Education
Pennsylvania State University.
Pennsylvania State University.
He is currently the defensive coordinator at New Mexico State University. He served as the head football coach at Boston College from 2009 to 2012, compiling a record of 22 wins and 29 losses. Prior to becoming head coach, Spaziani served on the Eagles" coaching staff for 12 years, the last 10 as defensive coordinator.
Spaziani is a native of Clark, New Jersey, and a graduate of Arthur L. Johnson High School.
Spaziani played quarterback and linebacker for the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1965 to 1968. He was the subject of one of Joe Paterno"s notable early quotes: the Nittany Lions" coach said of Spaziani, "Don"t get the idea that I like him because he"s Italian.
I like him because I"m Italian."
Spaziani was also a starting pitcher for the Penn State baseball team They reside in Hingham, Massachusetts.
He is a brother of Sigma Pi Fraternity International.
Canadian Football League
Spaziani coached in the Canadian Football League as a defensive coordinator for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (two seasons) and Calgary Stampeders (three years). Boston College
In 1997, Spaziani left the Calgary Stampeders for a position as running backs coach for the Boston College Eagles. Cloud also set a Big East and school single-season rushing record with 1,726 yards in 1998.
In 1999, he replaced Tim Rose as defensive coordinator, becoming Boston College"s seventh defensive coordinator in the 1990s.
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 2002, they were ranked 13th nationally in passing defense, 25th in pass efficiency defense, 23rd in scoring defense and 37th in total defense.
In 2003, they were ranked second in the Big East in total defense and second in rushing defense. In 2004, they were ranked first in the Big East.
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.
Spaziani was named interim head coach for Boston College twice. However, Jeff Jagodzinski was hired as the permanent head coach. Spaziani was also named interim coach after Jagodzinski was fired on January 7, 2009, for interviewing for the open head coaching position with the New York Jets.
On January 13, 2009, Spaziani was officially hired as the Eagles" permanent head coach.
Spaziani was fired on November 25, 2012, following a season in which Boston College went 2–10, the worst record since 1978. Despite claims by former Athletic Director Gene DeFillipo that Spaziani was the best coach in his time at British Columbia, "Spaz" has the worst record as Boston College football coach since 1980
On January 8, 2016, Spanziani was hired to be the defensive coordinator for the New Mexico State Aggies football team
He was a member of the team that went to the 1967 Gator Bowl and also played in the team that went to the 1969 Orange Bowl.