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Tom Stanley (born January 12, 1972) is an American football coach.

Early life and playing career
Stanley grew up in Altamonte Springs, Florida where he attended Lake Brantley High School. He played quarterback on the schools football team. After high school, Stanley attended Mississippi State University and was a walk-on to the Bulldogs football team. From 1991 to 1993, Stanley did not appear in a game for the team. Prior to the start of the 1994 season, head coach Jackie Sherrill announced Stanley would platoon with quarterback Derrick Taite. For the first eleven games of the season, Stanley played the first quarter, Taite the second, and then Sherill would decide upon a quarterback for the second half. In this role, Stanley completed 87-of-156 passes (55.8%) for 978 yards, six touchdowns and seven interceptions. Sherill announced Taite would be the Bulldogs' starting quarterback in the Peach Bowl against NC State.

Assistant coaching
After graduating from Mississippi State, Stanley got a job as an assistant coach at DeLand High School in DeLand, Florida. After just one season at DeLand, Stanley took a job as the quarterbacks coach at McNeese State. During the 2000 season, Stanley was named the interim offensive coordinator at McNeese State. In 2001, he took a job as the offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator at Temple. He was fired after one season.

In 2002, Stanley was named offensive coordinator at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. In five seasons at Northwestern State, Stanley helped lead the team to a Southland Conference title and two NCAA Division I-AA playoff appearances.

Louisiana Tech
On December 17, 2006, Stanley was hired as the new head coach at Louisiana Tech University. He replaced former coach Jack Bicknell, who was fired on December 4 after the Bulldogs finished 3–10 in 2006.

Lake Brantley High School
In 2011, Stanley became head coach at his alma mater, Lake Brantley High School. In his first season at Lake Brantley, he led the school to a 10–1 record and the Division 8A Florida state playoffs. In 2012, Lake Brantley went 11–1, winning the Division 8A State Championship.