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Tony Sparano


Born: October 7, 1961

Coaching Results

Year Age Tm Lg G W L T W-L% G plyf W plyf L plyf W-L% Rank Notes
2008 47 Miami Dolphins NFL 16 11 5 0 .688 1 0 1 .000 1
2009 48 Miami Dolphins NFL 10 5 5 0 .500 2
2 yrs 26 16 10 0 .615 1 0 1 .000 1.5 Avg Finish

Games over .500: 6
Super Bowl Wins: 0
Overall Championships: 0
Conference Championships: 0
Division Championships: 1

Team's Ranks

Overall Offense Rushing Off Passing Off Defense Rushing Def Passing Def
Year Tm Tms WL% T/G Pts± Yds± Yds Pts GvA Att Yds TD Y/A FL Att Yds TD Int NY/A Yds Pts TkA Att Yds TD Y/A FR Att Yds TD Int nY/A
2008 MIA 32 6 1 16 18 12 21 1 12 11 9 15 3 21 10 16 2 8 15 9 5 4 10 8 18 10 26 25 9 8 17
2009 MIA 32 16 15 17 22 23 11 7 2 4 2 7 13 27 30 26 3 28 19 27 29 15 11 23 10 29 13 22 12 16 24
2 yrs %tile 69 78 52 41 48 53 91 81 80 86 69 78 28 41 38 95 47 50 47 50 73 70 55 59 42 42 30 70 66 39

Full Coaching History

Year Age Level Employer Role
1984 23 College New Haven Offensive Line
1985 24 College New Haven Offensive Line
1986 25 College New Haven Offensive Line
1987 26 College New Haven Offensive Line
1988 27 College Boston University Offensive Line
1989 28 College Boston University Offensive Line
1990 29 College Boston University Offensive Coordinator
1991 30 College Boston University Offensive Coordinator
1992 31 College Boston University Offensive Coordinator
1993 32 College Boston University Offensive Coordinator
1994 33 College New Haven Head Coach
1995 34 College New Haven Head Coach
1996 35 College New Haven Head Coach
1997 36 College New Haven Head Coach
1998 37 College New Haven Head Coach
1999 38 NFL Cleveland Browns Offensive Quality Control
2000 39 NFL Cleveland Browns Offensive Line
2001 40 NFL Washington Redskins Tight Ends
2002 41 NFL Jacksonville Jaguars Tight Ends
2003 42 NFL Dallas Cowboys Tight Ends
2004 43 NFL Dallas Cowboys Tight Ends
2005 44 NFL Dallas Cowboys Offensive Line/Running Game Coordinator
2006 45 NFL Dallas Cowboys Offensive Line/Running Game Coordinator
2007 46 NFL Dallas Cowboys Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line
2008 47 NFL Miami Dolphins Head Coach
2009 48 NFL Miami Dolphins Head Coach