Sparky Woods
Assistant Coach at Missouri State since 2026.
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- Seasons coached
- 48
- First season
- 1976
- Teams
- 15
Career
17 stints
1970s
- 1976TennesseeAssistant Coach
- 1977KansasAssistant Coach
- 1978North AlabamaDefensive Backs
- 1979–1982Iowa StateWide Receivers
1980s
- 1983App StateOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacksRunning Backs
- 1984–1988App StateHead Coach
- 1989–1993South CarolinaHead Coach
1990s
- 1994New York JetsOffensive Analyst
- 1995–1996MemphisOffensive Coordinator
- 1997–1998VirginiaOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks
- 1999–2002Mississippi StateOffensive Coordinator
2000s
2010s
- 2015–2016RichmondRunning BacksRecruiting Coordinator
- 2017–2018RichmondSpecial Teams CoordinatorRunning Backs
- 2019–2023North CarolinaAssistant Coach
2020s
- 2026–presentMissouri StateAssistant Coach
Coaching tree
14 mentors, 14 protégés, 6 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
32
- 2026Casey WoodsCoached under · Missouri State
- 2019–2023Mack BrownCoached under · North Carolina
- 2017–2018Russ HuesmanCoached under · Richmond
- 2015–2016Danny RoccoCoached under · Richmond
- 2014Justin HamiltonMentored · VMI
- 2009Danny VerpaeleMentored · VMI
- 2008–2011A. J. ChristoffMentored · VMI
- 2006Joe KinesCoached under · Alabama
- 2006Tommy PerryCoached under · Alabama
- 2003–2006Mike ShulaCoached under · Alabama
- 1999–2002Jackie SherrillCoached under · Mississippi State
- 1997–1998George WelshCoached under · Virginia
- 1995–1996Rip SchererCoached under · Memphis
- 1994Pete CarrollCoached under · New York Jets
- 1993John GutekunstMentored · South Carolina
17 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
13
- 2023Clyde ChristensenSucceeded by · North Carolina
- 2015Scott WachenheimSucceeded by · VMI
- 2008Jim ReidSucceeded · VMI
- 2003Lee FobbsSucceeded · Alabama
- 2003Morris WattsSucceeded by · Mississippi State
- 1999Gary TranquillSucceeded by · Virginia
- 1999Lynn AmedeeSucceeded · Mississippi State
- 1997Tom O'BrienSucceeded · Virginia
- 1995Charlie StubbsSucceeded · Memphis
- 1994Brad ScottSucceeded by · South Carolina
- 1989Jerry MooreSucceeded by · App State
- 1989Joe MorrisonSucceeded · South Carolina
- 1984Mack BrownSucceeded · App State
Tenure
48 seasons
- VMIHead coach · 2008–20147
- North CarolinaPosition coach · 2019–20235
- South CarolinaHead coach · 1989–19935
- App StateHead coach · 1984–19885
- AlabamaPosition coach · 2003–20064
- Mississippi StateCoordinator · 1999–20024
- Iowa StatePosition coach · 1979–19824
- RichmondCoordinator · 2017–20182
- RichmondPosition coach · 2015–20162
- VirginiaCoordinator · 1997–19982
- MemphisCoordinator · 1995–19962
- Missouri StatePosition coach · 2026 · current1
- New York JetsAnalyst · 19941
- App StateCoordinator · 19831
- North AlabamaPosition coach · 19781
- KansasPosition coach · 19771
- TennesseePosition coach · 19761
Pipeline
3 of 6 coordinators
- 17 seasonsEllis Johnsonunder at App State 1984 · head coach at The Citadel2001
- 1 seasonArt Wilkinsunder at South Carolina 1989 · head coach at American International1994
- 1 seasonTommy Westunder at South Carolina 1991 · head coach at Chattanooga1993
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Sparky Woods. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.