Coaches
Spence Nowinsky
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Spence Nowinsky
Played at Minnesota State 1991-1994
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-1996 | Lake Crystal Wellcome HS (MN) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1997-1998 | Wittenberg-Birnamwood HS (WI) (HS) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1999-2002 | Wisconsin | GA | GA | Barry Alvarez |
| 2003 | Idaho | Position | DL | not known |
| 2004 | Minnesota State | Position | DL | not known |
| 2005 | Minnesota State | Position | DL/OL | not known |
| 2006 | Minnesota State | Position | DL | not known |
| 2007-2008 | Emporia State | Position | AHC/DL | not known |
| 2009-2017 | Illinois State | DC | DC/DL | not known |
| 2018-2021 | Miami (OH) | DC | DC/LB✓ | Chuck Martin* |
| 2022-2023 | Ohio | DC | DC/DL✓ | Tim Albin* |
| 2024 | Memphis | DC | co-DC/DL✓ | Ryan Silverfield* |
| 2025- | New Mexico | DC | DC/LB✓ | Jason Eck* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Miami (OH) | Co-defensive coordinator | 67 | 53 | 57 | 42 | 130 |
| 2019 | Miami (OH) | Co-defensive coordinator | 49 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 130 |
| 2020 | Miami (OH) | Co-defensive coordinator | 97 | 65 | 63 | 49 | 127 |
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | Co-defensive coordinator | 54 | 36 | 61 | 97 | 130 |
| 2022 | Ohio | Defensive coordinator | 108 | 88 | 91 | 107 | 131 |
| 2023 | Ohio | Defensive coordinator | 8 | 10 | 12 | 108 | 133 |
| 2024 | Memphis | Co-defensive coordinator | 76 | 49 | 43 | 57 | 134 |
| 2025 | New Mexico | Defensive coordinator | 45 | 56 | 46 | 132 | 136 |
| 2026 | New Mexico | Defensive coordinator | 2 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 138 |
Worked under
- Barry Alvarez · Wisconsin 1999-2002 (GA)
- Chuck Martin* · Miami (OH) 2018-2021 (DC, Position)
- Tim Albin* · Ohio 2022-2023 (DC, Position)
- Ryan Silverfield* · Memphis 2024 (DC, Position)
- Jason Eck* · New Mexico 2025-2026 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Barry Alvarez · Wisconsin 1999-2002 · him GA, them Head coach
- Brian White · Wisconsin 1999-2002 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Jason Eck* · Wisconsin 1999-2001 · him GA, them GA
- Jeff Horton · Wisconsin 1999-2002 · him GA, them Position
- Kevin Cosgrove · Wisconsin 1999-2002 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Phil Elmassian · Wisconsin 1999 · him GA, them Position
- Darrell Wilson · Wisconsin 2000-2001 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Paul Chryst · Wisconsin 2002 · him GA, them Position
- Ron Cooper · Wisconsin 2002 · him GA, them Position
- Ed Lamb · Idaho 2003 · him Position, them DC
- Rich Scangarello · Idaho 2003 · him Position, them Position
- Tom Cable · Idaho 2003 · him Position, them Head coach
- Carl Pelini · Minnesota State 2004 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Joe Klanderman · Minnesota State 2004-2006 · him Position, them Position
- Kefense Hynson · Minnesota State 2005 · him Position, them Position
- Luke Schleusner · Minnesota State 2005-2006 · him Position, them Other, ST coord.
- Brock Spack · Illinois State 2009-2017 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Holmon Wiggins · Illinois State 2009-2010 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Luke Huard · Illinois State 2009-2012 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Phil Elmassian · Illinois State 2009-2010 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Eric Koehler · Illinois State 2013 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Chuck Martin* · Miami (OH) 2018-2021 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Eric Koehler · Miami (OH) 2018-2021 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- George Barnett · Miami (OH) 2018-2020 · him DC, Position, them OC
- John Hauser* · Miami (OH) 2018-2021 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Allen Rudolph · Ohio 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Brian Smith · Ohio 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- John Hauser* · Ohio 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Scott Isphording · Ohio 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Tim Albin* · Ohio 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Brad Salem · Memphis 2024 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jordon Hankins · Memphis 2024 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Larry Smith · Memphis 2024 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Lee Marks · Memphis 2024 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Reggie Howard · Memphis 2024 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Ryan Silverfield* · Memphis 2024 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Tim Cramsey · Memphis 2024 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Daniel Da Prato · New Mexico 2025 · him DC, Position, them Other, ST coord.
- Jason Eck* · New Mexico 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Luke Schleusner · New Mexico 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Zach Lujan · New Mexico 2026 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
Played together
- John Kelling · Minnesota State 1991