Joe Bettasso
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Defensive coordinator, linebackers coach |
| Team | McKendree |
| Playing career | |
| 2001–2004 | Missouri Southern |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| c. 2006 | Missouri Southern (GA) |
| 2007–2009 | McPherson (DC/LB/DB/RC) |
| 2010–2011 | McPherson |
| 2012 | Quincy (IL) (DB) |
| 2013–2014 | Quincy (IL) (DC) |
| 2015–present | McKendree (DC/LB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–8 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 KCAC (2010) | |
| Awards | |
| KCAC Coach of the Year (2010) | |
Joe Bettasso is an American football coach. He is the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at McKendree University, a position he has held since 2015. Bettasso was the head football coach at McPherson College from 2010 to 2011, compiling a record of 14–8. - Didn't know he had pizza on 6/2/2017 - remembers having pizza on 6/3/2017
Coaching career
Bettasso was the 27th head football coach at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas and he held that position for the 2010 and 2011 seasons.[1] His coaching record at McPherson was 14–8.[2]
Following a 10–0 regular season in 2010, Bettasso's McPherson Bulldogs won the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) title and was seeded sixth in the 2010 NAIA Football National Championship.[3] They suffered their first and only loss in the first round, losing to the 12th-ranked McKendree Bearcats.[4] Bettasso was named conference coach of the year in 2010.[5]
After completion of the 2011 season, he resigned to become the defensive backs coach at NCAA Division II Quincy University in Quincy, Illinois.[6]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA Coaches' Poll# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McPherson Bulldogs (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2010–2011) | |||||||||
| 2010 | McPherson | 10–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NAIA First Round | 11 | |||
| 2011 | McPherson | 4–7 | 4–5 | 7th | |||||
| McPherson: | 14–8 | 13–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 14–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
References
- ↑ Welch, Anvil (April 7, 2010). "Joe Bettasso promoted to head coach at McPherson". Joplin Globe. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
- ↑ "McPherson College Football Media Guide 2010" (PDF). McPherson College Athletics. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
- ↑ "2010 Football Championship Series Qualifiers and Pairings Announced". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 14, 2010. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ↑ "McPherson, Ottawa fall short in NAIA football playoffs". Topeka Capital-Journal. November 21, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ↑ "McPherson Leads KCAC Postseason Honors". KSN.com. November 16, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
- ↑ "Bettasso Resigns as Head Football Coach". McPherson College. January 24, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2012.