Blast from the past: Sparky Woods is back (on USC’s schedule)
January 10, 2019
THE STATE
Veteran South Carolina fans might recognize one of North Carolina’s coaches when the Gamecocks and Tar Heels meet on Aug. 31 in the 2019 season opener.
Sparky Woods, South Carolina’s head coach from 1989 to 1993, has joined UNC head coach Mack Brown’s staff, according to FootballScoop.com. The website did not say what position Woods will fill. The Tar Heels have announced eight of Brown’s 10 assistant coach hires but not Woods’ hiring.
Woods, a 40-year coaching veteran, has been the head coach at South Carolina, Appalachian State and VMI. The 65-year-old also has served as an assistant coach at Virginia, Mississippi State, Alabama, Memphis and Richmond, where he served last year as running backs coach and co-special teams coordinator.
The Gamecocks were 24-28-3 during Woods’ tenure, which included the school joining the SEC in 1992. Woods was replaced by Brad Scott.
Name
Yrs.
W-L-T
1. W. A. Whaley
1896
1-3-0
2. W.P. Murphy
1897
0-3-0
3. W. Wertenbaker
1898
1-2-0
4. I. O. Hunt
1899-1900
6-6-0
5. B. W. Dickson
1901
3-4-0
6. C. R. Williams
1902-03
14-3-0
7. Christie Benet
1904-05, 08-09
13-16-3
8. Douglas McKay
1907
3-0-0
9. John H. Neff
1910-11
5-8-2
10. N. B. Edgerton
1912-15
19-13-3
11. Rice Warren
1916
2-7-0
12. Dixon Foster
1917, 1919
4-12-1
13. Frank Dobson
1918
2-1-1
14. Sol Metzger
1920-24
26-18-2
15. Branch Bocock
1925-26
13-7-0
16. Harry Lightsey
1927
4-5-0
17. Billy Laval
1928-34
39-26-6
18. Don McCallister
1935-37
13-20-1
19. Rex Enright
1938-42, 46-55
64-69-7
20. J. P. Moran
1943
5-2-0
21. William Newton
1944
3-4-2
22. Johnnie McMillan
1945
2-4-3
23. Warren Giese
1956-60
28-21-1
24. Marvin Bass
1961-65
17-29-4
25. Paul Dietzel
1966-74
42-53-1
26. Jim Carlen
1975-81
45-36-1
27. Richard Bell
1982
4-7-0
28. Joe Morrison
1983-88
39-28-2
29. Sparky Woods
1989-93
24-28-3
30. Brad Scott
1994-98
23-32-1
31. Lou Holtz
1999-2004
33-37-0
32. Steve Spurrier
2005-15
86-49-0
33. Shawn Elliott
2015
1-5
34. Will Muschamp
2106-present
22-17
January 10, 2019
THE STATE
Veteran South Carolina fans might recognize one of North Carolina’s coaches when the Gamecocks and Tar Heels meet on Aug. 31 in the 2019 season opener.
Sparky Woods, South Carolina’s head coach from 1989 to 1993, has joined UNC head coach Mack Brown’s staff, according to FootballScoop.com. The website did not say what position Woods will fill. The Tar Heels have announced eight of Brown’s 10 assistant coach hires but not Woods’ hiring.
Woods, a 40-year coaching veteran, has been the head coach at South Carolina, Appalachian State and VMI. The 65-year-old also has served as an assistant coach at Virginia, Mississippi State, Alabama, Memphis and Richmond, where he served last year as running backs coach and co-special teams coordinator.
The Gamecocks were 24-28-3 during Woods’ tenure, which included the school joining the SEC in 1992. Woods was replaced by Brad Scott.
Name
Yrs.
W-L-T
1. W. A. Whaley
1896
1-3-0
2. W.P. Murphy
1897
0-3-0
3. W. Wertenbaker
1898
1-2-0
4. I. O. Hunt
1899-1900
6-6-0
5. B. W. Dickson
1901
3-4-0
6. C. R. Williams
1902-03
14-3-0
7. Christie Benet
1904-05, 08-09
13-16-3
8. Douglas McKay
1907
3-0-0
9. John H. Neff
1910-11
5-8-2
10. N. B. Edgerton
1912-15
19-13-3
11. Rice Warren
1916
2-7-0
12. Dixon Foster
1917, 1919
4-12-1
13. Frank Dobson
1918
2-1-1
14. Sol Metzger
1920-24
26-18-2
15. Branch Bocock
1925-26
13-7-0
16. Harry Lightsey
1927
4-5-0
17. Billy Laval
1928-34
39-26-6
18. Don McCallister
1935-37
13-20-1
19. Rex Enright
1938-42, 46-55
64-69-7
20. J. P. Moran
1943
5-2-0
21. William Newton
1944
3-4-2
22. Johnnie McMillan
1945
2-4-3
23. Warren Giese
1956-60
28-21-1
24. Marvin Bass
1961-65
17-29-4
25. Paul Dietzel
1966-74
42-53-1
26. Jim Carlen
1975-81
45-36-1
27. Richard Bell
1982
4-7-0
28. Joe Morrison
1983-88
39-28-2
29. Sparky Woods
1989-93
24-28-3
30. Brad Scott
1994-98
23-32-1
31. Lou Holtz
1999-2004
33-37-0
32. Steve Spurrier
2005-15
86-49-0
33. Shawn Elliott
2015
1-5
34. Will Muschamp
2106-present
22-17
