PHILLIP PERRY “SPARKY” WOODS ADDRESS 503 Brooke Lane Lexington, VA 24450 Office – (540) 464-7517 Cell – (540) 460-5511 [email protected]

PERSONAL DATA Born December 20, 1953 Wife – Jean Ann Children – Casey (Born May 15, 1983) Emily (Born February 8, 1988)

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN September 1976 to December 1976 Graduate Program Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, TN September 1972 to May 1976 B.S. Degree in Physical Education with a Minor in History COACHING EXPERIENCE Virginia Military Institute, 2008 – Present Head Coach University of Alabama, 2003 – 2006 Running Backs Mississippi State University, 1999 – 2002 Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks University of Virginia, 1997 – 1998 Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks University of Memphis, 1995 – 1996 Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks New York Jets, 1994 – 1995 Offensive Assistant University of South Carolina, 1989 – 1993 Head Coach Appalachian State University, 1984 – 1988 Head Coach Appalachian State University, 1983 Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks / Running Backs

Iowa State University, 1979 – 1982 Assistant Coach (Receivers) University of North Alabama, 1978 Assistant Coach (Defensive Secondary) Kansas University, 1977 Restricted Earnings Coach (Defensive Secondary) University of Tennessee, 1976 Restricted Earnings Coach (Defensive Secondary) PUBLICATIONS “Attacking Modern Day Defenses with the Pass and Run,” American Football Monthly, February 2002. “Start Your Offense by Pressuring the Punter,” American Football Association 1987 Summer Manual, Special Editions Publishing, Inc., Orlando, FL (1987). AWARDS Southern Conference Coach of the Year – 1985, 1986, 1987 Kodak Region II Coach of the Year – 1986 Sports Illustrated Runner-Up Coach of the Year – 1992 HEAD COACHING RECORDS Overall record (1984 – 2010): 71-71-5 Record at Appalachian State: 38-19-2 Record at University of South Carolina 24-28-3 Record at Virginia Military Institute 9-24-0 REFERENCES Mal Moore Athletic Director University of Alabama

Mike Shula Former University of Alabama Head Coach Currently QB Coach – Jacksonville Jaguars

Mike Slive Southeastern Conference Commissioner

Dal Shealy Former Executive Director Fellowship of Christian Athletes

Malcolm Portera Chancellor University of Alabama System

Donnie Duncan Asst. Commissioner of Big 12 Conference

Mack Brown Head Football Coach University of Texas

Mike Price Head Football Coach University of Texas at El Paso

OFFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS Virginia Military Institute (2008 – Present) – Head Coach • 2009: Led the FCS in rushing with 276.7 yards per game • 2009: Led the FCS in sacks allowed • 2008: Led the FCS in rushing with 357.5 yards per game Alabama (2003-2006) – Running Backs Coach • 2006: Three seniors who made NFL teams – Le’Ron McClain (Ravens); Ken Darby (Buccaneers); Tim Castille (Cardinals) • Led SEC in rushing in 2003, 2004 and 2005 • 2003 – 2006: Ken Darby – 3rd in total career rushing yards in Alabama history • 2005: Ken Darby – 2nd leading rusher in SEC with 1242 yards • 2004: Ken Darby – 2nd leading rusher in SEC with 1061 yards • 2004: Ray Hudson – leading rusher in SEC through 8th week of season. He suffered a season-ending injury in the 6th game of the season • 2003: Shaud Williams – leading rusher in SEC with 1367 yards Mississippi State University (1999-2002) – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Total Offense • The second-best single season yardage output in MSU history (2000) • The ninth-best single season yardage output in MSU history (2002) • The fourth-best season in producing first downs (2002) • Three of the top 8 seasons (including the top one in 2002) in producing first downs by passing • Two of the top 14 best single game outputs in MSU history • The third-leading career yardage producer in MSU history (Wayne Madkin) • The ninth-leading career yardage producer in MSU history (Kevin Fant) • The fifth-best single game output by an individual in MSU history (Kevin Fant) • The sixth-best single game output by an individual in MSU history (Kevin Fant) • Two of the top nine total offense leaders of all-time (Wayne Madkin, Kevin Fant) Passing • 2002: 2611 passing yards o 2nd highest season total in school history • 2001: 2364 passing yards o 5th highest season total in school history • 2000: 2118 passing yards o 10th highest season total in school history • 1999: 2433 passing yards o 3rd highest season total in school history • Four of the top 10 (including three of the top five and two of the top three) team passing yardage seasons of all-time • Three of the top 10 single-game team passing outputs of all-time • The career passing leader (Wayne Madkin) in three categories (yardage, attempts and completions)

