Coaches
Joe Rossi
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Joe Rossi
Played at Allegheny 1997-2000
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2002 | Thiel | Position | DL | not known |
| 2003-2006 | Thiel | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 2007-2008 | Maine | ST coord. | ST/DB | not known |
| 2009-2011 | Maine | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 2012-2013 | Rutgers | ST coord. | ST | Kyle Flood |
| 2013 | Rutgers | DCinterim | Defensive coordinator (interim) · season pages | Kyle Flood |
| 2014-2015 | Rutgers | DC | DC/S✓ | Kyle Flood |
| 2017 | Minnesota | Analyst | QC | P.J. Fleck* |
| 2018 | Minnesota | Position | DL | P.J. Fleck* |
| 2018 | Minnesota | DC | Interim DC/LB✓ | P.J. Fleck* |
| 2019-2023 | Minnesota | DC | DC/LB✓ | P.J. Fleck* |
| 2024- | Michigan State | DC | DC/LB✓ | Jonathan Smith (2024-2025), Pat Fitzgerald* (2026) |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Rutgers | Defensive coordinator | 110 | 89 | 100 | 105 | 128 |
| 2015 | Rutgers | Defensive coordinator | 113 | 110 | 100 | 110 | 128 |
| 2018 | Minnesota | Defensive coordinator | 84 | 64 | 79 | 70 | 130 |
| 2019 | Minnesota | Defensive coordinator | 27 | 51 | 44 | 84 | 130 |
| 2020 | Minnesota | Defensive coordinator | 121 | 99 | 122 | 27 | 127 |
| 2021 | Minnesota | Defensive coordinator | 18 | 19 | 14 | 121 | 130 |
| 2022 | Minnesota | Defensive coordinator | 36 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 131 |
| 2023 | Minnesota | Defensive coordinator | 99 | 82 | 88 | 36 | 133 |
| 2024 | Michigan State | Defensive coordinator | 77 | 90 | 64 | 83 | 134 |
| 2025 | Michigan State | Defensive coordinator | 102 | 110 | 111 | 77 | 136 |
| 2026 | Michigan State | Defensive coordinator | 99 | 83 | 98 | 102 | 138 |
Worked under
- Kyle Flood · Rutgers 2012-2015 (DC, Position, ST coord.)
- P.J. Fleck* · Minnesota 2017-2023 (Analyst, DC, Position)
- Jonathan Smith · Michigan State 2024-2025 (DC, Position)
- Pat Fitzgerald* · Michigan State 2026 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Frank Giufre · Maine 2007-2011 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Robb Smith · Maine 2007-2008 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Other
- Kevin Cahill · Maine 2008-2011 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Position, ST coord.
- Joe Harasymiak* · Maine 2011 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jordan Stevens · Maine 2011 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Anthony Campanile · Rutgers 2012-2015 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Analyst, Position
- Damian Wroblewski · Rutgers 2012-2013 · him DC, ST coord., them Position
- Dave Brock · Rutgers 2012 · him ST coord., them OC, Position
- Dave Cohen · Rutgers 2012-2013 · him DC, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Kyle Flood · Rutgers 2012-2015 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Norries Wilson · Rutgers 2012-2015 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Head coach, Position
- Rob Spence · Rutgers 2012-2013 · him DC, ST coord., them Position
- Robb Smith · Rutgers 2012 · him ST coord., them DC, Position
- Steve Shimko · Rutgers 2012-2013 · him DC, ST coord., them GA
- Darrell Wilson · Rutgers 2013-2015 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Matt Simon · Rutgers 2013 · him DC, ST coord., them Position
- Ron Prince · Rutgers 2013 · him DC, ST coord., them OC
- Ben McDaniels · Rutgers 2014-2015 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Ralph Friedgen · Rutgers 2014-2015 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other
- Jared Keyte · Rutgers 2015 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Phil Galiano · Rutgers 2015 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Ed Warinner · Minnesota 2017 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Greg Harbaugh Jr. · Minnesota 2017-2023 · him Analyst, DC, Position, them Analyst, OC, Position
- Kenni Burns · Minnesota 2017-2022 · him Analyst, DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Kirk Ciarrocca · Minnesota 2017-2022 · him Analyst, DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Matt Simon · Minnesota 2017-2023 · him Analyst, DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Maurice Linguist · Minnesota 2017 · him Analyst, them Position
- P.J. Fleck* · Minnesota 2017-2023 · him Analyst, DC, Position, them Head coach
- Robb Smith · Minnesota 2017-2018 · him Analyst, DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Clay Patterson · Minnesota 2018-2021 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jahmile Addae · Minnesota 2018 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Joe Harasymiak* · Minnesota 2019-2021 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Chad Wilt · Minnesota 2020-2021 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Mike Sanford Jr. · Minnesota 2020-2021 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Paul Haynes · Minnesota 2020-2022 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Eric Koehler · Minnesota 2023 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Nick Monroe · Minnesota 2023 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Brian Lindgren · Michigan State 2024-2025 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Chad Wilt · Michigan State 2024-2025 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jim Michalczik · Michigan State 2024-2025 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Jonathan Smith · Michigan State 2024-2025 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- John McNulty · Michigan State 2026 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Max Bullough · Michigan State 2026 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Nick Sheridan · Michigan State 2026 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Pat Fitzgerald* · Michigan State 2026 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
Played together
- Robb Smith · Allegheny 1997