ \|access-date=April 1, 2023 \|website=The Oklahoman \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	On November 29, 2023, Littrell was promoted to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Oklahoma, replacing ] after his departure to become the head coach at the ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://soonersports.com/news/2023/11/29/football-venables-names-littrell-offensive-coordinator-finley-co-coordinator\|title=Venables Names Littrell Offensive Coordinator, Finley Co-Coordinator\|publisher=]\|date=November 29, 2023\|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref>		On November 29, 2023, Littrell was promoted to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Oklahoma, replacing ] after his departure to become the head coach at the ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://soonersports.com/news/2023/11/29/football-venables-names-littrell-offensive-coordinator-finley-co-coordinator\|title=Venables Names Littrell Offensive Coordinator, Finley Co-Coordinator\|publisher=]\|date=November 29, 2023\|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref>

			On October 20, 2024, the University of Oklahoma announced that it was parting ways with Littrell mid-season after posting the statistically worst Oklahoma offense since 1961 through 7 games.

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Seth Littrell
Biographical details
Littrell at 2018 C-USA Kickoff
Born	(1978-07-24) July 24, 1978 (age 46) Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Playing career
1997–2000	Oklahoma

Position(s)	Running back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2004	Kansas (GA)
2005–2008	Texas Tech (RB)
2009	Arizona (RB/TE)
2010	Arizona (co-OC/RB/TE)
2011	Arizona (OC/RB/TE)
2012–2013	Indiana (OC/FB/TE)
2014–2015	North Carolina (AHC/OC/TE)
2016–2022	North Texas
2023	Oklahoma (OA)
2024	Oklahoma (OC/QB)

Head coaching record
Overall	44–44
Bowls	0–5

James Seth Littrell (born July 24, 1978) is an American football coach and former player who was most recently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Oklahoma before parting ways with the university on October 20, 2024. He was the head coach at the University of North Texas from 2016 to 2022.

Littrell attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played four years as a fullback and was a team captain on the Oklahoma Sooners football team that won the 2000 national championship. He graduated in 2001 with a degree in communications and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. His father, Jimmy, also played fullback at OU and won two national championships in 1974 and 1975.

Early life

Littrell was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and attended Muskogee High School. He played fullback and linebacker where he rushed for 1,385 yards and 29 touchdowns his senior year. He was named first team all state as a linebacker. He finished his prep career with a total of 3,603 rushing yards and 53 TDs. He was recruited by Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tulsa, Arkansas, Kansas State and Texas. Littrell also wrestled and won two 5A state championship at 189 lbs.

Coaching career

Early career

Littrell started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Kansas from 2002 to 2004 under Mark Mangino, his former offensive coordinator at Oklahoma.

Under Mike Leach, he was running backs coach at Texas Tech from 2005 to 2008. From 2009 to 2011, Littrell coached the offense at Arizona. Then from 2012 to 2013, Littrell was offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at Indiana. From 2014 to 2015, Littrell was assistant head coach for offense and tight ends coach at North Carolina under Larry Fedora. In Littrell's last season at North Carolina, the team finished 11–3 and first place in the ACC Coastal Division.

North Texas

On December 5, 2015, Littrell was named the head coach at North Texas. UNT hired Littrell after the Mean Green finished 1-11 in 2015. School officials moved quickly to sign Littrell to an extension following the season through 2021. After his first season which saw the team finish in a bowl game and with a 5–8 record, his second season his team broke through. With great play from future NFL back Jeffrey Wilson, senior Kishawn McClain, and the future program passing leader sophomore Mason Fine, the team finished the season with a 9–5 record. This was the first 9-win season in almost 40 years for UNT and led to another contract extension. The following season Littrell led the Mean Green to a 4–0 start with wins that included a 46–23 win over rival SMU, and a surprising 44–17 win over SEC Arkansas. The team finished again with 9 wins and a third consecutive bowl appearance. Littrell is 0–5 in bowl games with the most recent game coming on December 23, 2021, where UNT lost to Miami (OH) 27–14 in the Frisco Football Classic.

North Texas fired Littrell on December 4, 2022, following a 7–6 season in which North Texas qualified for the Frisco Bowl but lost the conference championship game to UTSA. Defensive coordinator Phil Bennett took over as interim head coach for the bowl game.

Oklahoma

On March 20, 2023, it was announced that Littrell would join the coaching staff at Oklahoma, his alma mater, as an offensive analyst.

On November 29, 2023, Littrell was promoted to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Oklahoma, replacing Jeff Lebby after his departure to become the head coach at the Mississippi State University.

