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Kevin Spencer is in his first season in the role of special teams quality control. Spencer, who has nearly five decades of coaching experience at multiple levels, returned to the Hawkeyes after a couple previous stints in Iowa City (2017-18 and 2020-21).
Spencer was first hired by Ferentz and the Hawkeyes in 2017 as a special teams quality control assistant. The 2017 squad won eight games, including the Pinstripe Bowl, while the 2018 Hawkeyes recorded nine victories, including winning the Outback Bowl.
Ferentz and Spencer worked together with the Cleveland Browns in the early 1990’s when Ferentz was offensive line coach and Spencer was the offensive quality control coach.
Spencer has worked on the coaching staffs with seven National Football League teams, most recently as the special teams assistant with the New England Patriots in 2019. He was the special teams coordinator with the San Diego Chargers (2013-15), Arizona Cardinals (2006-12), Pittsburgh Steelers (2002-06) and Indianapolis Colts (1997-2002). Spencer won a Super Bowl with the Steelers and was on the Cardinals staff in 2009 when they played in Super Bowl XLIII. He served as the special teams coordinator, defense quality control and linebackers coach with the Oakland Raiders (1994-97), and was offense, defense and special teams quality control with the Cleveland Browns (1991-94).
Spencer returned to the Hawkeyes in 2020, assisting with game film review and game planning. In 2021, the Hawkeyes won 10 games and played for the Big Ten Conference Championship.
In 2023-24, he was the special teams coordinator for St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland. Most recently, Spencer was a part-time film evaluator for Sumer Sports, grading NFL linebackers and specialists.
He was the head coach at Wesleyan University for five seasons (1987-91) and was an assistant at Ithaca College from 1982 to 1987. He has also coached at St. Augustine High School in San Diego, Gilman School in Baltimore, Cornell University and Detroit Country Day School.
Spencer has a bachelor's degree in physical education from Springfield College and a master's degree in physical education from SUNY Cortland.