Linebacker, Eastern Michigan (from Boston College), 2018–23
Joseph Sparacio
- Number
- No. 19
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Naples, FL
Joseph Sparacio played linebacker at Boston College (2018–21) and Eastern Michigan (2022–23).
At a glance
Career highs
23tackles, career highvs. Western Michigan, 2023Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boston College | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Boston College | 50 | 23 | 6 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Boston College | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Boston College | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Eastern Michigan | 84 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan | 139 | 63 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Career | 285 | 131 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boston College | 19 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Boston College | 19 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Boston College | 19 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Boston College | 19 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Eastern Michigan | 19 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan | 19 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 5′11″ | 220 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2023 Eastern Michigan 13 games, 139 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Howard | W 33–23 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Minnesota | L 6–25 | 14 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Massachusetts | W 19–17 | 14 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Jacksonville State | L 0–21 | 14 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Central Michigan | L 23–26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Ball State | W 24–10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Kent State | W 28–14 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Northern Illinois | L 13–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Western Michigan | L 21–45 | 23 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Toledo | L 23–49 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Akron | W 30–27 | 15 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at Buffalo | W 24–11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. South Alabama | L 10–59 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2022 Eastern Michigan 12 games, 84 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 42–34 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Louisiana | L 21–49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | at Arizona State | W 30–21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Buffalo | L 31–50 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Massachusetts | W 20–13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atWestern Michigan | W 45–23 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Northern Illinois | L 10–39 | 10 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atBall State | W 20–16 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Toledo | L 24–27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | atAkron | W 34–28 | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atKent State | W 31–24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Central Michigan | W 38–19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Boston College 5 games, 6 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Colgate | W 51–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at Temple | W 28–3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Louisville | L 14–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Georgia Tech | W 41–30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Florida State | L 23–26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Boston College 3 games, 3 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Duke | W 26–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Virginia Tech | L 14–40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 48–27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Boston College 11 games, 50 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 35–28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Richmond | W 45–13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Kansas | L 24–48 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Rutgers | W 30–16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Wake Forest | L 24–27 | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atLouisville | L 39–41 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. NC State | W 45–24 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Clemson | L 7–59 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Florida State | L 31–38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Notre Dame | L 7–40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Cincinnati | L 6–38 | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Boston College 2 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.Massachusetts | W 55–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Holy Cross | W 62–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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