Monken attended Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, where he was a three-year letter-winner at quarterback for Knox and earned first-team small college All-America as a senior. While attending Knox, he was a member of the Xi Chapter of Beta Theta Pi. He earned a bachelor"s degree in economics from Knox and a master"s degree in education leadership from Grand Valley State University.
He is also the former offensive coordinator for Oklahoma State University, as well as the former head coach of the Southern Mission Golden Eagles. Monken got his start in coaching at Grand Valley State under Tom Beck. When Beck moved to Notre Dame as offensive coordinator in 1991, Monken also joined the staff as a graduate assistant.
During his time at Grand Valley, he coached with defensive assistant Brian Kelly, the current coach of Notre Dame.
As the offensive coordinator Monken led Eastern Michigan to some of the best offenses in the history of the program In his first stop at Oklahoma State he tutored Rashaun Woods into one of the best receivers in college football history.
Mike Gundy introduced him as the next offensive coordinator tasked with keeping one of the nation"s best offenses as potent as it has been in recent years. Gundy stated, “Todd is a really good fit for what we need.
He’s an experienced, intelligent coach who will be able to come in and help us pick up where we left official
We’re excited to have him join our staff” On December 10, 2012, it was reported that Monken accepted the position as head coach of the Southern Mission football team He was hired to replace Ellis Johnson after an 0–12 season. On January 24, 2016, Monken was announced as the new Offensive Coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Monken is a native of Wheaton, Illinois.
He is a cousin of Army head coach Jeff Monken.
While attending Knox, he was a member of the Xi Chapter of Beta Theta Pi.
