Melvin Spears
| Melvin Spears | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 16, 1960 Clinton, Louisiana |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992–1994 1995–1997 1998–2003 2004–2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 |
Casa Grande Union H.S. (DC) Morgan State (DC) Grambling State (OC) Grambling State Texas Southern (WR) Texas Southern (RB) Alabama State (OC) Alcorn State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 22–22 |
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Statistics | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Championships
2005 SWAC Championship | |
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Awards
2005 SWAC Coach of the Year | |
Melvin Spears (born January 16, 1960) is the former head coach at Grambling State University and Alcorn State University.[1] Previously, he was the sixth head college football coach for the Grambling State Tigers located in Grambling, Louisiana and he held that position for three seasons, from 2004 until 2006. His coaching record at Grambling was 20 wins, 14 losses, and 0 ties. He then served as a coach at Texas Southern University, working with the wide receivers in 2008 then moving over to running backs.[2] He also served as the offensive coordinator of Alabama State University during the 2010 season. Spears was selected on January 19, 2011 to the post of head coach of his alma mater of Alcorn State University.[3] Spears was fired by Alcorn State on February 24, 2012. He had previously been placed on administrative leave.[4]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling State Tigers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2004–2006) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Grambling State | 6–5 | 3–4 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2005 | Grambling State | 11–1 | 9–0 | 1st (West) | |||||
| 2006 | Grambling State | 3–8 | 3–6 | T–3rd (West) | |||||
| Grambling State: | 20–14 | 15–10 | |||||||
| Alcorn State Braves (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2011) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Alcorn State | 2–8 | 1–8 | T–4th (East) | |||||
| Alcorn State: | 2–8 | 1–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 22–22 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| †Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowl, or College Football Playoff (CFP) game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ http://alcornsports.com/news/2011/1/19/FB_0119112342.aspx
- ↑ http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/lee-brecheen/153872-like-father-like-son-in-prep-football.html
- ↑ http://www.alcorn.edu/offices/Relations/Default.aspx?id=6597
- ↑ http://blogs.clarionledger.com/jsu/2012/02/24/melvin-spears-fired-alcorn-announces-new-ad/
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