Lou Spanos

Lou Spanos
	Spanos in 2012
LSU Tigers
Title	Assistant Defensive Line and Pass Rush Specialist
Personal information
Born	March 27, 1971
Career information
High school	Keystone Oaks; (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
College	Tulsa
Career history
	Tulsa (1993); Student assistant; Pittsburgh Steelers (1995–2009); Defensive quality control and assistant linebackers coach; Washington Redskins (2010–2011); Linebackers coach; UCLA (2012–2013); Defensive coordinator; Tennessee Titans (2014–2017); Linebackers coach; Alabama (2018); Analyst; UConn (2019–2021); Defensive coordinator; UConn (2021); Interim head coach; Ole Miss (2023–2025); Defensive analyst; LSU (2026–present); Assistant Defensive Line and Pass Rush Specialist;
Awards and highlights
	2× Super Bowl champion (XL, XLIII); Pac-12 South Division champions (2012);
Head coaching record
Career	1–9 (college)

Louis G. Spanos (born March 27, 1971) is an American college football coach. He is an Assistant Defensive Line and Pass Rush Specialist for the Louisiana State University, a position he has held since 2026. He was the interim head football coach for the University of Connecticut in 2021. He also coached in the National Football League (NFL) as a defensive quality control and assistant linebackers coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1995 to 2009, the linebackers coach for the Washington Redskins from 2010 to 2011, and served as the defensive coordinator for UCLA from 2012 to 2013.

Throughout his career, Spanos has been to the Super Bowl three times, winning two of them with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2006 and 2009, and had been to the College Football Playoff National Championship once; in 2019 with Alabama.