Sport(s) | Football |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
Vicksburg, Mississippi |
December 28, 1954
Playing career | |
1973–1976 | Mississippi State |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1977 | Vanderbilt (volunteer) |
1978–1986 | Northeast Louisiana (assistant) |
1987 | Louisiana Tech (PGC/RC) |
1988–1989 | Northwestern State (PGC/RC) |
1990–1993 | Northeast Louisiana (OC) |
1994–1996 | Southern Miss (OC) |
1998–2000 | Belhaven |
2001–2002 | San Jose State (OC) |
2003 | Midwestern State (OC) |
2004 | Louisiana College |
2005–2013 | Mississippi College |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 63-70 |
Norman Bradley Joseph (born December 28, 1954) is an American football coach and former player. He was the head football coach at Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi from 2005 to 2013. Joseph served as the head football coach at Belhaven College from 1998 to 2000 and at Louisiana College in 2004.
Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Joseph played college football at Mississippi State University and earned Churchman All-American honors in 1976. Joseph earned his B.S. in speech education from Mississippi State in 1977 and Master of Education Degree while coaching at Northeast Louisiana University in 1979.
Joseph has coached as an assistant at Northeast Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, Northwestern State University, Southern Mississippi, San Jose State University and Midwestern State University He enjoyed much success as an assistant coach, including turning San Jose State into one of the best offensive teams at the collegiate level.
Joseph was the first head football coach for the Belhaven College Blazers located in Jackson, Mississippi and he held that position for three seasons, from 1998 until 2000. During his three seasons there, the Blazers were 4-6 in 1998, and 7-4 in 1999 and 2000 (16-16 overall).
At Belhaven, Joseph became the only coach in the NAIA in history to produce both a 1,000 yard rusher and 1,000 yard receiver in a program's first two seasons of existence. His successful start of the football program helped him to lead Belhaven to a top 25 National ranking for six consecutive weeks in only the school's second season of play. Belhaven began its season with a 6-1 record, but lost the final three games of its season to finish 7-4.