Bodor came to Rensselaer prior to the 2011 season as the defensive coordinator and was elevated to acting head coach just over a year later.
Prior to joing the Engineers staff he was the special teams coordinator and defensive line coach at Colorado School of Mines for the past year. The Orediggers went 9-3 with an 8-1 conference record and won the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) title to advance to the NCAA Division II Tournament.
Among the other highlights at CSM was coaching punter Taylor Accardi to second in the nation with a school single-season record for gross punting average (45.39; 57 punts). Accardi earned multiple year-end honors, including All-RMAC Second Team and NFF All-Colorado Second Team honors.
Bodor’s special teams unit finished second in the RMAC and eighth in the nation in net punting (37.58) and fifth nationally in kickoff return average (25.28 yards per return).
Bodor also mentored defensive linemen Blaine Sumner and Marc Schiechl, both of whom earned All-RMAC and All-Region recognition. Schiechl, who was an All-American and graduated as the NCAA Division II career leader in quarterback sacks (46.0), was runner-up for the Gene Upshaw NCAA Division II Lineman of the Year Award and was named the NFFCC and RMAC Defensive Player of the Year.
Bodor spent the 2009 season as an assistant coach at Kapa'a High School in Hawaii, where he contributed to one of the school's most successful season in 20 years.
From 2003-08, Bodor was the head coach at Division III Colorado College, where he also served as the defensive and special teams coordinator. The Tigers’ progress under his guidance saw the team post the state’s best collegiate record during the 2006 campaign, going 5-5 with the most victories for the program in 13 years.
Among Bodor’s many accolades with the Tigers included coaching tight end Nolan Swett, who became Colorado College’s third All-American and was selected to play in the Aztec Bowl.
Bodor previously served as defensive coordinator at Albion College for five seasons. He coached the defensive secondary and special teams and helped guide the Britons to three Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships and a berth in the 1998 NCAA Division III Playoffs.
Prior to his stint at Albion, he spent three seasons (1995-97) as defensive coordinator at Hartwick College, where he also coached the inside and outside linebackers, along with the defensive secondary. In 1997, the Hawks ranked 27th nationally in total defense.
Bodor also has experience at the Division I-AA level. He coached the offensive line and running backs at the University of Pennsylvania, helping the Quakers go undefeated and win the Ivy League title in 1994. He also coached the defensive line, secondary and special teams for two years at Columbia University and entered the college ranks at Johns Hopkins University as defensive line coach in 1991.
A 1988 graduate of Denison University with a Bachelor of Arts in Geology, Bodor was a three-year letterwinner on the Big Red football team.
He and his wife Bridget have three children: Lauren (21), Bridget (12) and Grayson (10).
To contact Coach Bodor, call 518-276-6193, e-mail him at bodorr@rpi.edu, or write to him at: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, East Campus Athletic Village, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180
