Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

FIRST SEASON AS RENSSELAER'S HEAD COACH: 1989
FIRST SEASON AT RENSSELAER: 1981

CAREER RECORD: 133-49-2

EDUCATION:
Siena College, 1970

INDIVIDUAL HONORS & AWARDS:
Five-time League Coach of the Year
2003 East Region Coach of the Year
2003 Division III Coach of the Year (Schutt Sports)
1997 ECAC Upstate New York Coaching Staff of the Year
Four-time Marvin H. Anderson Award
2002 Rensselaer Person of the Year (The Polytechnic)
2007 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Finalist 

TEAM’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
League Regular Season Championships: 5 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 & 2007)
ECAC Championships: 7 (1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2005 & 2006)
NCAA Tournament appearances: 4 (1999, 2001, 2003 & 2007)
NCAA National Semifinal appearances: 1 (2003)

STUDENT-ATHLETE’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

National Pre-Season All-Americas: 32

AFCA Coaches’ All-America Selections: 4
Scott Cafarelli ’97 (1996) – OL
Krishaun Gilmore ’99 (1998) – RB
Tim Acker '11 (2007) – DB 

Other National All-America honorees: 36

National Academic All-Americas: 15
Tom Wood ’86 – Second Team (1986) – RB
Alic Scott ’95 – First Team (1995) – OL
Dan McGovern ’98 – First Team (1996) – RB
Chris Cochran ’98 – First Team (1997) – DL
Jason Kepler ’99 – First Team (1999) – OL
Jason Kepler ’99 – First Team (1999) – OL
Ken Taylor ’01 – Second Team (2001) – OL
Flynn Cochran ’04 – First Team (2002) – WR
Flynn Cochran ’04 – First Team (2003) – WR
Grant Cochran ’06 – Second Team (2004) – LB
Grant Cochran ’06 – Second Team (2005) – LB
Jon Branche ’07 – Second Team (2005) – TE
Shawn Herrmann ’07 – Second Team (2005) – OL
Shawn Herrmann ’07 – First Team (2006) – OL
Matt Merrow ’07 – Second Team (2006) – OL

League Offensive Player of the Year: 6
Dan McGovern ’98 – RB (1996)
Dan McGovern ’98 – RB (1997)
Krishaun Gilmore ’99 – RB (1998)
Matt Robbens ’00 – QB (1999)
Dan Cole ’04 – QB (2001)
Dan Cole ’04 – QB (2003)

League Defensive Player of the Year: 1
Mike Defilippi ’04 – DB (2003)

League Rookie of the Year: 1
Jimmy Robertson ’09 – QB (2005)

League Special Teams Player of the Year: 1
Adam LoGiudice ’07 – RS (2006)

All-League selections: 164

ECAC Player of the Year: 5
Brandon Grabowski ’94 – QB (1993)
Krishaun Gilmore ’99 – RB (1998)
Matt Robbens ’00 – QB (1999)
Dan Cole ’04 – QB (2003)

ECAC Upstate Rookie of the Year: 1
J.P. Peterson ’95 – (1990)

All-ECAC selections: 47

East Region Offensive Player of the Year: 1
Dan Cole ’04 – QB (2003)

Numerous All-Region honorees

Players in the RPI Athletics Hall of Fame: 54

MISCELLANEOUS:
Division III Lambert Meadowlands Team of the Year (2003)
Five-time Rensselaer Alumni Association Team of the Year (1993, 1998, 2000, 2004 & 2007)

AS A HIGH SCHOOL COACH:
Led Watervliet High School to the 1979 Section 2 Class C title
Four-time Troy Area High School Coach of the Year – The Record
Times Union Capitaland High School Coach of the Year

PERSONAL: 
Joe and his wife, Gail, make their home in Saratoga Springs. They have two grown sons, Joe and Kevin, who is an assistant with the Engineers.