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Tony Sparano

Born: October 7, 1961
College: New Haven

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 16 7 9 0 .438 3
2010 49 Miami Dolphins NFL 16 7 9 0 .438 3
2011 50 Miami Dolphins NFL 13 4 9 0 .308 3 Fired after week 14
5 yrs 61 29 32 0 .475 1 0 1 .000 2.6 Avg Finish
4 yrs MIA 61 29 32 0 .475 1 0 1 .000 2.5
1 yr NYJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0

Games over .500: -3
Super Bowl Wins: 0
Overall Championships: 0
Conference Championships: 0
Division Championships: 1

Team's Ranks

Team Ranks in various categories, Lower ALWAYS indicates better performance.
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 21 26 20 20 17 15 19 3 4 1 10 11 14 20 27 23 23 22 25 27 17 18 21 15 29 3 24 18 16 29
2010 MIA 32 17 30 22 11 21 30 21 11 21 29 30 13 13 16 27 25 21 6 14 29 23 7 7 4 24 5 8 9 28 20
2011 MIA 32 23 24 14 22 22 20 18 6 11 19 15 24 28 23 18 8 18 15 6 26 11 3 3 3 32 25 25 16 16 18
2012 NYJ 32 23 29 26 23 30 28 30 6 12 13 23 31 25 30 29 28 29 8 20 18 30 26 26 21 8 3 2 10 23 9
5 yrs %tile 47 34 42 44 39 32 48 79 66 59 45 52 40 41 30 49 41 62 57 38 50 63 63 65 39 64 51 64 46 45
4 yrs MIA 51 40 47 48 47 36 57 78 66 58 48 63 44 49 34 58 48 58 61 35 60 73 73 72 29 57 39 63 50 38
1 yr NYJ 31 13 22 31 9 16 9 84 66 63 31 6 25 9 13 16 13 78 41 47 9 22 22 38 78 94 97 72 31 75

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
2010 49 NFL Miami Dolphins Head Coach
2011 50 NFL Miami Dolphins Head Coach
2012 51 NFL New York Jets Offensive Coordinator
2013 52 NFL Oakland Raiders Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line

Worked For

NFL head coaches this coach worked under in his career.
Name Role
Dennis Allen Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line
Tom Coughlin Tight Ends
Chris Palmer Offensive Line, Offensive Quality Control
Bill Parcells Offensive Line/Running Game Coordinator, Tight Ends
Wade Phillips Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line
Rex Ryan Offensive Coordinator
Marty Schottenheimer Tight Ends

Employed

NFL head coaches who worked under this coach.
Name Role
Todd Bowles Interim Head Coach/Secondary, Asst. Head Coach/Secondary
Dan Henning Offensive Coordinator
Mike Nolan Defensive Coordinator