Spike Dykes
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 14, 1938 Lubbock, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1956-1958 | Stephen F. Austin |
| Position(s) | C |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1959 | Eastland HS (Asst.) |
| 1960-1961 | Ballinger HS (Asst.) |
| 1962-1963 | SA Central HS (DC) |
| 1964-1965 | Coahoma HS |
| 1966 | Belton HS |
| 1967-1969 | Big Spring HS |
| 1970-1971 | Alice HS |
| 1972-1976 | Texas (Asst.) |
| 1977-1978 | New Mexico (Asst.) |
| 1979 | Mississippi State (Asst.) |
| 1980-1983 | Midland Lee HS |
| 1984-1986 | Texas Tech (DC) |
| 1986-1999 | Texas Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 82–67–1 |
| Bowls | 2–5 |
| Statistics | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Southwest Conference Coach of the Year (1989, 1993, 1994)[1] Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year (1996)[1] |
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William Taylor "Spike" Dykes (born March 14, 1938) was the coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team from 1987 to 1999. Dykes was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame on March 11, 2008.[2]
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Coaching career
Early years
Spike Dykes is a 1959 alumnus of Stephen F. Austin State University, where he played center on the Lumberjacks football team. Upon graduation, he served in several high school head and assistant coaching positions, including a stint as defensive coordinator under Emory Bellard at San Angelo Central High School in San Angelo, Texas. In 1972, Dykes became an assistant coach at the University of Texas. He filled assistant roles at two other universities before returning to the high school level to coach at Midland Lee from 1980 to 1983.
Texas Tech
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Dykes was hired to be the head coach at Texas Tech in 1986. He would become the first coach in school history to lead the team to seven straight bowl-eligible seasons and to coach the team in seven bowl games and also was head coach of the first Big 12 Conference football game along with Bill Snyder.
Dykes was the school's first coach to defeat the Texas Longhorns in six different seasons. He earned three Southwest Conference and one Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year honors.[1] His record at Tech stands at 82–67–1.
He is the author of the books Spike Dykes' Tales from the Texas Tech Sideline (with Dave Boling) and Principles of Coaching Football (with Mike Bobo).
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech Red Raiders (Southwest Conference) (1986–1995) | |||||||||
| 1986 | Texas Tech | 0–1* | 0–0 | L Independence | |||||
| 1987 | Texas Tech | 6–4–1 | 3–3–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1988 | Texas Tech | 5–6 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1989 | Texas Tech | 9–3 | 5–3 | 4th | W All-American | 16 | 19 | ||
| 1990 | Texas Tech | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 1991 | Texas Tech | 6–5 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1992 | Texas Tech | 5–6 | 4–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1993 | Texas Tech | 6–6 | 5–2 | 2nd | L John Hancock† | ||||
| 1994 | Texas Tech | 6–6 | 4–3 | T–2nd | L Cotton† | ||||
| 1995 | Texas Tech | 9–3 | 5-2 | T–2nd | W Copper | 20 | 23 | ||
| Texas Tech: | 54–47–1 | 38–27–1 | *Dykes coached bowl game after McWilliams left for Texas. | ||||||
| Texas Tech Red Raiders (Big 12 Conference) (1996–1999) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Texas Tech | 7–5 | 5–3 | 2nd | L Alamo | ||||
| 1997 | Texas Tech | 6–5 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1998 | Texas Tech | 7–5 | 4–4 | 3rd | L Independence | ||||
| 1999 | Texas Tech | 6–5 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| Texas Tech: | 28–20 | 19–13 | |||||||
| Total: | 82–67–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| †Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll. |
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Family
One of Dykes' two sons—Daniel, aka Sonny Dykes—is also a college football coach. The younger Dykes was hired to be the head coach of the California Golden Bears on December 5, 2012. He spent the previous 3 seasons as the head coach at Louisiana Tech, guiding the Bulldogs to a 22-15 record over that span.
Dykes' other son, Rick, spent many years as an assistant football coach at Texas Tech, including a stint as Offensive Coordinator. Rick is a business owner in Lubbock.
Dykes also has a daughter, Bebe.
References
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- ↑ Spike Dykes to be inducted in Texas Sports Hall of Fame
External links
- 1938 births
- Living people
- American football centers
- Mississippi State Bulldogs football coaches
- New Mexico Lobos football coaches
- Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football players
- Texas Longhorns football coaches
- Texas Tech Red Raiders football coaches
- High school football coaches in the United States
- People from Lubbock, Texas
