Coaches
Joe Rudolph
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Joe Rudolph
Played at Wisconsin 1991-1994
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-2006 | Ohio State | GA | GA | Jim Tressel |
| 2007 | Nebraska | Position | TE | Bill Callahan |
| 2008-2011 | Wisconsin | Position | TE | Bret Bielema* |
| 2012-2014 | Pittsburgh | OC | AHC/OC✓ | Paul Chryst |
| 2014 | Pittsburgh | Head coachinterim | Interim HC | Paul Chryst |
| 2015-2021 | Wisconsin | OC | AHC/OC/OL✓ | Paul Chryst |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | Position | OL | Brent Pry |
| 2023- | Notre Dame | Position | OL | Marcus Freeman*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Pittsburgh | Offensive coordinator | 12 | 68 | 55 | 63 | 124 |
| 2013 | Pittsburgh | Offensive coordinator | 31 | 75 | 36 | 12 | 125 |
| 2014 | Pittsburgh | Offensive coordinator | 35 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 128 |
| 2015 | Wisconsin | Offensive coordinator | 88 | 79 | 57 | 26 | 128 |
| 2016 | Wisconsin | Offensive coordinator | 67 | 59 | 37 | 88 | 128 |
| 2017 | Wisconsin | Offensive coordinator | 39 | 16 | 28 | 67 | 130 |
| 2018 | Wisconsin | Offensive coordinator | 19 | 50 | 4 | 39 | 130 |
| 2019 | Wisconsin | Offensive coordinator | 19 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 130 |
| 2020 | Wisconsin | Offensive coordinator | 100 | 98 | 51 | 19 | 127 |
| 2021 | Wisconsin | Offensive coordinator | 95 | 86 | 42 | 100 | 130 |
Worked under
- Jim Tressel · Ohio State 2004-2006 (GA)
- Bill Callahan · Nebraska 2007 (Position)
- Bret Bielema* · Wisconsin 2008-2011 (Position)
- Paul Chryst · Pittsburgh 2012-2014 (OC, Other)
- Paul Chryst · Wisconsin 2015-2021 (OC, Other, Position)
- Brent Pry · Virginia Tech 2022 (Position)
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Notre Dame 2023-2026 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Alex Golesh* · Ohio State 2004-2005 · him GA, them Other
- Darrell Hazell · Ohio State 2004-2006 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Jim Bollman · Ohio State 2004-2006 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Jim Heacock · Ohio State 2004-2006 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Jim Tressel · Ohio State 2004-2006 · him GA, them Head coach
- Luke Fickell* · Ohio State 2004-2006 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Mark Snyder · Ohio State 2004 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Mel Tucker · Ohio State 2004 · him GA, them DC
- Todd Goebbel · Ohio State 2004 · him GA, them Analyst
- Paul Haynes · Ohio State 2005-2006 · him GA, them Position
- Tim Beckman · Ohio State 2005-2006 · him GA, them Position
- Doug Phillips · Ohio State 2006 · him GA, them Analyst
- P.J. Fleck* · Ohio State 2006 · him GA, them GA
- Bill Busch · Nebraska 2007 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Bill Callahan · Nebraska 2007 · him Position, them Head coach
- Kevin Cosgrove · Nebraska 2007 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Nick Holz · Nebraska 2007 · him Position, them Analyst
- Phil Elmassian · Nebraska 2007 · him Position, them Position
- Shawn Watson · Nebraska 2007 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Bret Bielema* · Wisconsin 2008-2011 · him Position, them Head coach
- Charlie Partridge · Wisconsin 2008-2011 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position, ST coord.
- Dave Doeren* · Wisconsin 2008-2010 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Del Alexander · Wisconsin 2008-2011 · him Position, them Position
- Kerry Cooks · Wisconsin 2008-2009 · him Position, them Position
- Kevin Kane · Wisconsin 2008-2010 · him Position, them Analyst, GA
- Paul Chryst · Wisconsin 2008-2021 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Terrance Jamison · Wisconsin 2008-2011 · him Position, them Analyst, GA
- Chris Ash · Wisconsin 2010-2011 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Dave Huxtable · Wisconsin 2011 · him Position, them Position
- DeMontie Cross · Wisconsin 2011 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Thomas Hammock · Wisconsin 2011 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Bobby Engram · Pittsburgh 2012-2013 · him OC, Other, them Position
- Dave Huxtable · Pittsburgh 2012 · him OC, Other, them DC
- Eddie Faulkner · Pittsburgh 2012 · him OC, Other, them Position
- Matt House · Pittsburgh 2012-2014 · him Head coach, OC, Other, them DC, Position
- Paul Chryst · Pittsburgh 2012-2014 · him Head coach, OC, Other, them Head coach
- Jon Budmayr · Pittsburgh 2014 · him Head coach, OC, Other, them GA
- Mike Shanahan · Pittsburgh 2014 · him Head coach, OC, Other, them Other
- Daronte Jones · Wisconsin 2015 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Dave Aranda* · Wisconsin 2015 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Sam Siefkes · Wisconsin 2015 · him OC, Other, Position, them GA
- Tim Tibesar · Wisconsin 2015-2017 · him OC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Jim Leonhard · Wisconsin 2016-2021 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Jon Budmayr · Wisconsin 2016-2020 · him OC, Other, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Justin Wilcox · Wisconsin 2016 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC
- Bobby April III · Wisconsin 2018-2021 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Brad Glenn · Virginia Tech 2022 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Brent Pry · Virginia Tech 2022 · him Position, them Head coach
- Chris Marve · Virginia Tech 2022 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Derek Jones · Virginia Tech 2022 · him Position, them Position
- J.C. Price · Virginia Tech 2022 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Shawn Quinn · Virginia Tech 2022 · him Position, them Position
- Tyler Bowen · Virginia Tech 2022 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Al Golden · Notre Dame 2023-2024 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Chris O'Leary · Notre Dame 2023 · him Position, them Position
- Gerad Parker* · Notre Dame 2023 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Gino Guidugli · Notre Dame 2023-2026 · him Position, them Position
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Notre Dame 2023-2026 · him Position, them Head coach
- Max Bullough · Notre Dame 2023-2025 · him Position, them GA, Position
- Mike Denbrock · Notre Dame 2024-2026 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Trent Miles · Notre Dame 2024-2026 · him Position, them Analyst
- Chris Ash · Notre Dame 2025-2026 · him Position, them DC
- Ja'Juan Seider · Notre Dame 2025-2026 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Aaron Henry · Notre Dame 2026 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Charlie Partridge · Notre Dame 2026 · him Position, them Position
Played together
- Mel Tucker · Wisconsin 1991-1994
- Todd Orlando · Wisconsin 1991-1993