James Michael Spady (born January 5, 1966) is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the associate head coach and tight ends coach at Florida A&M University.[1] Spady previously served as the head coach at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (AAMU), a position he held from December 2013 until November 2017.[2][3] Spady is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Associate head coach, tight ends coach |
| Team | Florida A&M |
| Conference | MEAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 5, 1966 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1985–1988 | UTEP |
| 1991 | Denver Dynamite |
| 1992 | Sacramento Attack |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1993–1995 | UTEP (GA) |
| 1996–1999 | UTEP (TE) |
| 2000–2003 | UTEP (DL) |
| 2004–2005 | South Carolina State (OL) |
| 2006 | North Carolina Central (OL) |
| 2007–2009 | Grambling State (OC/OL) |
| 2010–2013 | Nevada (TE) |
| 2014–2017 | Alabama A&M |
| 2018–2021 | Florida A&M (assoc. HC/ST/TE) |
| 2022-present | Florida A&M (assoc. HC/TE) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 15–30 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 2× All-WAC (1987–1988) | |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama A&M Bulldogs (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2014–2017) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Alabama A&M | 4–8 | 3–6 | T–3rd (East) | |||||
| 2015 | Alabama A&M | 3–8 | 3–6 | T–3rd (East) | |||||
| 2016 | Alabama A&M | 4–7 | 4–5 | 2nd (East) | |||||
| 2017 | Alabama A&M | 4–7 | 3–4 | T–2nd (East) | |||||
| Alabama A&M: | 15–30 | 13–21 | |||||||
| Total: | 15–30 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Rashad, Kenn (December 28, 2017). "James Spady to join football staff at Florida A&M". HBCU Sports.
- ^ "Alabama A&M hires James Spady as football coach". The Washington Post. Associated Press. December 30, 2013. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ^ "Spady not returning to Alabama A&M as head football coach". Alabama A&M Athletics. November 19, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.