Noah Joseph is in his second season as co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach on the Rutgers staff. A native of Ohio, Joseph has nearly 20 years of coaching experience, including a stint with Iowa State where Ash was the defensive backs coach in 2002.
Joseph spent four seasons in the Big Ten as a member of the Indiana coaching staff where he oversaw the safeties and served as recruiting coordinator on the defensive side of the ball. In 2017, the Hoosiers ranked fourth in the Big Ten in passing defense, and in 2016, the Joseph-coached secondary accounted for 13 takeaways, while Marcelino Ball, Jonathan Crawford and Tony Fields were third, fourth and fifth, respectively on the team in tackles. In his first season at Indiana, Joseph’s safeties accounted for seven of IU’s 13 interceptions.
Prior to his stint at Indiana, Joseph spent two seasons at North Texas as the safeties coach and recruiting coordinator in 2012 and 2013. While there, the Mean Green finished 2013 with a 9-4 record and won the Heart of Dallas Bowl. The nine wins tied for the second-most victories in program history. Joseph coached a pair of All-Conference USA selections that season in Marcus Trice and Lairamie Lee, including a safeties group that had eight interceptions, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.
Joseph served as co-defensive coordinator in 2011 at Montana State and was the secondary coach and recruiting coordinator from 2007-10. The Bobcats secondary led the Big Sky Conference in pass efficiency defense (18th nationally) and pass defense (22nd nationally). Montana State finished 27th in the country in total defense and recorded 44 sacks, which led the league and ranked seventh in the nation.
During his four seasons at Eastern Illinois University from 2003-06, Joseph produced one of the top pass efficiency defenses in the nation in 2005. He also worked as a graduate assistant at Drake University (2000), Eastern Kentucky University (2001) and Iowa State University (2002).
Joseph played collegiately at Drake, where he earned Academic All-Pioneer Football League honors and was captain of the 1998 team. Joseph holds the school record for the longest interception return (100 yards) at Wayne (Neb.) State in 1997. He received his degree from Drake in 1999 and a master’s degree from Iowa State in 2003.
Joseph and his wife Lyla have two daughters - Lily and Chloe.
The Joseph File
Hometown: Zanesville, Ohio
Alma Mater: Drake, 1999
Master’s Degree: Iowa State, 2003
Wife: Lyla
Children: Lily and Chloe
Coaching History
Rutgers
2018-Present: Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties |
Indiana
2014-17: Safeties/Defensive Recruiting Coordinator |
North Texas
2012-13: Safeties/Recruiting Coordinator |
Montana State
2011: Co-Defensive Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator
2007-10: Secondary/Recruiting Coordinator |
Eastern Illinois
2003-06: Secondary |
Iowa State
2002: Graduate Assistant |
Eastern Kentucky
2001: Graduate Assistant |
Drake
2000: Graduate Assistant |