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Two of the top seven passers of all-time (Wayne Madkin, Kevin Fant) Career record for consecutive passes without an interception (Wayne Madkin) Three of the top 10 single season completion rates (Wayne Madkin, Kevin Fant, Matt Wyatt) The fifth, sixth and seventh-best single game passing outputs in history by an individual (Kevin Fant) Six of the top 18 longest pass plays in Bulldog history, including the top two in 2002

Receiving • Single season record for touchdown receptions (Justin Jenkins) • Single season record for receptions by a running back (Justin Griffith) • Second-best career leader for yards per reception (Kelvin Love) • Third-best receiver of all-time in terms of receptions (Terrell Grindle) • Sixth-best receiver of all-time in terms of receiving yardage (Terrell Grindle) Rushing • Two of the top nine rushers in MSU history (Dicenzo Miller, Dontae Walker) • Record for consecutive 100-yard games (Dicenzo Miller) • The sixth back to break 1,000 yards in a single season (Dicenzo Miller) • Twenty 100-yard games, including two of the top 20 of all-time Place-Kicking • Single season record for field goals made (Scott Westerfield) • Single season record for PATs made and attempted (Scott Westerfield) • Single season record for field goal percentage (Brent Smith) Scoring • Two of the top 10 point scorers of all-time (Dicenzo Miller, Scott Westerfield) • The second-best scoring season in the Sherrill era (2000) Quarterbacks • 2000-2002: Coached Kevin Fant o 7th All-time career leader in passing yards at MSU with 3480 yards o 9th All-time career leader in total offense at MSU • 1999-2001: Coached Wayne Madkin o All-time career leader in passing yardage at MSU with 6336 yards o 3rd All-time career leader in total offense at MSU Other highlights • 4250 total offensive yards in 2000 was 2nd best in school history • 4042 total offensive yards in 2002 was 9th best in school history • 3 of the top 10 fourth quarter comebacks in MSU history • 4 of the top 8 deficits overcome to win a game in MSU history • 3 of the 13 games that MSU won in its last possession

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5 of the 18 games that MSU won in the last two minutes of a game 1999: Backup QB Matt Wyatt led MSU to the largest comeback in school history, overcoming a 16 point deficit at Auburn by scoring 15 points in the final 2:28.

Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total Avg/Game

Total Offense 3,562 4,250 3,779 4,042 15,633 332.6

Passing 2,433 2,118 2,364 2,611 9,526 202.7

Rushing 1,129 2,132 1,415 1,431 6,107 129.9

University of Virginia (1997-1998) – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach Offensive highlights from 1998 • 4693 yards total offense (426.6 yards per game) – 2nd best in 7+ years • 2319 yards passing (210.8 yards per game) – 2nd best in 6 years • 2344 yards rushing (213.1 yards per game) – best in 6 years • 29.5 points per game • Sacked 23 times – least in previous four years • 20 turnovers – 2nd in ACC – least in 7 years • 2nd in Total Offense in ACC • 2nd in touchdowns (39) in ACC • 37.2% on 3rd down conversions – 2nd in ACC • First in ACC in first downs per game (25) Quarterback • 1997-1998: Coached Aaron Brooks o 2nd All-time career leader in touchdown passes with 33 o 3rd All-time career leader in passing yards with 5,118 o Owns UVA record with six 300-yard passing games o Threw for over 200 yards 12 times