Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Bentley |
Conference | NE-10 |
Record | 10–6 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S. | February 7, 1991
Alma mater | Fitchburg State University (2013, 2015) |
Playing career | |
2009 | Western New England |
2010–2012 | Fitchburg State |
Position(s) | Quarterback, wide receiver |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2013–2014 | Fitchburg State (ST/RB) |
2015 | Maritime (ST/DB) |
2016–2017 | Maritime (OC/QB) |
2018–2022 | Harvard (RB) |
2023 (spring) | Bentley (OC) |
2023–present | Bentley |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 10–6 |
Sajan Thakkar (born February 7, 1991) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Bentley University, a position he has held since 2023. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He previously coached for Fitchburg State, [6] Maritime, [7] and Harvard. [8] He played college football for Western New England and Fitchburg State as a quarterback and wide receiver.
Thakkar and his wife, Bobbi-Jo, have been married since 2017. They have two children.
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Bentley Falcons (Northeast-10 Conference)(2023–present) | |||||||||
2023 | Bentley | 6–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
2024 | Bentley | 4–2 | 2–2 | ||||||
Bentley: | 10–6 | 7–4 | |||||||
Total: | 10–6 |
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