Tommy Spangler
American football player and coach (born 1961)
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Tommy Spangler (born August 10, 1961) is an American college football coach. He is currently the special teams coordinator and safeties coach at Furman.[1] He was the head coach of the Presbyterian Blue Hose football team at Presbyterian College, a position he held from 2001 to 2006 and reprised from 2017 to 2020.[2]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Special teams coordinator safeties coach |
| Team | Furman |
| Conference | SoCon |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 10, 1961 |
| Playing career | |
| 1979–1982 | Georgia |
| Position | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985–1986 | Georgia (GA) |
| 1987–1989 | Georgia Southern (DB) |
| 1990–1991 | Georgia Southern (co-DC) |
| 1992–1996 | Georgia Southern (DC) |
| 1997–2000 | Presbyterian (AHC/DC) |
| 2001–2006 | Presbyterian |
| 2007–2012 | Louisiana Tech (DC) |
| 2013–2016 | Presbyterian (DC) |
| 2017–2020 | Presbyterian |
| 2022–2023 | Furman (ST/CB) |
| 2024–present | Furman (ST/S) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 50–49 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 SAC (2005) | |
| Awards | |
| SoCon Defensive Coach of the Year (1993) SAC Coach of the Year (2005) AFCA Region 2 Coach of the Year (2005) | |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presbyterian Blue Hose (South Atlantic Conference) (2001–2006) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Presbyterian | 7–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2002 | Presbyterian | 8–3 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2003 | Presbyterian | 4–6 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2004 | Presbyterian | 6–5 | 4–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2005 | Presbyterian | 10–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
| 2006 | Presbyterian | 7–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Presbyterian Blue Hose (Big South Conference) (2017–2019) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Presbyterian | 4–7 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2018 | Presbyterian | 2–8 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2019 | Presbyterian | 2–10 | 1–5 | T–5th | |||||
| Presbyterian Blue Hose (Pioneer Football League) (2020) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Presbyterian | 4–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Presbyterian: | 54–52 | 34–30 | |||||||
| Total: | 54–52 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||