Coaches
Frank Spaziani
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Frank Spaziani
Played at Penn State 1965-1968
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Penn State | GA | GA | Joe Paterno |
| 1975-1977 | Navy | Position | TE/OT | George Welsh |
| 1977-1981 | Navy | Position | DB | George Welsh |
| 1982-1985 | Virginia | Position | DB | George Welsh |
| 1985-1991 | Virginia | DC | DB/DC | George Welsh |
| 1992-1993 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (pro) | DC | DC | not known |
| 1994-1996 | Calgary Stampeders (pro) | DC | DC | not known |
| 1997-1998 | Boston College (unknown) | Position | RB | Tom O'Brien |
| 1999-2008 | Boston College (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2005-2008 | Boston College | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | Tom O'Brien (2005-2006), Jeff Jagodzinski (2007-2008) |
| 2006 | Boston College | Head coachinterim | Head coach (interim) · season pages | Tom O'Brien |
| 2009-2012 | Boston College (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2016-2021 | New Mexico State | DC | DC✓ | Doug Martin |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | New Mexico State | Defensive coordinator | 95 | 120 | 94 | 120 | 128 |
| 2017 | New Mexico State | Defensive coordinator | 48 | 58 | 61 | 95 | 130 |
| 2018 | New Mexico State | Defensive coordinator | 93 | 118 | 109 | 48 | 130 |
| 2019 | New Mexico State | Defensive coordinator | 117 | 126 | 124 | 93 | 130 |
| 2021 | New Mexico State | Defensive coordinator | 123 | 126 | 124 | - | 130 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Boston College | 8-5 | - → - | 102 | 15 | 12.7 | 64% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | Boston College | 7-6 | - → - | 112 | 12 | 7.1 | 62% wins | 120 |
| 2011 | Boston College | 4-8 | - → - | 102 | 75 | -4.5 | 54% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | Boston College | 2-10 | - → - | 97 | 73 | -2.8 | 33% wins | 124 |
Worked under
- Joe Paterno · Penn State 1969 (GA)
- George Welsh · Navy 1975-1981 (Position)
- George Welsh · Virginia 1982-1991 (DC, Position)
- Tom O'Brien · Boston College 1997-2006 (DC, Position)
- Jeff Jagodzinski · Boston College 2007-2008 (DC)
- Doug Martin · New Mexico State 2016-2021 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 8
- Bill McGovern · Boston College 2009-2012 (DC, Position)
- Dave Brock · Boston College 2009 (Position)
- Gary Tranquill · Boston College 2009-2010 (OC)
- Ryan Day*+ · Boston College 2009-2011 (Position)
- Kevin Rogers · Boston College 2011 (OC)
- Doug Martin · Boston College 2012 (OC, Position)
- Jim Bollman · Boston College 2012 (Other, Position)
- Rich Gunnell · Boston College 2012 (GA)
Level 2: on their staffs · 37
- David Elson · New Mexico State 2013 (DC) · under Doug Martin
- Gregg Brandon · New Mexico State 2013-2014 (OC, Position) · under Doug Martin
- Larry Coyer · New Mexico State 2014 (DC) · under Doug Martin
- Walt Wells · New Mexico State 2014 (Position) · under Doug Martin
- Zane Vance · New Mexico State 2015 (DC) · under Doug Martin
- John Mumford · New Mexico State 2017-2021 (Position) · under Doug Martin
- Oliver Soukup · New Mexico State 2017-2021 (Other) · under Doug Martin
- Brian Hartline* · Ohio State 2019-2025 (OC, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Chandler Whitmer · Ohio State 2019 (GA) · under Ryan Day
- Greg Mattison · Ohio State 2019-2020 (DC) · under Ryan Day
- Greg Studrawa · Ohio State 2019-2021 (Position) · under Ryan Day
- Jeff Hafley · Ohio State 2019 (DC, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Keenan Bailey · Ohio State 2019-2026 (Analyst, OC, Other, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Kevin Wilson · Ohio State 2019-2022 (OC, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Larry Johnson · Ohio State 2019-2026 (Other, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Matt Barnes · Ohio State 2019-2021 (DC, Other, Position, ST coord.) · under Ryan Day
- Mike Yurcich · Ohio State 2019 (Other, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Sean Duggan · Ohio State 2019 (GA) · under Ryan Day
- Billy Fessler · Ohio State 2020-2026 (Analyst, GA, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Corey Dennis · Ohio State 2020-2023 (Position) · under Ryan Day
- Joe Bolden · Ohio State 2020-2021 (Analyst) · under Ryan Day
- Kerry Coombs · Ohio State 2020-2021 (DC) · under Ryan Day