On October 20, 2024, the University of Oklahoma announced that it was parting ways with Littrell mid-season after posting the statistically worst Oklahoma offense since 1961 through 7 games.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
North Texas Mean Green (Conference USA) (2016–2022)
2016	North Texas	5–8	3–5	4th (West)	L Heart of Dallas
2017	North Texas	9–5	7–1	1st (West)	L New Orleans
2018	North Texas	9–4	5–3	T–2nd (West)	L New Mexico
2019	North Texas	4–8	3–5	T–4th (West)
2020	North Texas	4–6	3–4	4th (West)	L Myrtle Beach
2021	North Texas	6–7	5–3	3rd (West)	L Frisco Football Classic
2022	North Texas	7–6	6–2	T–2nd	Frisco
North Texas:		44–44	32–23
Total:		44–44
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

North Texas fired Littrell before the bowl game.

References

OU, Guy (November 25, 2023). "Seth Littrell named OC".
"Playing through COVID-19: SigEp football coaches value preparation, connections to players". sigep.org. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
^ "Blue Chip List Player Profiles". The Daily Oklahoman. January 19, 1997. p. 222. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
"The Oklahoman's '96 All-State". The Daily Oklahoman. December 22, 1996. p. 201. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
"State Championships Class 5A". The Daily Oklahoman. February 25, 1996. p. 32. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
"OKLAHOMA High School Wrestling State Championships". iwasatthegame.com. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
"Seth Littrell". North Texas Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
"North Texas hires UNC off. coordinator Littrell as coach". USA Today. December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
"Football: UNT to make Littrell a $1 million man under terms of new deal". Denton Record-Chronicle. May 31, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
Cruz, Alex (December 4, 2022). "North Texas fires football coach Seth Littrell after seven seasons". WFAA. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
"OU football adds Seth Littrell, former Sooners fullback and North Texas coach, to staff". The Oklahoman. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
"Venables Names Littrell Offensive Coordinator, Finley Co-Coordinator". University of Oklahoma Athletics. November 29, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.

External links

v t e North Texas Mean Green head football coaches
J. W. Pender (1913–1914) James W. St. Clair (1915–1919) Theron J. Fouts (1920–1924) John B. Reid (1925–1928) Jack Sisco (1929–1941) Lloyd Russell (1942) No team (1943–1945) Odus Mitchell (1946–1966) Rod Rust (1967–1972) Hayden Fry (1973–1978) Jerry Moore (1979–1980) Bob Tyler (1981) Corky Nelson (1982–1990) Dennis Parker (1991–1993) Matt Simon (1994–1997) Darrell Dickey (1998–2006) Todd Dodge (2007–2010) Mike Canales # (2010) Dan McCarney (2011–2015) Mike Canales # (2015) Seth Littrell (2016–2022) Phil Bennett # (2022) Eric Morris (2023– ) # denotes interim head coach

North Texas Mean Green head football coaches

J. W. Pender (1913–1914)
James W. St. Clair (1915–1919)
Theron J. Fouts (1920–1924)
John B. Reid (1925–1928)
Jack Sisco (1929–1941)
Lloyd Russell (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Odus Mitchell (1946–1966)
Rod Rust (1967–1972)
Hayden Fry (1973–1978)
Jerry Moore (1979–1980)
Bob Tyler (1981)
Corky Nelson (1982–1990)
Dennis Parker (1991–1993)
Matt Simon (1994–1997)
Darrell Dickey (1998–2006)
Todd Dodge (2007–2010)
Mike Canales # (2010)
Dan McCarney (2011–2015)
Mike Canales # (2015)
Seth Littrell (2016–2022)
Phil Bennett # (2022)
Eric Morris (2023– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football—consensus national champions
Jammal Brown Rocky Calmus Mark Clayton Dan Cody Brad Davis Tim Duncan Curtis Fagan Quentin Griffin Chris Hammons Josh Heupel Nate Hybl Teddy Lehman Seth Littrell Torrance Marshall Brandon Moore Josh Norman Brian Odom Antonio Perkins Antwone Savage Wes Sims Trent Smith Derrick Strait J.T. Thatcher Jason White Jimmy Wilkerson Roy Williams Andre Woolfolk Head coach: Bob Stoops Assistant coaches: Cale Gundy Brandon Hall Jonathan Hayes Chuck Long Mark Mangino Jerry Schmidt Jackie Shipp Steve Spurrier Jr. Mike Stoops Brent Venables Bobby Jack Wright

2000 Oklahoma Sooners football—consensus national champions

Head coach: Bob Stoops

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