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15 Facts About Spencer Whipple

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Spencer Whipple was born on March 18,1989 and is an American professional football coach who is the quarterbacks coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League.

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Spencer Whipple previously served in various assistant coaching roles for the Arizona Cardinals from 2019 to 2024 and previously coached five seasons at UMass.

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Spencer Whipple is the son of former UMass head coach, former Pittsburgh offensive coordinator Mark Whipple and former offensive coordinator for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

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In 2007, Whipple made the Pittsburgh team as a walk-on quarterback.

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Spencer Whipple then spent the 2008 season at UMass with the Minutemen, serving as an understudy for quarterback Liam Coen.

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In 2009, Spencer Whipple transferred to Miami where his father, Mark Spencer Whipple, was the offensive coordinator.

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In 2011, his senior season, Spencer Whipple received the Mariutto Family Scholar-Athlete Award.

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In 2012, Spencer Whipple joined Pittsburgh as a defensive graduate assistant and video assistant under head coach Paul Chryst.

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In 2014, Spencer Whipple was hired as the tight ends coach for UMass.

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Spencer Whipple joined his father, Mark Whipple, who was starting his second stint as head coach at UMass.

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In 2015, Spencer Whipple was named wide receivers coach, a position he held through the 2017 season.

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On February 6,2019, Spencer Whipple was hired by the Arizona Cardinals as an offensive quality control coach under head coach Kliff Kingsbury.

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On February 5,2020, Spencer Whipple was promoted to assistant wide receivers coach.

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On March 1,2023, Spencer Whipple's role was shifted to pass game specialist.

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On February 4,2025, the Jacksonville Jaguars hired Spencer Whipple to serve as their quarterbacks coach.