| Sparky Woods | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | VMI |
| Conference | Big South |
| Record | 13–42 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Oneida, Tennessee |
| Playing career | |
| 1973–1975 | Carson–Newman |
| Position(s) | Quarterback, defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1976 1977 1978 1979–1982 1983 1984–1988 1989–1993 1994 1995–1996 1997–1998 1999–2002 2003–2006 2008–present | Tennessee (assistant) Kansas (assistant) North Alabama (assistant) Iowa State (assistant) Appalachian State (assistant) Appalachian State South Carolina New York Jets (assistant) Memphis (assistant) Virginia (assistant) Mississippi State (assistant) Alabama (assistant) VMI |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 76–88–5 |
| Tournaments | 2–2 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Statistics College Football Data Warehouse | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships 2 SoCon (1986-1987) | |
| Awards Kodak Region II Coach of the Year (1986) 3x Southern Conference Coach of the Year (1985-1987) | |
Phillip "Sparky" Woods (born December 20, 1953) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at the Virginia Military Institute. Woods served as the head coach at Appalachian State University from 1984 to 1988 and at the University of South Carolina from 1989 to 1993.
Playing career[]
Woods attended high school at Oneida high school, where he is still currently in the hall of fame. He holds the record for the most interceptions in a season. Woods played quarterback and defensive back at Carson–Newman College before graduating in 1976.
Coaching career[]
Woods was named the 30th head coach at VMI on February 13, 2008.[1] Before arriving at VMI, Woods had over 30 years of college and professional coaching experience.
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | TSN[2]# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian State Mountaineers (Southern Conference) (1984–1988) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Appalachian State | 4–7 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1985 | Appalachian State | 8–3 | 6–1 | 2nd | 12 | ||||
| 1986 | Appalachian State | 9–2–1 | 6–0–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | 6 | |||
| 1987 | Appalachian State | 11–3 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal | 2 | |||
| 1988 | Appalachian State | 6–4–1 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| Appalachian State: | 38–19–2 | 25–9–1 | |||||||
| South Carolina Gamecocks (Independent) (1989–1991) | |||||||||
| 1989 | South Carolina | 6–4–1 | |||||||
| 1990 | South Carolina | 6–5 | |||||||
| 1991 | South Carolina | 3–6–2 | |||||||
| South Carolina Gamecocks (Southeastern Conference) (1992–1993) | |||||||||
| 1992 | South Carolina | 5–6 | 3–5 | 4th (East) | |||||
| 1993 | South Carolina | 5–6 | 2–6 | T–4th (East) | |||||
| South Carolina: | 25–27–3 | 5–11 | |||||||
| VMI Keydets (Big South Conference) (2008–present) | |||||||||
| 2008 | VMI | 4–7 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2009 | VMI | 2–9 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2010 | VMI | 3–8 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2011 | VMI | 2–9 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2012 | VMI | 2–9 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| VMI: | 13–42 | 8–21 | |||||||
| Total: | 76–88–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
References[]
- ↑ "VMI News Release on Hiring". Archived from the original on 2008-02-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20080214180232/http://vmikeydets.com/article.asp?articleid=90260. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
- ↑ Final poll standings are from The Sports Network.
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