An experienced coach who has been a part of explosive offenses at both the NCAA Division I and II levels, Tony Spencer is in his second season with the Warriors. Spencer serves as the Warriors’ co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach.
Spcncer helped coach offensive lineman Vance Ross to first team-all conference honors while senior Richard Lilla was an all-league and all-region honoree. The Warrior line helped the team average 434 yards and 35 points per game.
Spencer tutored All-American receiver Tyler Steffan while at the University of Mary during the 2011-12 seasons, with Steffan setting a school record with 17 touchdown receptions as a junior in 2011. Steffan caught 163 passes for 2,494 yards and 30 touchdowns in his UM career.
Prior to coaching at Mary, Spencer spent six seasons as the offensive line coach at NCAA Division I South Dakota (2005-10). He helped lead an offense that finished fifth nationally in total offense (460.3 yards per game) in 2009, fourth in scoring (37.5 ppg) in 2008 and fourth in rushing yards (253.4 ypg in 2006 and 297.5 ypg in 2005).
Spencer tutored 14 all-conference linemen at South Dakota, including a Rimington Award winner, two Gene Upshaw Award finalists and four All-Americans. One of Spencer’s linemen, Tom Compton, was a sixth-round draft pick of the Washington Redskins in 2012.
Spencer spent two seasons (2003-04) at the University of Wyoming as a graduate assistant, working with the team’s offensive line. He coached Chase Johnson, who later played for the Minnesota Vikings, while also helping lead the team to a 24-21 win over UCLA in the 2004 Pioneer Pure Vision Bowl.
A former All-American at Carroll College, Spencer began his coaching career at his alma mater. He was the team’s defensive backs coach in 1996 and coached wide receivers from 1999-2002. He helped Carroll win the NAIA national title in 2002.
Spencer started on both sides of the ball while playing for Carroll, earning All-American honors at defensive back while leading the nation in interceptions as a senior. He was also an all-conference selection at receiver.
Spencer earned his bachelor’s degree in Business from Carroll College in 1996 and his master’s degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation from South Dakota in 2011.
