Joseph Susan (born September 18, 1955) is an American

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coach and former player. He is the special assistant to the head football coach at

Rutgers University Rutgers University ( ), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's C ...

, a position he has held since 2020. He was previously the head football coach for the

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of the

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. Susan's second coaching stint at Bucknell (he was an assistant from 1981 to 1990) came on the heels of a nine-year tenure as the

Rutgers Scarlet Knights The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are the athletic teams that represent Rutgers University's New Brunswick campus. In sports, Rutgers is famously known for being the "Birthplace of College Football", hosting the first ever intercollegiate football ...

offensive line and tight ends coach under

Greg Schiano Gregory Edward Schiano (born June 1, 1966) is an American football coach. He is currently the head football coach at Rutgers University, a position he held from 2001 to 2011 and resumed before the 2020 season. Schiano has the most wins in program ...

. He has been a head coach at one other school—

Davidson College Davidson College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina, United States. It was established in 1837 by the Concord Presbytery and named after American Revolutiona ...

, where he led the

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to the program's only perfect season in

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. Susan stayed at Davidson for just that season. Susan grew up in

South River, New Jersey South River is a borough in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 16,118, an increase of 110 (+0.7%) from the 2010 census count of 16,008, which in turn reflecte ...

and played college football at the

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from 1973 to 1976. In his senior season, he was named the Newark Touchdown Club Offensive Lineman of the Year. The Fightin' Blue Hens won two Lambert Cups and were the

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runners-up during his playing tenure.Joe Susan
,

. Accessed October 7, 2015. "A native of South River, New Jersey, Susan — who was inducted into his high school’s Hall of Fame in 2014 — returned to Bucknell from Rutgers, where he spent the previous nine years as an assistant coach on Greg Schiano’s staff."

Head coaching record

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Rutgers profile
1955 births Living people American football offensive linemen Bucknell Bison football coaches Davidson Wildcats football coaches Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football coaches Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football players Gettysburg Bullets football coaches Princeton Tigers football coaches Rutgers Scarlet Knights football coaches People from South River, New Jersey Coaches of American football from New Jersey Players of American football from Middlesex County, New Jersey {{2000s-collegefootball-coach-stub