Joe Rudolph is the

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coach at

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. Rudolph also serves as the run game coordinator for the Hokies under first-year coach Brent Pry. Prior to this position he was the associate

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, offensive coordinator, and

coach at the

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. Before his time at Wisconsin, he was the interim head coach and offensive coordinator of the

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Panthers football team. He is a former

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in the

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for both the

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and the Philadelphia Eagles.

Biography

Rudolph was born on July 21, 1972 in Charleroi, Pennsylvania. and is married to Dawn DeCaria Rudolph of Weirton, West Virginia. Together they have three sons. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was a team captain on the football team, and the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University.

Professional playing career

Rudolph played with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1995. After spending 1996 away from the NFL, he returned in 1997 to play with the

Coaching career

Rudolph's first coaching experience was as a graduate assistant with the Ohio State Buckeyes football, Ohio State Buckeyes. In 2007, Rudolph served as Tight Ends Coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football, Nebraska Cornhuskers. While there he also worked on special teams and oversaw the punt team. He then served as the tight ends coach of the Wisconsin Badgers football, Wisconsin Badgers football team from 2008 to 2011.

Head coaching record

*Rudolph served as interim coach after Paul Chryst left for Wisconsin after the regular season. Pittsburgh credits the regular season to Chryst and the Armed Forces Bowl to Rudolph.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rudolph, Joe Living people American football offensive guards Nebraska Cornhuskers football coaches Ohio State Buckeyes football coaches Philadelphia Eagles players Pittsburgh Panthers football coaches San Francisco 49ers players Wisconsin Badgers football coaches Wisconsin Badgers football players Tepper School of Business alumni 1972 births People from Charleroi, Pennsylvania

Biography

Professional playing career

Coaching career

Head coaching record

See also

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