Blaise Faggiano

Blaise Faggiano is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Utica University, a position he has held since 2008.

Blaise Faggiano

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Utica
Conference	Empire 8
Record	90–79
Playing career
1989–1992	Ithaca
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1994	Albany (GA)
1995–1996	Ithaca (DC)
1999–2007	St. John Fisher (DC)
2008–present	Utica
Head coaching record
Overall	90–79
Bowls	2–3
Tournaments	1–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs)

Faggiano graduated from Ithaca College and was a member of the football team. In 1991 they won the NCAA Division III Football Championship. After Ithaca, Faggiano became a graduate assistant coach at the University at Albany. He then returned to Ithaca in 1995 to coach football.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	AFCA#	D3°
Utica Pioneers (Empire 8) (2008–present)
2008	Utica	3–7	2–4	5th
2009	Utica	4–6	0–5	6th
2010	Utica	5–5	0–5	5th
2011	Utica	5–5	2–5	T–5th
2012	Utica	6–4	4–3	T–3rd
2013	Utica	3–7	1–6	7th
2014	Utica	7–4	5–3	T–3rd	L North Central
2015	Utica	4–6	3–5	T–6th
2016	Utica	7–4	5–3	4th	L James Lynah
2017	Utica	3–7	2–5	T–5th
2018	Utica	7–4	4–3	T–3rd	W Scotty Whitelaw
2019	Utica	5–5	3–3	4th
2020–21	Utica	1–1	1–1	T–1st
2021	Utica	6–5	3–3	4th	L Scotty Whitelaw
2022	Utica	10–2	5–1	2nd	L NCAA Division III Second Round	22	20
2023	Utica	9–2	4–2	3rd	W Clayton Chapman
2024	Utica	5–5	3–4	5th
Utica:		90–79	47–61
Total:		90–79

External links

• Utica profile