Sparky Woods

College coach infobox


Name = Sparky Woods
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Title = Head coach
College = VMI
Sport = Football
Conference = Big South
CurrentRecord = 0–0
DateOfBirth = December 20 1953
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OverallRecord = 63–46–5
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CFbDWID = 2573
Championships = 1987 Southern Conference Championship
1986 Southern Conference Championship
Awards = 1987 Southern Conference Coach of the Year
1986 Kodak Region II Coach of the Year
1986 Southern Conference Coach of the Year
1985 Southern Conference Coach of the Year
CoachingRecords =
Player = Y
Years = 1973–76
Team = Carson-Newman
Position = Quarterback & Defensive Back
Coach = Y
CoachYears = 1976
1977
1978
1979–1982
1983
1984–1988
1989–1993
1994
1995–1996
1997–1998
1999–2002
2003–2006
2008–"present"
CoachTeams = Tennessee (Asst.)
Kansas (Asst.)
North Alabama (Asst.)
Iowa State (Asst.)
Appalachian State (Asst.)
Appalachian State
South Carolina
New York Jets (Asst.)
Memphis (Asst.)
Virginia (Asst.)
Mississippi State (Asst.)
Alabama (Asst.)
VMI
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Sparky Woods (born December 20, 1953cite web|url=http://www.rolltide.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8000&ATCLID=239582|title=Alabama Coaching Bio|accessdate=2008-02-13] ) is the current head coach of the Virginia Military Institute college football team.

Current position

Woods was named the 30th head coach at VMI on February 13 2008. [cite web|url=http://www.vmikeydets.com/article.asp?articleid=90260|title=VMI News Release on Hiring|accessdate=2008-02-13]

Coaching history

Before arriving at VMI, Woods had over 30 years of college and professional coaching experience.

Collegiate head coaching record

CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Appalachian State Mountaineers
conf = Southern Conference
startyear = 1984
endyear = 1988CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1984
name = Appalachian State
overall = 4–7
conference = 2–5
confstanding = 7th
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1985
name = Appalachian State
overall = 8–3
conference = 6–1
confstanding = 2nd
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
ranking = 12
ranking2 = noCFB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference
year = 1986
name = Appalachian State
overall = 9–2–1
conference = 6–0–1
confstanding = 1st
bowlname = I-AA First Round
bowloutcome = L 28–26 vs. Nicholls State
ranking = 6
ranking2 = noCFB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference
year = 1987
name = Appalachian State
overall = 11–3
conference = 7–0
confstanding = 1st
bowlname = I-AA Semifinals
bowloutcome = L 24–10 vs. Marshall
ranking = 2
ranking2 = noCFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1988
name = Appalachian State
overall = 6–4–1
conference = 4–3
confstanding = 4th
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCFB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Appalachian State
overall = 38–19–2
confrecord = 25–9–1CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = South Carolina Gamecocks
conf = I-A Independent
startyear = 1989
endyear = 1991CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1989
name = South Carolina
overall = 6–4–1
conference =
confstanding =
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1990
name = South Carolina
overall = 6–5
conference =
confstanding =
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1991
name = South Carolina
overall = 3–6–2
conference =
confstanding =
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = South Carolina Gamecocks
conf = SEC
startyear = 1992
endyear = 1993CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1992
name = South Carolina
overall = 5–6
conference = 3–5
confstanding =
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 1993
name = South Carolina
overall = 5–6
conference = 2–6
confstanding =
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bowloutcome =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCFB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = South Carolina
overall = 25–27–3
confrecord = 5–11CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = VMI Keydets
conf = Big South
startyear = 2008
endyear = PresentCFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year = 2008
name = VMI
overall = 0–0
conference = 0–0
confstanding =
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCFB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = VMI
overall = 0–0
confrecord = 0–0CFB Yearly Record End
overall = 63–46–5
bcs = no
poll = no

Playing history

Woods played quarterback and defensive back at Carson-Newman before graduating in 1976.

References

*cite book |last=Flynn| first=Mike| title= 2008 Appalachian Football: All-Time Coaching Records| url=https://admin.xosn.com/fls/21500/Media_Guides/Football/2008Football149-200.pdf?SPSID=104465&SPID=12811&DB_OEM_ID=21500| publisher= Appalachian Sports Information |year= 2008|pages = 182

External links

* [http://www.rolltide.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8000&ATCLID=239582 Woods' bio at official Alabama athletics site]