Joe Rudolph

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Joe Rudolph
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Rudolph in 2013
Wisconsin Badgers
Position:Offensive Coordinator
Personal information
Born: (1972-07-21) July 21, 1972 (age 49)
Charleroi, Pennsylvania
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:285 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High school:Belle Vernon
College:Wisconsin
Undrafted:1995
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
  • Ohio State (2004-2006)
    Graduate assistant
  • Nebraska (2007)
    Tight ends coach
  • Wisconsin (2008-2011)
    Tight ends coach
  • Pittsburgh (2012-2014)
    Associate head coach/offensive coordinator
  • Pittsburgh (2014)
    Interim head coach
  • Wisconsin (2015–present)
    Associate head coach/offensive coordinator/offensive line coach

Joe Rudolph is the associate head coach, offensive coordinator, and offensive line coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Prior to this position he was the interim head coach and offensive coordinator of the University of Pittsburgh Panthers football team.[1][2] He is a former guard in the National Football League for both the San Francisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles.[3]

Biography[]

Rudolph was born on July 21, 1972 in Charleroi, Pennsylvania.[4] and is married to Dawn DeCaria Rudolph of Weirton, West Virginia. Together they have three sons.[5] He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was a team captain on the football team, and the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University.

Professional playing career[]

Rudolph played with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1995.[6] After spending 1996 away from the NFL, he returned in 1997 to play with the San Francisco 49ers.

Coaching career[]

Rudolph's first coaching experience was as a graduate assistant with the Ohio State Buckeyes. In 2007, Rudolph served as Tight Ends Coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. While there he also worked on special teams and oversaw the punt team. He then served as the tight ends coach of the Wisconsin Badgers football team from 2008 to 2011.

Head coaching record[]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Pittsburgh Panthers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2014)
2014 Pittsburgh 0–1* 0–0* T–3rd (Coastal) L Armed Forces
Pittsburgh: 0–1 0–0
Total: 0–1

*Rudolph served as interim coach after Paul Chryst left for Wisconsin after the regular season. Pittsburgh credits the regular season to Chryst and the Armed Forces Bowl to Rudolph.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Zeise, Paul (January 7, 2012). "Pitt's Chryst formally announces six members of his coaching staff". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  2. ^ "Paul Chryst Announces Coaching Staff Realignment". PittsburghPanthers.com. February 18, 2012. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  3. ^ "Players: Joe Rudolph". NFL.com. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Joe Rudolph Stats".
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