Brock D. Spack (born January 5, 1962) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at Illinois State University, position he has held since December 2008. Previously, he was the defensive coordinator at Purdue University under Joe Tiller.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Illinois State |
| Conference | MVFC |
| Record | 110–73 |
| Annual salary | US$300,000 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 5, 1962 Rockford, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Purdue University Eastern Illinois University |
| Playing career | |
| 1980–1983 | Purdue |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1984–1985 | Purdue (GA) |
| 1986 | Wabash (assistant ST) |
| 1987–1990 | Eastern Illinois (assistant ST) |
| 1991–1994 | Purdue (DB) |
| 1995–1996 | Wyoming (DC) |
| 1997–2008 | Purdue (DC) |
| 2009–present | Illinois State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 110–73 |
| Tournaments | 7–5 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 MVFC (2014–2015) | |
| Awards | |
| |
College career
editSpack played linebacker at Purdue from 1980 to 1983, earning first-team All-Big Ten and honorable mention All-America honors as a sophomore. He was a three-year starter and currently ranks fifth on the Boilermakers' career tackles list with 384.[2] He graduated from Purdue in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in social studies and earned a master's degree in physical education from Eastern Illinois University in 1990.
Coaching career
editAfter graduation, he was a graduate assistant in football at Purdue for the 1984 & 1985 seasons, where he worked with Joe Tiller (defensive coordinator) and Jim Colletto (offensive coordinator) under head coach Leon Burtnett. When Jim Colletto was hired to replace Fred Akers after the 1990 season, he retained Brock as a defensive coach from 1991–1994. For the 1995 season, Joe Tiller hired Brock Spack as defensive coordinator at Wyoming, where he coached two seasons before following Joe Tiller to Purdue in 1997 and remained defensive coordinator until 2008.
In the 2008 season, Danny Hope was hired to return to Purdue to become head coach in 2009 upon Joe Tiller's retirement. Spack had interviewed for the position, but Hope had the edge with head coaching experience that Spack lacked. Spack coached with Hope during the 2008 season under Tiller and had indicated his intention to stay on Hope's staff, but ultimately, when offered a head coaching position at Illinois State, Spack decided to leave his alma mater starting with the 2009 season.
During the 2021 season, Spack became the winningest coach in Illinois State history; passing Edwin Struck's mark of 86 wins. During the 2023 season, Spack reached the 100-win plateau with the Redbirds win over Missouri State on November 4th.
Personal life
editA native of Rockford, Illinois, Spack and his wife, Aimee, a former Purdue cheerleader, have two children, Alicia who played softball for Purdue [3] and Brent, who was a linebacker for Illinois State.[4]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | TSN# | Coaches° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois State Redbirds (Missouri Valley Football Conference) (2009–present) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Illinois State | 6–5 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2010 | Illinois State | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2011 | Illinois State | 7–4 | 5–3 | 3rd | 18 | 17 | |||
| 2012 | Illinois State | 9–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | 8 | 9 | ||
| 2013 | Illinois State | 5–6 | 4–4 | 6th | |||||
| 2014 | Illinois State | 13–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I Championship Game | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2015 | Illinois State | 10–3 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2016 | Illinois State | 6–6 | 4–4 | T–4th | L NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2017 | Illinois State | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2018 | Illinois State | 6–5 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2019 | Illinois State | 10–5 | 5–3 | T–3rd | L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | 7 | 7 | ||
| 2020–21 | Illinois State | 1–3 | 1–3 | T–7th | |||||
| 2021 | Illinois State | 4–7 | 2–6 | T–9th | |||||
| 2022 | Illinois State | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–6th | |||||
| 2023 | Illinois State | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–7th | |||||
| 2024 | Illinois State | 9–3 | 6–2 | T–4th | NCAA Division I | 11 | 10 | ||
| Illinois State: | 110–73 | 70–54 | |||||||
| Total: | 110–73 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Illinois State hires Purdue D-coordinator Spack as coach December 15, 2008, ESPN.com [1]
- ^ "Brock Spack". PurdueSports.com. Purdue University. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- ^ Alicia Spack Profile
- ^ Brock Spack Profile – Illinois State University Official Athletic Site Archived November 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine