Adam Shackleford

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Adam Shackleford
Nashville Kats
Position:Assistant head coach and director of scouting
Career information
College: Anderson (IN)
Undrafted: 1998
Career history
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards

Adam Shackleford is an American professional indoor football coach who is the assistant head coach and director of scouting for the Nashville Kats of Arena Football One (AF1).

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Playing career

Shackleford played football in high school, and afterwards at Anderson University in Indiana as a center. [1] [2]

Coaching career

After his senior year in 1997, Shackleford joined the Anderson Ravens in 1998 as a graduate assistant, working with the tight ends. He then served as the team's offensive line coach from 1999 to 2006. [2] [1]

He joined the Cincinnati Swarm of the af2 in 2003 as the offensive line coach and director of football operations. [2] [1]

Shackleford was then the offensive coordinator and assistant head coach of the af2's Louisville Fire from 2004 to 2006. [2] [3] [4]

He was head coach of the Spokane Shock of the af2 from 2007 to 2009, compiling a 42–6 regular season record an ArenaCup victory in 2009. [5]

Shackleford was the head coach of the Tri-Cities Fever of the Indoor Football League (IFL) from 2010 to 2015, totaling an overall regular season record of 50–33. He led the Fever to the United Bowl in 2011 and 2012, but lost to the Sioux Falls Storm both times. [6] He was also the team's director of player personnel. [7] [8]

He was then the head coach of the Spokane Empire of the IFL from 2016 to 2017. [9] [4]

He was the offensive coordinator and assistant head coach of the IFL's Nebraska Danger in 2018. [10] Later in 2018, Shackleford served as the team's interim co-head coach with Pig Brown after former head coach Mark Stoute was fired. [11] [12] The duo of Shackleford and Brown went 0–3. [13]

He was the director of player personnel and senior offensive consultant for the Frisco Fighters of the IFL from 2022 to 2023. [4] [14]

Shackleford joined the Nashville Kats of the Arena Football League in 2024 as the team's assistant head coach and director of scouting. [4]

Head coaching record

TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
Spokane Shock 2007 124.7501st in af2 NC West01.000Lost to Louisville Fire in first round
Spokane Shock 2008 151.9381st in af2 NC West31.750Lost to Tennessee Valley Vipers in ArenaCup IX
Spokane Shock 2009 151.9381st in af2 NC West401.000Won ArenaCup X
Spokane Shock total426.65672.778
Tri-Cities 2010 77.5003rd in Pacific North Division010.000Lost to Billings Outlaws in first round
Tri-Cities 2011 104.7142nd in Pacific Division31.750Lost to Sioux Falls Storm in 2011 United Bowl
Tri-Cities 2012 122.8571st in Intense Conference21.667Lost to Sioux Falls Storm in 2012 United Bowl
Tri-Cities 2013 68.4293rd in Intense Conference00–
Tri-Cities 2014 86.5713rd in Intense Conference00–
Tri-Cities 2015 86.5712nd in Intense Conference01.000Lost to Nebraska Danger in conference championship
Tri-Cities total5033.60254.556
Spokane Empire 2016 124.7501st in Intense Conference11.500Lost to Nebraska Danger in 2016 United Bowl
Spokane Empire 2017 88.5003rd in Intense Conference00–
Spokane Empire total2012.62511.500
Nebraska 2018 03.0004th in IFL01.000Lost to Iowa Barnstormers in semifinal
Total11254.675138.619

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