Recruits: Texas, Indiana (Lafayette), Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana

Spencer Duncan finished his first season on the Valpo coaching staff in 2022, serving as the tight ends coach.

In his first season on staff, Duncan helped the team win three league road games in the same year for the first time since 1962. The Beacons went 3-1 in league road contests, the first time Valpo had won three PFL road games in the same season since the league was founded in 1993. The offense played a key role in those road victories as its 463 yards of total offense on Oct. 8 at Presbyterian was the program’s highest single-game total of the Landon Fox Era and one of three times that the 2022 squad eclipsed 400 yards of total offense, also including a 45-24 win at Marist. Duncan was part of the program’s first ever win at Marist and first win at Morehead State since 2006.

Under Duncan’s guidance, tight end Evan Jernegan earned All-PFL Honorable Mention status.

In Duncan’s first season, the team ranked in the top five in the PFL in the following offensive categories – total offense (340.9), turnovers lost (16), passing efficiency (140.4), rushing offense (125.7, fourth), passing offense (215.2), and fewest passes had intercepted (10, fourth). The offense moved the chains for 217 first downs, the program’s most in a single season since 2014. The unit improved from the previous season in the following categories – first downs, interceptions thrown, passing offense, passing yards/completion, passing efficiency, total offense and turnovers lost. The program enjoyed its best season in terms of total offense since 2017 and had the program’s best passing offense since 2018.

Duncan came to Valpo after serving as a graduate assistant coach at the UNLV, where he had worked with the defense since February 2020. He also owns experience as an offensive quality control coach at the University of Pennsylvania, the wide receivers coach at Golden West College and a member of the recruiting department at the University of Alabama. He charted game film for the Cleveland Browns in December 2015 and February 2016 after previously working as a strength & conditioning intern at the University of Alabama from January 2013 to April 2015.

Duncan was a walk-on tight end at Alabama in 2011 and 2012 and was part of two national championship teams. He graduated from Alabama with an undergraduate degree in communications in December 2015.

What They’re Saying About Coach Duncan

Marcus Arroyo, UNLV Head Football Coach: “Spencer has a wide range of experience in college football at the FBS, FCS and junior college levels. He has coaching experience on both sides of the ball, and showed his commitment and work ethic for us the last two seasons. He has a bright future.”

Peter Hanson, Denver Broncos Linebackers Coach, Former UNLV Defensive Coordinator: “Spencer dove head first into an unfamiliar job with us at UNLV and made it his own. We asked an offensive guy to help us on defense, and he did a great job. I hope that experience helps his future as a coach. I’m very excited for him to earn this opportunity at Valparaiso.”