Melvin Spears (born January 16, 1960) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Grambling State University from 2004 to 2006 and Alcorn State University in 2011, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 22–22.[1] Spears was a coach at Texas Southern University, working with the wide receivers in 2008 then moving over to running backs the following year. He 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, Alcorn State.[2] Spears was fired by Alcorn State on February 24, 2012. He had previously been placed on administrative leave.
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 or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Melvin Spears Jr. Named Head Football Coach".
- ^ "University Relations - Alcorn State University". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
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