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Clarence Stasavich

Clarence Stasavich held East Carolina at National Program II for 5 seasons.

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1965–1969 · 1 stint
East Carolina
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Career arc

His real stature score, season by season, across every program he’s coached — so a stretch that stays in one tier the whole way can still climb or sink on the line, not just flatten out. Node color marks the tier reached. Which program a stretch belongs to is carried by the shaded lane behind it.

Stature score reached, by season of his head-coaching careerEAST CAROLINANational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelEast Carolina, 1965: 9-1, National Program II1965East Carolina, 1966: 4-5, National Program III1966East Carolina, 1967: 8-2, National Program III1967East Carolina, 1968: 4-6, Regional Program I1968East Carolina, 1969: 2-7, Regional Program III1969+0.0One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached National Program in his 1st career season — faster than 41% of the 675 FBS coaches who have ever reached National Program (rank #1 of 675 by seasons-to-arrival).

East Carolina, 5 seasons
+0.0
National Program II → Regional Program III.

The big-game ledger

How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.

One-score games
3–3–1
42.9% · margin ≤8
Performance by opponent class
National Program
0–2 0.0%
Regional Program
14–9 60.9%

Coaching career

1965–1969
East Carolinacaretaker
National Program II
Clarence Stasavich held East Carolina at National Program II for 5 seasons.

3rd-best East Carolina tenure of 15 by the numbers.

Succeeded by Mike McGee (1970–1970).

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