A voting member of the Football Writers Association of America, Vilardo hails from Bloomington, Indiana, and graduated with a degree in Sports Communications from Indiana University.
He serves as the Public Address Announcer for 11 IU programs, including water polo, which competes along with Pac-12 water polo programs in the MPSF. Vilardo is also the announcer for the 2022 PanAm Junior Championships in Indianapolis.
Vilardo founded and runs the Sports and Entertainment Research Center (SERC), which offers statistical and market research and analysis along with notes and previews.
He is also a regular contributor to That American F1 Show, a podcast on Formula 1 racing from a U.S. perspective, and has done statistical work for CBS Sports, Fox Sports, and the Big Ten Network.
You can reach Stephen on Twitter at @SERCenter and visit his website at www.sercstats.com.
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Ranking the Top CFB Head Coaches in the West for 2025
> Our Stephen Vilardo assesses how the region's best head guys stack up heading into the season - August 4, 2025 -
Ranking the Big Ten Football Head Coaches for 2025
> Our Stephen Vilardo assesses how the Conference's head guys stack up heading into the season - July 30, 2025 -
Ranking the Top CFB Offenses in the West for 2025
> Stephen Vilardo gives us the second of his two-part look at the respective sides of the ball - July 28, 2025