Coaches / Defensive coordinator / Spence Nowinsky
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Spence Nowinsky
Defensive Coordinator · New Mexico
Headline rating: as defensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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index in development
Seasons here2
Programs4
Stints4
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating75Peak78
His defense against its preseason projection (value over expectation) and the unit's opponent-adjusted quality.
| Season | Team | Unit (EPA/play) | Over expectation | Season score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico | -0.02 | 0.12 | 0.96 |
| 2023 | Ohio | 0.08 | 0.11 | 1.39 |
| 2022 | Ohio | -0.05 | 0.01 | -0.18 |
| 2020 | Miami (OH) | -0.05 | -0.05 | -0.69 |
| 2019 | Miami (OH) | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.60 |
| 2018 | Miami (OH) | -0.02 | -0.02 | -0.24 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · linebackers
Rating55Peak67
Room quality, development (his players gaining more than typical players at the position year to year) and recruiting credit.
| Season | Team | Room | Room quality | Development | Recruiting | Season score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Memphis | Defensive line | 68 | -5.9 | 0.855 | -0.69 |
| 2020 | Miami (OH) | Linebackers | 70 | -2.6 | 0.821 | -0.66 |
| 2019 | Miami (OH) | Linebackers | 74 | +5.2 | 0.825 | 0.16 |
| 2018 | Miami (OH) | Linebackers | 77 | +3.5 | 0.796 | 0.07 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.