| Tommy West | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Current position | |
| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Team | Southern Miss |
| Conference | C-USA |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 31, 1954 |
| Place of birth | Carrollton, Georgia |
| Playing career | |
| 1972–1975 | Tennessee |
| Position(s) | Tight end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1979 1980–1981 1982–1989 1990 1991–1992 1993 1993–1998 2000 2001–2009 2011 2012–present |
Ole Miss (assistant) Appalachian State (assistant) Clemson (OLB) Tennessee (RB) South Carolina (DC) Chattanooga Clemson Memphis (DC) Memphis UAB (DC) Southern Miss (DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 84–96 |
| Bowls | 3–6 |
| Statistics | |
| College Football Data Warehouse | |
Thomas Cleveland "Tommy" West (born on July 31, 1954) is an American football coach and former player in the United States. He is currently the defensive coordinator at the University of Southern Mississippi.[1]. 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.[2] West finished the season with Memphis.
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. He is married to the former Lindsay Watkins. The couple has one son, Turner, who plays wide receiver for the Tigers.
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| 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[n 1] | [n 1] | [n 1] | 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 | ||||||||
| #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll. |
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