BOB SPOO COACHING LEGACY
One of the most respected coaches in the game of football, Eastern Illinois head coach Bob Spoo has a coaching tree that spreads across all levels of football with some of the most recognizable teams in the sport. With that said, Spoo remains the humble coach who has guided the Panthers program for more than 20 years. Listed below are former EIU coaches who have worked under Bob Spoo and their current profession as of June, 2009.
FORMER ASSISTANTS TO COACH SPOO
COACH YEARS AT EIU CURRENT POSITION Dino Babers.................... 1987-88....................................Asst. Coach - Baylor Clancy Barone................ 1994-96.................... Asst. Coach - Denver Broncos John Bowers................... 1995-96..........................................Private Business Steve Brickey....................2005..............................Off. Coordinator, Samford Jon Carr.......................... 2003-04.......................NFL Scout - Houston Texans Kit Cartwright.................. 1987-88..............Off. Coordinator - Winnipeg (CFL) Jeff Choate........................2005..........................Special Teams - Boise State Kim Dameron....................2000.............................. Asst. Coach - Mississippi Mike DeBord................... 1987-88................. Asst. Coach - Seattle Seahawks Steve Farmer.................. 2001-02.................... Off. Coordinator - Illinois State Brian Flinn...................... 2002-04............................... Asst. Coach - Villanova Mike Garrison................. 1989-95..... Off. Corrdinator - Dodge City CC - Kan. Darrell Hazell.....................1988.................... Asst. Head Coach – Ohio State Sheldon Herd................. 1987-88..........................................Private Business Eric Holm...........................1989..........Athletic Director, Kansas City Area HS Mark Hutson................... 2003-06................................... Asst. Coach - Tulane Derrick Jackson.............. 2003-04.............................. Asst. Coach – Syracuse Shannon Jackson........... 2005-07..................Def. Coordinator - Indiana State Brian Jenkins.................. 1996-99................................ Asst. Coach – Rutgers Noah Joseph.................. 2003-06...................... Asst. Coach - Montana State Edmund Jones............... 2001-02..........................................Private Business Bob Krieger.................... 1994-99............................ Asst. Coach, Georgia HS Ron Lambert................. 1998-2000.................... Head Coach - Tennessee HS Micah Lazenby..................2000...................................................... Deceased Bill Legg.......................... 1989-93........ Off. Coordinator - Florida International Justin Lustig................... 2006-08...........Special Teams - Louisiana-Lafayette Mike Mallory................... 1991-92.............. Asst. Coach - New Orleans Saints Randy Melvin.................. 1988-94..................................Asst. Coach – Temple Charley Molnar..................2001............................... Asst. Coach – Cincinnati Jorge Munoz................... 2005-07.............. Asst. Coach - Louisiana-Lafayette Tim Nolen..........................1993................... Head Coach - Robinson (Ill.) HS Ben Norton..................... 1997-98..................... Off. Coordinator - Texas State Charlie Patridge.................2002............................... Asst. Coach - Wisconsin Charlie Roche............... 1999-2000........ Asst. Coach –College of the Siskiyous John Smith..................... 1987-97..................... Associate AD -Eastern Illinois Brock Spack................... 1987-90 . .......................Head Coach - Illinois State Chris Wilkerson............ 1997-2001.................... Def. Coordinator - Dartmouth
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SPOO VERSUS ALL OPPONENTS [1987-2008]
LAST OPPONENTS W L T MEETING SCORE Akron.................................... 1........ 1......................1989..........W, 21-17 Austin Peay......................... 6........ 1......................2008...........L, 13-15 Boise State........................... 0........ 1......................1988.............L, 7-12 Brigham Young..................... 0........ 1......................2005...........L, 10-45 California (PA)...................... 1........ 0......................2003............W, 27-0 Central Florida...................... 0........ 2......................1999...........L, 21-31 Central Michigan................ 0........ 2......................2008...........L, 12-31 Central State (OH)................ 1........ 0......................1995..........W, 33-27 Eastern Kentucky .............. 6 ....... 6 . ...................2008 ...........L, 7-20 Eastern Michigan.................. 1........ 0......................2004..........W, 31-28 Eastern Washington............. 1........ 0......................1991..........W, 31-12 Florida Atlantic...................... 2........ 0......................2002............W, 47-6 Hawai’i ................................. 0 ....... 2 . ...................2002 ..........L, 36-61 Idaho.................................... 1........ 0......................1989..........W, 38-21 Illinois................................... 0........ 1......................2008...........L, 21-47 Illinois State ....................... 9 ....... 9 . ..... 1 . .........2008 .........W, 25-21 Indiana State ..................... 14 ...... 5 . ...................2008 ...........W, 38-3 Iowa State............................ 0........ 1......................1991...........L, 13-42 Jacksonville State ............. 2 ....... 3 . ...................2008 ..........L, 10-23 Kansas State........................ 0........ 1......................2002...........L, 13-63 Kentucky Wesleyan.............. 1........ 0......................2000............W, 72-0 Liberty................................... 2........ 1......................1989...............L, 7-9 Lock Haven.......................... 2........ 0......................1994..........W, 45-10 Marshall................................ 0........ 1......................1992...........L, 28-63 McNeese State..................... 0........ 2......................1993.............L, 7-49 Middle Tennessee................. 2........ 1......................1998..........W, 35-32 Missouri................................ 0........ 1......................2003.............L, 0-37 Montana............................... 0........ 2......................2000...........L, 13-45 Murray State . ..................... 9 ....... 8 . ...................2008 ...........W, 34-6 Navy..................................... 0........ 1......................1993..........W, 10-31 Northeast Missouri............... 1........ 0......................1987..........W, 16-10 Northern Illinois.................... 1........ 2......................1998..........W, 24-10 Northern Iowa....................... 1....... 10.....................2001...........L, 43-49 NW Louisiana....................... 2........ 1......................1993...........L, 26-34 Pittsburg State (KS).............. 1........ 0......................1996..........W, 41-31 Purdue.................................. 0........ 1......................2007.............L 6-52 Samford ............................... 3 ....... 1 . ...................2007 .........W, 33-17 San Diego State................... 0........ 1......................2001.............L, 7-40 San Jose State..................... 0........ 1......................1987.............L, 3-24 Southeast Missouri .......... 11 ...... 2 . ...................2008 .........W, 24-21 Southern Illinois.................... 6........ 7......................2007........... L, 11-30 Southwest Missouri.............. 6........ 3......................1995..............W, 9-7 St. Joseph’s (IN)................... 2........ 0......................1998............W, 24-7 Stephen F. Austin................. 0........ 1......................1995...........L, 29-34 Tennessee Martin ............. 11 ...... 2 . ...................2008 ..........L, 26-29 Tennessee State ................ 6 ....... 4 . ...................2008 ..........L, 24-45 Tennessee Tech ................ 10 ...... 2 . ...................2008 .........W, 38-20 Texas-El Paso...................... 0........ 1......................1994...........L, 20-22 Toledo................................... 0........ 1......................2000...........L, 26-31 Western Illinois..................... 3........ 9......................2002.............L, 9-48 Western Kentucky................ 6........ 5......................2000...........L, 12-34 Western Michigan................. 1........ 0......................1996..........W, 28-20 Youngstown State................. 0........ 2......................1992...........L, 19-28 TOTALS 132 109 1
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