Kenny Guiton facts for kids
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Quarterbacks Coach |
| Team | Wisconsin |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 27, 1991 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2009–2013 | Ohio State |
| 2014 | Los Angeles KISS |
| 2014 | Buffalo Bills |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2015–2016 | Houston (GA) |
| 2017–2018 | Houston (WR) |
| 2019 | Louisiana Tech (OWR) |
| 2020 | Colorado State (WR) |
| 2021–2023 | Arkansas (WR) |
| 2023 | Arkansas (interim OC) |
| 2024 | Wisconsin (WR) |
| 2025–present | Wisconsin (QB) |
Kenny Guiton, born on June 27, 1991, is an American football coach. He used to play as a quarterback professionally. As of 2025, he is the quarterbacks coach for the University of Wisconsin–Madison football team. Before that, in 2024, he coached the wide receivers there. He also served as the temporary offensive coordinator for the Arkansas Razorbacks in 2023. After college, he tried out for the Buffalo Bills in 2014. He played college football at Ohio State University. He started coaching in 2015 and has worked with teams like Houston, Texas, and Louisiana Tech.
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College Football Career
Kenny Guiton played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He was a quarterback for the team from 2009 to 2013.
Playing for Ohio State in 2012
Kenny Guiton got his first real chance to play in 2012. This happened during the eighth game of the season against Purdue. The Buckeyes were losing, and their main quarterback, Braxton Miller, got hurt. Kenny stepped in to replace him.
With less than a minute left, Kenny led his team on an exciting 61-yard drive. He threw a touchdown pass to Chris Fields. Then, he threw another pass to Jeff Heuerman for a two-point conversion, which tied the game. Ohio State won the game 29–22 in overtime. This win helped the Buckeyes finish the 2012 season with a perfect 12–0 record.
Playing for Ohio State in 2013
In 2013, Kenny Guiton again had to step in for an injured Braxton Miller. This was in the second game of the season against San Diego State. Kenny played the rest of that game. He then started the next two games, and Ohio State won all of them.
In one of his starts, Kenny set a new Ohio State record. He threw six touchdown passes in just the first half of a game against Florida A&M.
College Statistics
Here are Kenny Guiton's college football statistics:
| Season | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TD | Int | QB Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| 2009 | Redshirt (did not play) | ||||||||||
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | -29.0 | 4 | 12 | 5.3 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| 2012 | 13 | 23 | 139 | 56.5 | 2 | 1 | 127.3 | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2013 | 75 | 109 | 749 | 68.8 | 14 | 2 | 165.2 | 40 | 330 | 8.3 | 5 |
| Career | 89 | 134 | 893 | 66.4 | 16 | 4 | 155.8 | 53 | 383 | 7.2 | 6 |
Professional Football Career
After college, Kenny Guiton tried to join the Buffalo Bills in 2014. He attended their mini-camp but did not get a contract.
He then joined the Los Angeles KISS, a team in the Arena Football League. Kenny started his first game for the KISS on July 6, 2014. He played against the San Jose SaberCats. He left the KISS team later that year.
Coaching Career
After his playing career, Kenny Guiton became a football coach in 2015.
Coaching at Houston
His first coaching job was at the University of Houston. He worked as a graduate assistant. He worked under Tom Herman, who used to be his offensive coordinator at Ohio State. In 2016, he followed Coach Herman to the University of Texas. There, he helped coach the wide receivers. However, in April 2017, Kenny Guiton returned to Houston. He became the team's wide receivers coach.
Coaching at Louisiana Tech
After two seasons with Houston, he moved to Louisiana Tech. He coached the wide receivers there during the 2019 season.
Coaching at Colorado State
In 2020, Kenny Guiton joined Colorado State. He was the pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach for their team.
Coaching at Arkansas
In 2020, Guiton was hired by the Arkansas Razorbacks. He became their wide receivers coach for the 2021 season.
In October 2023, the head coach of Arkansas, Sam Pittman, made a change. He named Kenny Guiton as the temporary offensive coordinator for the rest of the 2023 season.
Coaching at Wisconsin
In 2024, Kenny Guiton joined the Wisconsin Badgers as their wide receivers coach. As of 2025, he is now the quarterbacks coach for the Wisconsin Badgers.
