Frank Spaziani
Frank Spaziani went 22–29 as a head coach, 2006–2012, at Boston College. Share
- Record
- 22–29 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2006 10–3, No. 20
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Boston College interim, bowl game | 1–0 | Meineke Car Care Bowl W | 20 | ||
| 2007–08: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2009 | Boston College | 8–5 | 2nd (Atlantic) | Emerald Bowl L | ||
| 2010 | Boston College | 7–6 | T–4th (Atlantic) | Fight Hunger Bowl L | ||
| 2011 | Boston College | 4–8 | 5th (Atlantic) | |||
| 2012 | Boston College | 2–10 | 6th (Atlantic) | |||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
Players he coached
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 9 | 0–9 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 14 | 3–11 | 21% |
| Conference games | 32 | 13–19 | 41% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 21 | 11–10 | 52% |
| At home | 26 | 14–12 | 54% |
| On the road | 22 | 7–15 | 32% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 24 | 16–8 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 27 | 6–21 | 22% |
His own 51 games on file, 2006–2012, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Grobe 2009–2012 | 2–2 | Wake Forest | 4 | |
| Tom O’Brien 2009–2012 | 2–2 | NC State | 4 | |
| Dabo Swinney 2009–2012 | 1–3 | Clemson | 4 | |
| Frank Beamer 2009–2012 | 0–4 | Virginia Tech | 4 | |
| Brian Kelly 2010–2012 | 0–3 | Notre Dame | 3 | |
| Jimbo Fisher 2010–2012 | 0–3 | Florida State | 3 |
Frank Spaziani’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Marylandseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| NC Stateseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Wake Forestseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Florida Stateseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Clemsonseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Notre Dameseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Virginia Techseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Virginiaseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Penn State | Graduate assistant | |
| 1975–77 | Navy | Tight ends and offensive tackles coach | |
| 1977–81 | Navy | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1982–85 | Virginia | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1985–91 | Virginia | Defensive backs coach and defensive coordinator | |
| 1992–93 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1994–96 | Calgary Stampeders CFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1997–98 | Boston College | Running backs coach | |
| 1999–2008 | Boston College | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2006 | Boston College | Head coach | |
| 2009–12 | Boston College | Head coach | |
| 2016–21 | New Mexico State | Defensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included. Head-coaching seasons the infobox leaves out come from our records.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Joe PaternoPenn State
- George WelshNavy, Virginia
- Tom O’BrienBoston College
- Jeff JagodzinskiBoston College
- Doug MartinNew Mexico State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Dana BibleNC State
- Dave BrockDelaware
- Gary TranquillNavy
- Ryan DayOhio State
- Doug MartinKent State, New Mexico State
- Nick CharltonMaine
Worked under (5)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Paterno | Penn State | 1969 | Graduate assistant | |
| George Welsh | Navy | 1975–81 | 1975–77: tight ends and offensive tackles coach; 1977–81: defensive backs coach | |
| George Welsh | Virginia | 1982–91 | 1982–85: defensive backs coach; 1985–91: defensive backs coach and defensive coordinator | |
| Tom O’Brien | Boston College | 1997–2006 | 1997–98: running backs coach; 1999–2006: defensive coordinator | |
| Jeff Jagodzinski | Boston College | 2007–08 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Doug Martin | New Mexico State | 2016–21 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (6)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Bible | Boston College, 2006: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | NC State | |
| Dave Brock | Boston College, 2009, 2011: tight ends coach | Delaware | |
| Gary Tranquill | Boston College, 2009–10: offensive coordinator | Navy | |
| Ryan Day | Boston College, 2009–11: wide receivers coach | Ohio State | |
| Doug Martin | Boston College, 2012: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Kent State, New Mexico State | |
| Nick Charlton | Boston College, 2012: recruiting graduate assistant | Maine |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Bill McGovern | Boston College, 2006: linebackers coach; 2009–12: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Mike Dawson | Boston College, 2009–11: special teams coach | |
| Kevin Rogers | Boston College, 2011: offensive coordinator | |
| Jim Bollman | Boston College, 2012: offensive line coach and running game coordinator |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.
Pay
| Year | School | Job | Contract pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | New Mexico State | defensive coordinator | $150,000 USA Today | |
| 2016 | New Mexico State | defensive coordinator | $150,000 USA Today |
USA Today’s coaches salary database (2014–17, from public-records requests to the schools; Rachel Ehlers’ copy): the season’s contract pay, school pay plus outside money, before bonuses.
Pay of public employees in their public job only: head coaches, and assistants in the seasons our records name them a coordinator, at public universities.
How he coached
Spaziani’s teams went for it on 13% of fourth downs and on 24% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 50% of plays and took 24.8 seconds a play, 2009–2012.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 13 g | 12 of 105 11% | 17% | 45% | 24.6 | −0.16 | |
| 2010 12 g | 6 of 107 6% | 12% | 46% | 25.7 | −0.21 | |
| 2011 12 g | 17 of 102 17% | 29% | 45% | 26.6 | −0.12 | |
| 2012 12 g | 18 of 103 17% | 37% | 62% | 22.4 | −0.14 | |
| All 49 g | 53 of 417 13% | 24% | 50% | 24.8 | −0.16 |
His seasons as a head coach from 2004 on, from ESPN’s play by play: fourth downs where he went for it out of every fourth-down decision; how often he went when SportsDataverse’s fourth-down model said going for it was the better call; the share of his offense’s plays that were passes; seconds of game clock per offensive play (lower is faster); and expected points added per offensive play (EPA, a measure of how much each play moved the offense toward points). The season in progress counts its games so far. SportsDataverse’s coach tendencies, from ESPN’s play by play; the EPA and the fourth-down model are SportsDataverse’s.