Jacob Stephen Spavital (born May 1, 1985) is an American college football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Baylor Bears.
Following his playing career at Missouri State University, Spavital became a member of the coaching staff at Tulsa in 2008 where he worked as an offensive quality control assistant under Gus Malzahn.
While at Houston, Spavital worked under head coach Kevin Sumlin and offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen.
[4] On February 11, 2016 Spavital was announced as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the California Golden Bears football team.
On September 21, Spavital recorded his first win as a head coach when his Bobcats defeated Georgia State, 37–34, in 3 OTs.
[8] On November 30, 2023, Spavital was named offensive coordinator at Baylor, under head coach Dave Aranda.