Joe Bettasso is an American college football coach and former player. He is the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for Missouri Southern State University, positions he has held since 2019. Bettasso served as the interim head coach for 2018 and in 2021. Bettasso was formerly the defensive coordinator at McKendree University and, prior to that, Quincy University. Bettasso was the head football coach at McPherson College from 2010 to 2011, compiling a record of 14–8.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach |
| Team | Missouri Southern |
| Conference | MIAA |
| Playing career | |
| 2001–2004 | Missouri Southern |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2006 | Missouri Southern (GA) |
| 2007–2009 | McPherson (DC/LB/DB/RC) |
| 2010–2011 | McPherson |
| 2012 | Quincy (IL) (DB) |
| 2013–2014 | Quincy (IL) (DC) |
| 2015–2017 | McKendree (DC/LB) |
| 2018 | Missouri Southern (DC) |
| 2018 | Missouri Southern (interim HC) |
| 2019–present | Missouri Southern (DC/LB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 15–15 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 KCAC (2010) | |
| Awards | |
| KCAC Coach of the Year (2010) | |
Coaching career
editBettasso 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
edit| 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 | |||||||
| Missouri Southern Lions (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2018) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Missouri Southern | 1–7 | 1–7 | 12th | |||||
| Missouri Southern: | 1–7 | 1–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 15–15 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ 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 November 10, 2010.
- ^ "2010 Football Championship Series Qualifiers and Pairings Announced". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 14, 2010. Retrieved November 14, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "McPherson, Ottawa fall short in NAIA football playoffs". Topeka Capital-Journal. November 21, 2010. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ "McPherson Leads KCAC Postseason Honors". KSN.com. November 16, 2010. Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
- ^ "Bettasso Resigns as Head Football Coach". McPherson College. January 24, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2012.