| Joe Rossi | |
| Current Title: | Defensive coordinator, Linebackers coach |
| Current Team: | Michigan State Spartans |
| Current Conference: | Big Ten |
| Birth Date: | 5 April 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1997–2000 |
| Player Team1: | Allegheny |
| Player Positions: | Defensive end |
| Coach Years1: | 2001–2002 |
| Coach Team1: | Thiel (DL) |
| Coach Years2: | 2003–2006 |
| Coach Team2: | Thiel (DC/LB) |
| Coach Years3: | 2007–2008 |
| Coach Team3: | Maine (ST/DB) |
| Coach Years4: | 2009–2011 |
| Coach Team4: | Maine (DC/LB) |
| Coach Years5: | 2012–2013 |
| Coach Team5: | Rutgers (ST) |
| Coach Years6: | 2014–2015 |
| Coach Team6: | Rutgers (DC/S) |
| Coach Years7: | 2017 |
| Coach Team7: | Minnesota (QC) |
| Coach Years8: | 2018 |
| Coach Team8: | Minnesota (DL) |
| Coach Years9: | 2018 |
| Coach Team9: | Minnesota (Interim DC/LB) |
| Coach Years10: | 2019–2023 |
| Coach Team10: | Minnesota (DC/LB) |
| Coach Years11: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team11: | Michigan State (DC/LB) |
Joseph Rossi (born 1979) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the Michigan State.
Rossi grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he attended Central Catholic High School. He competed on the football team as a defensive lineman. Rossi then accepted a scholarship to continue his playing career at Allegheny College. He was a three-time All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC).[1]
On March 12, 2012, Rossi was named the special teams coordinator for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team.[2] [3] [4] [5] In 2013, Rossi was elevated to defensive coordinator for the Scarlet Knights.
Rossi was named Gophers defensive line coach in January 2018 after working as a quality control assistant for Minnesota in 2017. On November 24, 2018, Joe Rossi was promoted to defensive coordinator.[6] In 2022, he coached the Gophers defense to a pair of shutouts for the first time since 2006.[7]
On December 11, 2023, Rossi was named the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for Michigan State[8]