Brock Spack

Who is Brock Spack?

Brock Spack is the head coach of Illinois State University football. He was appointed to the position in December 2008. Previously, he was the defensive coordinator at Purdue University under Joe Tiller. In his first three seasons with ISU, Spack's team had a winning record.

Spack played Middle Linebacker at Purdue from 1980-1983. Spack graduated from Purdue in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in social studies. He earned a master's degree in physical education from Eastern Illinois in 1990. Spack played linebacker for the Boilermakers from 1980–83, earning first-team All-Big Ten and honorable mention All-America honors as a sophomore. He was a three-year starter and currently ranks fifth on the Boilermakers' career tackles list with 384.

After graduation, he was a graduate assistant in football at Purdue for the 1984 & 1985 seasons, where he worked with Joe Tiller and Jim Colletto under head coach Leon Burtnett. When Jim Colletto was hired to replace Burtnett after the 1990 season, he retained Brock as a defensive coach from 1991-1994.