Rob Spence (Football Coach)

Rob Spence (born October 10, 1958) is currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Syracuse under Doug Marrone. S\ Prior to coming to Syracuse, he served as offensive coordinator at Clemson, Toledo, Louisiana Tech, and Hofstra. From 1992-1996, he coached quarterbacks at Maryland under Mark Duffner. He had previous experience coaching quarterbacks at Holy Cross, Hofstra, Iona, and Pelham Memorial High School. Spence is an avid runner and participated in the 2004 Boston Marathon. He played tight end at Iona from 1978-1981 and earned a BS in social work. Spence was fired by interim head coach Dabo Swinney from the Clemson program after head coach Tommy Bowden resigned on October 13, 2008. On December 18th, 2008, Spence was introduced as the new Offensive Coordinator at Syracuse University. He joins new Head Coach Doug Marrone at Syracuse for the 2009 season as he and Marrone had been confidants for many years prior.

Years

College

Capacity

2008-

Syracuse University

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach

2005-2008

Clemson University

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

2001-2004

University of Toledo

Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

2000

Louisiana Tech University

Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks

1997-1999

Hofstra University

Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

1994-1996

University of Maryland

Quarterbacks

1992-1993

University of Maryland

Tight Ends

1991

College of the Holy Cross

Quarterbacks

1990

Hofstra University

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

1989

Iona College

Offensive Coordinator