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Paul Pasqualoni

Paul Pasqualoni held UConn at National Program II for 3 seasons.

Peak, then fade
117–77
1991–2013 · 2 stints
SyracuseUConn
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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 careerSYRACUSEUCONNPower Programperennial contenderNational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelSyracuse, 1991: 10-2, Power Program III1991Syracuse, 1992: 10-2, Power Program IIISyracuse, 1993: 6-4, Power Program IIISyracuse, 1994: 7-4, Power Program IIISyracuse, 1995: 9-3, Power Program IIISyracuse, 1996: 9-3, Power Program IIISyracuse, 1997: 9-4, Power Program IISyracuse, 1998: 8-4, Power Program IISyracuse, 1999: 7-5, Power Program IISyracuse, 2000: 6-5, Power Program IISyracuse, 2001: 10-3, Power Program IISyracuse, 2002: 4-8, Power Program IIISyracuse, 2003: 6-6, Power Program IIISyracuse, 2004: 6-6, Power Program III2004+6.2UConn, 2011: 5-7, National Program II2011UConn, 2012: 5-7, National Program IIUConn, 2013: 0-4, National Program III2013-2.5One 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).

Syracuse, 14 seasons
+6.2
Power Program III → Power Program III.
UConn, 3 seasons
−2.5
National Program II → National 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.

Winless in 3 tries against Dennis Erickson.

One-score games
33–33–1
49.3% · margin ≤8
vs. Blue Blood or better
0–2
0.0%
The toughest matchup
vs. Dennis Erickson0–3
3 meetings, 1992–1994
’92 L’93 L’94 L
0% win rate across a real, 3-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
Dynasty
0–2 0.0%
Blue Blood
3–14 17.6%
Power Program
15–19 44.1%
National Program
39–31 55.7%
Regional Program
59–15 79.7%

Coaching career

2011–2013
UConncaretaker
National Program II → National Program II
Paul Pasqualoni held UConn at National Program II for 3 seasons.

2nd-best UConn tenure of 8 by the numbers.

Succeeded by Bob Diaco (2014–2016).

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

12 NFL Draft picks: Anthony Sherman (2011), Lawrence Wilson (2011), Jordan Todman (2011), Greg Lloyd (2011), Kendall Reyes (2012), Dwayne Gratz (2013), Sio Moore (2013), Blidi Wreh-Wilson (2013) + 4 more

10–18
1991–2004
Syracusecaretaker
Power Program III → Power Program II
Paul Pasqualoni moved Syracuse from Power Program III to Power Program II in 14 seasons.

2nd-best Syracuse tenure of 14 by the numbers.

Followed Dick MacPherson (1981–1990) · succeeded by Greg Robinson (2005–2008).

32 NFL Draft picks: John Flannery (1991), Rob Carpenter (1991), Qadry Ismail (1993), Chris Gedney (1993), Kevin Mitchell (1994), Pat O'Neill (1994), Melvin Tuten (1995), Dave Wohlabaugh (1995) + 24 more

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