THIRD AND DATA

Coaches

Tommy Spangler

His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)

All coaches

Tommy Spangler

Played at Georgia 1979-1982

Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26

YearsTeamRoleTitleHead coach
1985-1986GeorgiaGAGAnot known
1987-1989Georgia SouthernPositionDBnot known
1990-1991Georgia SouthernDCco-DCnot known
1992-1996Georgia Southern (DC) (unknown)Head coachHead coachhimself
1997-2000PresbyterianDCAHC/DCnot known
2001-2006PresbyterianHead coachHead coachhimself
2007-2012Louisiana TechDCDC✓Derek Dooley (2007-2009), Sonny Dykes* (2010-2012)
2013-2016Presbyterian (DC) (unknown)Head coachHead coachhimself
2017-2020PresbyterianHead coachHead coachhimself
2022-2023FurmanST coord.ST/CBnot known
2024-FurmanST coord.ST/Snot known

Record

Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings

SeasonTeamJobEPA/playPoints/poss.SuccessYear beforeTeams
2007Louisiana TechDefensive coordinator589138119119
2008Louisiana TechDefensive coordinator58404858120
2009Louisiana TechDefensive coordinator641008958120
2010Louisiana TechDefensive coordinator977210664120
2011Louisiana TechDefensive coordinator56355897120
2012Louisiana TechDefensive coordinator1171037656124
SeasonHead coach below FBSLevelRecord
2001PresbyterianDivision II7-4
2002PresbyterianDivision II8-3
2003PresbyterianDivision II4-6
2004PresbyterianDivision II6-5
2005PresbyterianDivision II10-2
2006PresbyterianDivision II7-4
2017PresbyterianFCS4-7
2018PresbyterianFCS2-8
2019PresbyterianFCS2-10
2020PresbyterianFCS4-3

Worked under

His tree

Coaches who were on his staffs

No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.

Coached together

  • Mark Speir · Presbyterian 1997-1999 · him DC, Other, them Position
  • Tyson Summers · Presbyterian 2003 · him Head coach, them Position
  • Will Hall* · Presbyterian 2004 · him Head coach, them Position
  • Derek Dooley · Louisiana Tech 2007-2009 · him DC, them Head coach
  • Frank Scelfo · Louisiana Tech 2007-2009 · him DC, them OC, Position
  • Kenny Evans · Louisiana Tech 2007 · him DC, them Position
  • Rob Likens · Louisiana Tech 2010-2012 · him DC, them Other, Position
  • Sonny Dykes* · Louisiana Tech 2010-2012 · him DC, them Head coach
  • Tony Franklin · Louisiana Tech 2010-2012 · him DC, them OC, Position
  • Chad Byers · Furman 2022-2026 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, OC
  • Clay Hendrix · Furman 2022-2026 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
  • Duane Vaughn · Furman 2022-2025 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
  • Justin Roper · Furman 2022-2026 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position

Played together