Coaches
Tommy Spangler
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Tommy Spangler
Played at Georgia 1979-1982
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-1986 | Georgia | GA | GA | not known |
| 1987-1989 | Georgia Southern | Position | DB | not known |
| 1990-1991 | Georgia Southern | DC | co-DC | not known |
| 1992-1996 | Georgia Southern (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1997-2000 | Presbyterian | DC | AHC/DC | not known |
| 2001-2006 | Presbyterian | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2007-2012 | Louisiana Tech | DC | DC✓ | Derek Dooley (2007-2009), Sonny Dykes* (2010-2012) |
| 2013-2016 | Presbyterian (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2017-2020 | Presbyterian | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2022-2023 | Furman | ST coord. | ST/CB | not known |
| 2024- | Furman | ST coord. | ST/S | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Louisiana Tech | Defensive coordinator | 58 | 91 | 38 | 119 | 119 |
| 2008 | Louisiana Tech | Defensive coordinator | 58 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 120 |
| 2009 | Louisiana Tech | Defensive coordinator | 64 | 100 | 89 | 58 | 120 |
| 2010 | Louisiana Tech | Defensive coordinator | 97 | 72 | 106 | 64 | 120 |
| 2011 | Louisiana Tech | Defensive coordinator | 56 | 35 | 58 | 97 | 120 |
| 2012 | Louisiana Tech | Defensive coordinator | 117 | 103 | 76 | 56 | 124 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Presbyterian | Division II | 7-4 |
| 2002 | Presbyterian | Division II | 8-3 |
| 2003 | Presbyterian | Division II | 4-6 |
| 2004 | Presbyterian | Division II | 6-5 |
| 2005 | Presbyterian | Division II | 10-2 |
| 2006 | Presbyterian | Division II | 7-4 |
| 2017 | Presbyterian | FCS | 4-7 |
| 2018 | Presbyterian | FCS | 2-8 |
| 2019 | Presbyterian | FCS | 2-10 |
| 2020 | Presbyterian | FCS | 4-3 |
Worked under
- Derek Dooley · Louisiana Tech 2007-2009 (DC)
- Sonny Dykes* · Louisiana Tech 2010-2012 (DC)
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