Tommy West

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Tommy West
Title	Head Coach
College	Memphis
Sport	Football
Team record	41-44
Born	July 31, 1954(1954-07-31)
Place of birth	Carrollton, Georgia
Career highlights
Overall	76-79
Coaching stats
College Football DataWarehouse
Playing career
1972-75	Tennessee
Position	Tight end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1982-89 1990 1991-92 1993 1993-98 2000 2001-Present	Clemson (OLB coach) Tennessee (RB coach) South Carolina (Def. Coord.) Chattanooga Clemson Memphis (Def. Coord.) Memphis

Thomas "Tommy" Cleveland West (born on July 31, 1954, in Carrollton, Georgia) is the current Head Coach of Football at the University of Memphis. He also served as the head coach for Clemson University. He is married to the former Lindsay Watkins. The couple have one son, Turner.

[edit] High School Years

West attended Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Georgia and was a student and a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. In football, he was an All-American selection. Tommy West graduated from Gainesville High School in 1972.

[edit] College Coaching History

School	Year	Overall Record	Bowl game
UT-Chattanooga	1993	4-7	None
Clemson	1993	1-0 *	Peach Bowl
Clemson	1994	5-6	None
Clemson	1995	8-4	Gator Bowl
Clemson	1996	7-5	Peach Bowl
Clemson	1997	7-5	Peach Bowl
Clemson	1998	3-8	None
Memphis	2001	5-6	None
Memphis	2002	3-9	None
Memphis	2003	9-4	New Orleans Bowl
Memphis	2004	8-4	GMAC Bowl
Memphis	2005	7-5	Motor City Bowl
Memphis	2006	2-10	None
Memphis	2007	7-6	New Orleans Bowl
College	Overall	76-79	7 Bowl Games

* Took over for Ken Hatfield at the end of the season

[edit] External links

• University of Memphis Bio

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