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Frank Spaziani

Followed Jeff Jagodzinski. Frank Spaziani held Boston College at Power Program III for 4 seasons.

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2009–2012 · 1 stint
Boston College
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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 careerBOSTON COLLEGEPower Programperennial contenderNational Programrespectable, streakyBoston College, 2009: 8-5, Power Program III2009Boston College, 2010: 7-6, National Program I2010Boston College, 2011: 4-8, National Program I2011Boston College, 2012: 2-10, National Program II2012-6.6One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached Power Program in his 1st career season — faster than 57% of the 395 FBS coaches who have ever reached Power Program (rank #1 of 395 by seasons-to-arrival).

Boston College, 4 seasons
−6.6
Power Program III → National Program II.

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.

Winless in 4 tries against Frank Beamer.

One-score games
10–10
50.0% · margin ≤8
vs. Blue Blood or better
1–2
33.3%
The toughest matchup
vs. Frank Beamer0–4
4 meetings, 2009–2012
’09 L’10 L’11 L’12 L
0% win rate across a real, 4-meeting series — short of the bar this site uses before badging a series “Nemesis.” Shown here as the toughest matchup on record, not an algorithmic crown.
Performance by opponent class
Blue Blood
1–2 33.3%
Power Program
2–14 12.5%
National Program
9–9 50.0%
Regional Program
5–4 55.6%

Coaching career

2009–2012
Boston Collegecaretaker
Power Program III → Power Program III
Frank Spaziani held Boston College at Power Program III for 4 seasons.

5th-best Boston College tenure of 18 by the numbers.

Followed Jeff Jagodzinski (2007–2008) · succeeded by Steve Addazio (2013–2019).

Where the roster comes from, by position
Grows Tight end from high school
100%
#164 of 188 stints
Grows Running back from high school
100%
#196 of 208 stints

5 NFL Draft picks: B.J. Raji (2009), Ron Brace (2009), Matt Tennant (2010), Anthony Castonzo (2011), Luke Kuechly (2012)

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