Blast from the past: Sparky Woods is back (on USC’s schedule)
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 |
This story was originally published January 10, 2019 at 10:27 AM.