Tommy West (American football)

Tommy West
Sport(s)	Football
Current position
Title	Defensive line coach
Team	Middle Tennessee
Conference	C-USA
Biographical details
Born	(1954-07-31)July 31, 1954 Carrollton, Georgia
Playing career
Position(s)	Tight end
Head coaching record
Overall	84–96
Bowls	3–6

Thomas Cleveland West (born July 31, 1954) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the defensive line coach at Middle Tennessee State University. West served as head football coach at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (1993), Clemson University (1993–1998) and the University of Memphis (2001–2009), compiling a career college football record of 84–96. West was fired as head coach at Memphis on November 9, 2009 after beginning the season 2–7. West finished the season with Memphis.

West attended Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Georgia, from which he graduated in 1972. There he was a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. In football, he was an All-American selection. He is married to the former Cyndie Smith of Germantown, Tn. and has one son, Turner West, who is an assistant with the Dallas Cowboys.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
Chattanooga Mocs (Southern Conference) (1993)
1993	Chattanooga	4–7	2–6	5th
Chattanooga:		4–7	2–6
Clemson Tigers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1993–1998)
1993	Clemson	1–0			W Peach	23	22
1994	Clemson	5–6	4–4	6th
1995	Clemson	8–4	6–2	2nd	L Gator
1996	Clemson	7–5	6–2	T–2nd	L Peach
1997	Clemson	7–5	4–4	5th	L Peach
1998	Clemson	3–8	1–7	T–9th
Clemson:		31–28	21–19
Memphis Tigers (Conference USA) (2001–2009)
2001	Memphis	5–6	3–4	7th
2002	Memphis	3–9	2–6	9th
2003	Memphis	9–4	5–3	T–3rd	W New Orleans
2004	Memphis	8–4	5–3	T–2nd	L GMAC
2005	Memphis	7–5	5–3	T–2nd (East)	W Motor City
2006	Memphis	2–10	1–7	6th (East)
2007	Memphis	7–6	6–2	T–2nd (East)	L New Orleans
2008	Memphis	6–7	4–4	T–2nd (East)	L St. Petersburg
2009	Memphis	2–10	1–7	6th (East)
Memphis:		49–61	32–39
Total:		84–96
†Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll.

Coaching tree

Assistant coaches under West who became college head coaches:

• Clay Helton: USC (2013, 2015–present)
• Shane Montgomery: Miami (OH) (2005–2008)
• Rick Stockstill: Middle Tennessee (2006–present)
• Tyson Helton: Western Kentucky (2019–present)
• Walt Bell: UMass (2019–present)
• Russ Huesman: Chattanooga (2009-2016), Richmond (2017–present)

External links

• Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders bio
• UAB Blazers bio

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