Joe Rudolph

Joe Rudolph (born July 21, 1972) is an American football coach and former guard who is the offensive line coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Prior to this position he was the run game coordinator, and offensive line coach at Virginia Tech. Before his time at Virginia Tech, he was the associate head coach, offensive coordinator, and offensive line coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison as well as the interim head coach and offensive coordinator of the University of Pittsburgh Panthers football team. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles.

Biography
Rudolph was born 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 San Francisco 49ers.

Coaching career
Rudolph's first coaching experience was as a graduate assistant with the Ohio State Buckeyes. In 2007, Rudolph served as Tight Ends Coach of the 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 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.