- Paul Rhoads · Ohio State 2021 (Analyst) · under Ryan Day
- Ricky Brown · Ohio State 2021 (Analyst) · under Ryan Day
- Todd Fitch · Ohio State 2021-2023 (Analyst) · under Ryan Day
- Jim Knowles · Ohio State 2022-2024 (DC) · under Ryan Day
- Justin Frye · Ohio State 2022-2024 (Position) · under Ryan Day
- Matt Guerrieri · Ohio State 2022-2026 (Analyst, Other, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Perry Eliano · Ohio State 2022-2023 (Position) · under Ryan Day
- Tim Walton · Ohio State 2022-2026 (DC, Other, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Chip Kelly · Ohio State 2024 (OC, Position) · under Ryan Day
- Tim Drevno · Ohio State 2024 (Analyst) · under Ryan Day
- Matt Patricia · Ohio State 2025-2026 (DC) · under Ryan Day
- Taver Johnson · Ohio State 2025-2026 (Position) · under Ryan Day
- Tyler Bowen · Ohio State 2025-2026 (Position) · under Ryan Day
- Arthur Smith · Ohio State 2026 (OC) · under Ryan Day
- Cortez Hankton · Ohio State 2026 (Position) · under Ryan Day
Level 3: on their staffs · 13
- Aazaar Abdul-Rahim · Boston College 2020-2023 (DC, Other, Position) · under Jeff Hafley
- Frank Cignetti Jr. · Boston College 2020-2021 (OC, Position) · under Jeff Hafley
- Joe Dailey · Boston College 2020-2021 (Position) · under Jeff Hafley
- Steve Shimko · Boston College 2020-2023 (OC, Position) · under Jeff Hafley
- Tem Lukabu · Boston College 2020-2022 (DC) · under Jeff Hafley
- John McNulty · Boston College 2022 (OC) · under Jeff Hafley
- Chris Polizzi · Tulsa 2023-2024 (DC) · under Kevin Wilson
- Ryan McCarthy · Boston College 2023 (Other) · under Jeff Hafley
- Ryan Stanchek · Tulsa 2023 (Position) · under Kevin Wilson
- Ryan Switzer · Tulsa 2023-2024 (Other, Position) · under Kevin Wilson
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · Tulsa 2023-2024 (OC, Other, Position) · under Kevin Wilson
- Josh Aldridge · South Florida 2026 (DC) · under Brian Hartline
- Tim Beck · South Florida 2026 (OC) · under Brian Hartline
Coached together
- Joe Paterno · Penn State 1969 · him GA, them Head coach
- Gary Tranquill · Navy 1975-1976 · him Position, them Position
- Tom O'Brien · Navy 1975-1981 · him Position, them Position
- Jon Tenuta · Virginia 1982 · him Position, them GA
- Tom O'Brien · Virginia 1982-1991 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Charley Molnar · Virginia 1987-1988 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Gary Tranquill · Virginia 1987-1990 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Phil Elmassian · Virginia 1987-1990 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Bob Shoop · Virginia 1990 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Jim Bollman · Virginia 1991 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Mike Archer · Virginia 1991 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Al Golden · Boston College 1997-1998 · him Position, them Position
- Don Treadwell · Boston College 1997-1998 · him Position, them Other
- Jeff Jagodzinski · Boston College 1997-2008 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Mike London · Boston College 1997-1998 · him Position, them Position
- Tim Rose · Boston College 1997-1998 · him Position, them DC
- Tom O'Brien · Boston College 1997-2006 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Head coach
- Trenton Boykin · Boston College 1998 · him Position, them GA
- Bill McGovern · Boston College 2005-2012 · him DC, Head coach, them DC, Position
- Dana Bible · Boston College 2005-2006 · him DC, Head coach, them OC, Position
- Jack Bicknell · Boston College 2007-2008 · him DC, them Position
- Ryan Day*+ · Boston College 2007-2011 · him DC, Head coach, them Position
- Steve Logan · Boston College 2007-2008 · him DC, them OC
- Dave Brock · Boston College 2009 · him Head coach, them Position
- Gary Tranquill · Boston College 2009-2010 · him Head coach, them OC
- Kevin Rogers · Boston College 2011 · him Head coach, them OC
- Doug Martin · Boston College 2012 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Jim Bollman · Boston College 2012 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Rich Gunnell · Boston College 2012 · him Head coach, them GA
- Doug Martin · New Mexico State 2016-2021 · him DC, them Head coach
- John Mumford · New Mexico State 2017-2021 · him DC, them Position
- Oliver Soukup · New Mexico State 2017-2021 · him DC, them Other