Joe Conlin

Last updated
Joe Conlin
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Fordham
Conference Patriot League
Record29–31
Biographical details
Born (1979-06-22) June 22, 1979 (age 44) [1] [2]
Greensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1997–2001 Pittsburgh
Position(s) Defensive tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002 Greensburg Central HS (PA) (TE/DE)
2003 West Virginia Tech (DL)
2004–2007 New Hampshire (DL)
2008New Hampshire (DB)
2009–2010New Hampshire (OL)
2011 Harvard (OL)
2012–2013 Yale (OL)
2014–2017Yale (AHC/OC/OL)
2018–present Fordham
Head coaching record
Overall29–31
Tournaments0–1

Joe Conlin is an American football coach who is currently the head football coach at Fordham University. He previously served as an assistant football coach at Yale University, Harvard University, the University of New Hampshire, and West Virginia University Institute of Technology; he won two Ivy League titles (2011 - Harvard Crimson, 2017 - Yale Bulldogs) as an assistant coach. Conlin played college football at the University of Pittsburgh, where he played defensive tackle. Conlin was named head football coach at Fordham University on December 22, 2017. [1] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Conlin had four shoulder surgeries during his college football playing career. [6] Conlin and his wife, Karen, have three daughters, Hannah, Katie and Emily. [7]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs STATS#Coaches°
Fordham Rams (Patriot League)(2018–present)
2018 Fordham 2–92–4T–4th
2019 Fordham 4–82–46th
2020 Fordham 2–12–12nd (North)
2021 Fordham 6–54–23rd
2022 Fordham 9–35–12ndL NCAA Division I First Round 2216
2023 Fordham 6–52–45th
2024 Fordham 0–00–0
Fordham:29–3117–16
Total:29–31

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