Thomas Marshall Sperbeck III (born May 19, 1960) is an American college football coach and former player. Sperbeck was the head football coach at California State University, Sacramento from 2007 to April 2014, resigning in the midst of an NCAA investigation into violations committed under his supervision.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 19, 1960 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1979 | Oregon State |
| 1981–1982 | Nevada |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985 | Foothill (QB/WR) |
| 1986–1991 | Foothill (OC) |
| 1992–2006 | Foothill |
| 2007–2013 | Sacramento State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 35–44 (college) 109–52 (junior college) |
| Bowls | 8–3 (junior college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NorCal (2006) | |
Coaching career
editPrior to his tenure at Sacramento State, Sperbeck was head coach for 15 seasons at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California, amassing a 109–52 record.
Sperbeck was named the ninth head football coach at Sacramento State on January 13, 2007. His tenure would end via resignation after the 2013 season. After Sperbeck's departure, an NCAA investigation found that the Hornets football program has committed several secondary violations during his stint as the team's head coach.[1]
Administrative career
editIn 2015, Sperbeck became vice president of development at Jesuit High School in Carmichael.[2]
Head coaching record
editCollege
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento State Hornets (Big Sky Conference) (2007–2013) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Sacramento State | 3–8 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2008 | Sacramento State | 6–6 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2009 | Sacramento State | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2010 | Sacramento State | 6–5 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2011 | Sacramento State | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2012 | Sacramento State | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2013 | Sacramento State | 5–7 | 4–4 | 8th | |||||
| Sacramento State: | 35–44 | 26–30 | |||||||
| Total: | 35–44 | ||||||||
Junior college
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | CCCAA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foothill Owls (Coast Conference) (1992–1996) | |||||||||
| 1992 | Foothill | 4–6 | 3–5 | 5th (North) | |||||
| 1993 | Foothill | 5–5 | 4–4 | T–2nd (North) | |||||
| 1994 | Foothill | 7–4 | 2–3 | T–3rd (North) | L SOS Graffiti Bowl | ||||
| 1995 | Foothill | 8–3 | 3–2 | T–2nd (North) | L Santa Cruz County Lions Bowl | 12 | |||
| 1996 | Foothill | 4–6 | 2–3 | 4th (North) | |||||
| Foothill Owls (Golden Gate Conference) (1997–2001) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Foothill | 6–5 | 2–3 | T–3rd | L Silicon Valley Bowl | 15 (Northern) | |||
| 1998 | Foothill | 10–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | W Silicon Valley Bowl | 5 | |||
| 1999 | Foothill | 9–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | W Silicon Valley Bowl | 10 | |||
| 2000 | Foothill | 8–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | W Silicon Valley Bowl | 13 | |||
| 2001 | Foothill | 8–3 | 3–1 | 2nd | W Silicon Valley Bowl | ||||
| Foothill Owls (NorCal Conference) (2002–2006) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Foothill | 9–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | W Silicon Valley Bowl | 8 | |||
| 2003 | Foothill | 5–5 | 3–2 | 3rd | 14 (Northern) | ||||
| 2004 | Foothill | 8–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | W Silicon Valley Bowl | 13 | |||
| 2005 | Foothill | 8–3 | 2–3 | T–4th | W Silicon Valley Bowl | 14 | |||
| 2006 | Foothill | 10–1 | 4–1 | T–1st | W Silicon Valley Bowl | ||||
| Foothill: | 109–52 | 47–33 | |||||||
| Total: | 109–52 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Amezcua, Hector (November 4, 2015). "Sacramento State football hit with NCAA penalties". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Harcos hired to replace Fahey as Jesuit athletic director". Elk Grove Citizen. June 16, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.