ADDAZIO UP CLOSE

PERSONAL

Birthdate: June 1, 1959
Hometown: Farmington, Connecticut
Wife: Kathleen
Children: Nicole, Jessica, Louie
Education: Central Connecticut State (B.A. Physical Education, 1981; M.A. Physical Education, 1985)

COACHING HISTORY

1985-87: Western Connecticut State (Offensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator)
1988-94: Cheshire (Conn.) HS (Head Coach)
1995-96: Syracuse (Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line)
1997-98: Syracuse (Offensive Line)
1999-01: Notre Dame (Offensive Line (Tackles & Tight Ends)/Special Teams)
2002-03: Indiana (Offensive Line)
2004: Indiana (Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line)
2005-06: Florida (Offensive Line (Tackles & Tight Ends))
2007: Florida (Offensive Line)
2008: Florida (Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line)
2009-10: Florida (Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line)
2011-12: Temple (Head Coach)
2013-19: Boston College (Head Coach)
2020-21: Colorado State (Head Coach)
2022-: Texas A&M (Offensive Line)

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE

1995: Syracuse (Gator)
1996: Syracuse (Liberty)
1997: Syracuse (Fiesta)
1998: Syracuse (Orange)
2000: Notre Dame (Fiesta)
2005: Florida (Outback)
2006: Florida (BCS National Championship)
2007: Florida (Capital One)
2008: Florida (BCS National Championship)
2009: Florida (Sugar)
2010: Florida (Outback)
2011: Temple (New Mexico)
2013: Boston College (AdvoCare V100)
2014: Boston College (Pinstripe)
2016: Boston College (Quick Lane)
2017: Boston College (Pinstripe)
2018: Boston College (First Responder)

Two-time BCS National Champion Steve Addazio joined the Texas A&M football program in the spring of 2022 as the offensive line coach.

In addition to winning a pair of national titles while on staff at Florida, Addazio has nearly a decade of experience as a head coach. He spent the 2020 and 2021 seasons leading the charge at Colorado State after stops at Boston College (2013-19) and Temple (2011-12).

While he was at Colorado State, Addazio coached Trey McBride, who won the 2021 Mackey Award for the nation’s top tight end.

At BC, Addazio became the first head coach to lead the program to six bowl games in his first seven seasons. Boston College appeared as part of ESPN’s College GameDay as the 14th-ranked Eagles hosted second-ranked Clemson in 2018. In 2019 the Eagles led the Atlantic Coast Conference in rushing offense and ranked No. 6 nationally at 267.8 yards per game, while also protecting the quarterback at an ACC-best clip of 0.92 sacks allowed per game – third-best nationally. Addazio's up-tempo Eagles ranked No. 6 nationally in plays per game (76.4) and ranked No. 2 within the ACC.

Addazio’s teams were widely regarded as hard-nosed with powerful rushing attacks. At Boston College, Addazio saw five players rush for over 1,000 yards in a season, including Heisman Trophy finalist and Doak Walker Award winner Andre Williams’ 2,177 yards in the 2013 season.

Addazio's first opportunity as a head coach came at Temple where he spent two seasons, leading the Owls to a 9-4 mark in his inaugural campaign of 2011. That season, the Owls won their first bowl game in 32 years, capturing the New Mexico Bowl with a 37-15 victory over Wyoming. Addazio's nine wins were the most-ever by a first-year head coach in the program's history. Addazio's offense set school records for rushing yards and rushing touchdowns. During his time at Temple, Addazio also helped direct the Owls through the program's transition from the Mid-American Conference to the Big East.

An offensive line coach by trade, Addazio is considered one of the nation’s best teachers of the position in addition to being one of the nation’s top recruiters. He has coached five players who were NFL first-round offensive line picks. In 2010, Addazio was honored by
ESPN.com as the nation’s No. 1 recruiter as he helped put together a pair of recruiting classes in 2009 and 2010 at Florida that ranked in the top-five nationally, including the nation’s best class in 2010. He tutored the 2009 Rimington Trophy winner Maurkice Pouncey at Florida.

Previously, he spent three years as an offensive coordinator, two at Florida when the Gators won two BCS national championships. In 2010, Florida ranked 10th nationally in scoring offense, sixth in total offense. He also served as Indiana's offensive coordinator in 2004.

He began his coaching career at Western Connecticut State as the offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator from 1985-87. He then stepped back to coach Cheshire High School from 1988-1994, with that team winning three state championships, 49 consecutive games and sending 20 players to college programs.

He returned to college coaching in 1995, the first of four seasons at Syracuse working with tight ends and the offensive line. In 1999, he spent the first of two seasons at Notre Dame, coaching tackles, tight ends and special teams.

Addazio and his wife, Kathleen, have three children: Nicole, Jessica and Louie.