Frank Spaziani

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Frank Spaziani is in his tenth year on the Boston College coaching staff and his eighth as defensive coordinator. Previously, Spaziani coached BC's running backs.

The 2004 Eagles were ranked in the top 10 nationally in scoring defense, top 20 in rushing defense and top 25 in pass efficiency defense. In 2003 BC was ranked second in the Big East in total defense and rushing defense. During the 2002 season, the Eagle defense was ranked 13th nationally in passing defense, 25th in pass efficiency defense, 23rd in scoring defense and 37th in total defense.

Spaziani joined Coach Tom O'Brien's staff after three seasons with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. During his coaching tenure at Calgary, he served two seasons as the defensive coordinator.

Prior to his coaching stint at Calgary, he served as the defensive coordinator for two years with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Spaziani spent nine years as a member of the Virginia coaching staff, where he was defensive coordinator for his last five seasons in Charlottesville, after having been defensive backs coach for the first four.

Spaziani has been a member of coaching staffs for teams that have reached 16 bowl games, including the 2004 Continental Tire Bowl, the 2003 Diamond Walnut San Francisco Bowl (BC), the 2002 Motor City Bowl (BC), the 2001 Music City Bowl (BC), the 2000 Aloha Bowl (BC), the 1999 Insight.com Bowl (BC), the 1990 Sugar Bowl (Virginia), the 1989 Citrus Bowl (Virginia), the 1987 All-American Bowl (Virginia), the 1984 Peach Bowl (Virginia), the 1981 Liberty Bowl (Navy) and the 1980 Garden State Bowl and 1978 Holiday Bowl (Navy).

Spaziani is a 1969 graduate of Penn State, where he was a star defensive end on the Nittany Lions teams that tied Florida State in the 1967 Gator Bowl and defeated Kansas in the 1969 Orange Bowl. He began his coaching career in 1969 as a graduate assistant to Joe Paterno at Penn State. After three years as an assistant high school coach, he became head coach at Hempstead (N.Y.) High School in 1973, and, a year later, at Raritan (N.J.) High. He joined head coach George Welsh as an offensive assistant at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1975 and went with Welsh and Tom O'Brien from Annapolis to Virginia in 1982.

Frank and his wife, the former Laura Heikel, are the parents of three children, Joseph and twins Avery and Andrew.

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[edit] Career

Came to Boston College from: Calgary Stampeders (CFL) Year: 1997

[edit] Coaching experience

  • 1999- Boston College (defensive coordinator)
  • 1997-98 Boston College (running backs)
  • 1994-96 Calgary Stampeders-CFL (defensive coordinator)
  • 1992-93 Winnipeg Blue Bombers-CFL (defensive coordinator)
  • 1985-90 University of Virginia (defensive coordinator/defensive backs)
  • 1982-85 University of Virginia (defensive backs)
  • 1977-81 United States Naval Academy (defensive backs)
  • 1975-77 United States Naval Academy (tight ends/tackles)
  • 1969 Penn State (graduate assistant)

[edit] Bowl games as a coach

  • Meineke Car Care Bowl (Boston College)
  • Continental Tire Bowl (Boston College)
  • Diamond Walnut San Francisco Bowl (Boston College)
  • Motor City Bowl (Boston College)
  • Music City Bowl (Boston College)
  • Aloha Bowl (Boston College)
  • Insight.com Bowl (Boston College)
  • Grey Cup (Calgary)
  • Grey Cup (Winnipeg)
  • Grey Cup (Winnipeg)
  • Sugar Bowl (Virginia)
  • Citrus Bowl (Virginia)
  • All-American Bowl (Virginia)
  • Peach Bowl (Virginia)
  • Liberty Bowl (Navy)
  • Garden State Bowl (Navy)
  • Holiday Bowl (Navy)

[edit] Coaching accomplishments

  • Mathias Kiwanuka was the 2004 Big East Defensive Player of the Year; the Eagles ranked second in the Big East and 31st in the country in total defense and first in the Big East and 12th in the country in scoring defense.
  • In 2004, Boston College's rush defense ranked first in the Big East.
  • In 2003, the BC defense ranked second in the Big East in total defense and second in rushing defense.
  • In 2002, the BC defense ranked 13th nationall in passing defense, 25th in pass efficiency defense, 23rd in scoring defense and 37th in total defense
  • In 2001, the Boston College defense ranked 12th nationally in passing defense, 10th in pass efficiency defense, 19th in scoring defense and 25th in total defense
  • In 1998, with Spaziani as running backs coach, Boston College's Mike Cloud was a consensus first-team All-America selection and a finalist for the Doak Walker Award
  • Mike Cloud set a BIG EAST and school single-season rushing record with 1,726 yards in 1998
  • As defensive coordinator, led the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to the 1992 and 1993 Grey Cup
  • Led the 1995 Calgary Stampeders to the Grey Cup as defensive coordinator

[edit] Playing career

1965-68: Penn State (quarterback and linebacker)

  • Member of the Penn State team that went to the 1967 Gator Bowl
  • Member of the Penn State team that played in the 1969 Orange Bowl

[edit] Named interim head football coach

On December 9, 2006 Frank Spaziani was named interim Head Football at Boston College for the departed Tom O'Brien. He coached Boston College to a win versus Navy on December 30, 2006 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

[edit] References

    [edit] External link

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