R. Todd Littlejohn
Years at Syracuse: 2003-04
College: Fresno State, 1989
High School: Bakersfield HS
Born: April 9, 1965
R. Todd Littlejohn joined the SU coaching staff as the cornerbacks coach in February, 2003. Prior to his appointment at Syracuse, Littlejohn was an assistant coach in charge of defensive backs and special teams at UCLA for two years (2001-02).
While on the staff at UCLA, Littlejohn tutored Ricky Manning, a three-time All-Pacific-10 selection. During Littlejohn's first season, the Bruins led the conference in total defense and pass efficiency defense, and ranked second in scoring defense.
Littlejohn also has experience as a professional coach. He served as the defensive coordinator and director of player personnel for the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League for a couple of months prior to his appointment at UCLA.
West Coast Experience
Littlejohn's coaching career began in 1989 at Poterville (Calif.) Junior College where he was a defensive backs coach. In 1990 he moved to Bakersfield (Calif.) College, where he was the mentor for the defensive backs for 1990 and 1991. After spending the 1992 and 1993 seasons instructing the defensive backs at Missouri Western State College, Littlejohn served as an assistant coach at Mount San Antonio (Calif.) College in 1994.
Following two years in private business, he returned to the coaching ranks at DeAnza College (Calif.) in 1997, before joining the staff at Utah State, where he coached wide receivers and special teams from 1998 to 1999.
Littlejohn spent the 2000 season as an assistant coach at San Jose State. He was responsible for leading the defensive backs and special teams. Under his direction, the Spartans led the Western Athletic Conference with 15 interceptions and the secondary ranked fourth in the WAC in pass efficiency.
As a player, Littlejohn earned honorable mention All-America honors as a defensive back at West Texas State in 1987. The two-time letterwinner also earned 1986 and 1987 First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors. He transferred to Fresno State where he played baseball. The 1988 Fresno State baseball team won the PCAA championship and advanced to the College World Series and finished the year ranked fifth nationally. The Bulldogs had the second-longest winning streak in the NCAA at 32 games. The 1988 Fresno State team featured current Chicago Cubs outfielder Tom Goodwin. Littlejohn earned a bachelor’s degree from Fresno State in 1989.
Littlejohn and his wife, Toi-Yan, have three daughters, Aundria, Aniya and Ahria. He also has an older daughter, Kayla.
Littlejohn's Coaching History
Porterville (CA) Junior College- Defensive Backs (1989)
Bakersfield (CA) College- Defensive Backs (1990-91)
Missouri Western State College- Defensive Backs (1992-93)
Mount San Antonio (CA) College- Defensive Backs (1994)
DeAnza College- Defensive Backs (1997)
Utah State Universtiy- Wide receivers/special teams (1998-99)
San Jose State- Defensive Backs (2000)
San Jose SaberCats (Arena Football League)- Defensive coordinator/director of player personnel (2001)
UCLA- Cornerbacks (2001-02)
Syracuse University- Secondary (2004); Cornerbacks (2003-04)
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