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American football coach (born 1991)

Saj Thakkar
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Davidson
Conference	PFL
Record	0–0
Biographical details
Born	(1991-02-07) February 7, 1991 (age 33) Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S.
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)
2023–2024	Bentley
2025–present	Davidson

Head coaching record
Overall	14–6

Sajan Thakkar (born February 7, 1991) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Davidson College, a position he has held since 2025. He was the head football coach for Bentley University from 2023 to 2024. He also coached for Fitchburg State, Maritime, and Harvard. He played college football for Western New England and Fitchburg State as a quarterback and wide receiver.

Personal life

Thakkar and his wife, Bobbi-Jo, have been married since 2017. They have two children.


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Bentley Falcons (Northeast-10 Conference) (2023–2024)
2023	Bentley	6–4	5–2	T–2nd
2024	Bentley	8–2	6–2	2nd
Bentley:		14–6	11–4
Davidson Wildcats (Pioneer Football League) (2025–present)
2025	Davidson	0–0	0–0
Davidson:		0–0	0–0
Total:		14–6

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"Saj Thakkar Named Head Football Coach at Bentley". www.bentley.edu. June 16, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
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"Saj Thakkar officially named the new head football coach at Bentley". New England Football Journal®. June 17, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
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"Fitchburg State". Fitchburg State. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
"Saj Thakkar - Football Coach". Maritime College Athletics. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
"Sajan Thakkar - Assistant Coach - Running Backs - Football Coaches". Harvard University. Retrieved July 26, 2023.

v t e Bentley Falcons head football coaches
Hal Kopp (1972–1975) Jack Regan (1976–1978) Peter Yetten (1979–2008) Thom Boerman (2009–2013) Bill Kavanaugh (2014–2019) No team (2020) Bill Kavanaugh (2021) Alvin Reynolds (2022) Saj Thakkar (2023–2024) CJ Scarpa # (2025– ) # denotes interim head coach

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Davidson Wildcats head football coaches
No coach (1896–1899) John A. Brewin (1900–1903) Bob Williams (1904–1905) Robert S. Graham & John Beverly Pollard (1906–1907) John Nathan Levine (1908) Floyd M. Simmons (1909–1910) Edwin W. Holladay (1911) W. T. Cook (1912–1913) Bob Fetzer (1914) Bill Fetzer (1915–1918) Pete Crayton (1919) H. M. Grey (1920–1922) William L. Younger (1923–1931) Williams Newton (1932–1935) Gene McEver (1936–1943) No team (1944–1945) William Story (1946–1947) Lefty Jamerson (1948–1949) Crowell Little (1950–1951) Bill Dole (1952–1964) Homer Smith (1965–1969) Dave Fagg (1970–1973) Ed Farrell (1974–1984) Vic Gatto (1985–1989) Dave Fagg (1990–1992) Tim Landis (1993–1999) Joe Susan (2000) Mike Toop (2001–2004) Tripp Merritt (2005–2012) Brett Hayford # (2012) Paul Nichols (2013–2017) Scott Abell (2018–2024) Saj Thakkar (2025– ) # denotes interim head coach

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Head coaches of the Pioneer Football League
Kevin Lynch (Butler) Saj Thakkar (Davidson) Trevor Andrews (Dayton) Vacant (Drake) Mike Willis (Marist) Jason Woodman (Morehead State) Steve Englehart (Presbyterian) Glenn Caruso (St. Thomas) Brandon Moore (San Diego) Vacant (Stetson) Andy Waddle (Valparaiso)

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