Early Coaching Career
In 1975, Spencer coached wrestling and lacrosse at the State University of New York as a graduate assistant. From 1976-1979 he coached at Detroit County Day High School in Birmingham, Michigan. Spencer then spent the next two years as a graduate assistant at Cornell University. After coaching for one season at Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland, Spencer then received a job coaching at Ithaca College. From 1981-1985, he was the head freshman coach and the following year (1986), he served as the offensive coordinator. Spencer them moved to Wesleyan University where he was the head coach for five years (1987-1991). Spencer brought change to Wesleyan University to help clean up the program and through discipline, taught his players many valuable lessons. With a 6-2 record in 1990, he finished with an overall record of 14-26. From 1989-1990, Spencer coached the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets former head coach Eric Mangini.
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