| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Team | Rutgers |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 23, 1986 Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2004–2007 | Springfield (MA) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008 | Maine Maritime (assistant) |
| 2009–2010 | Springfield (MA) (GA) |
| 2011–2013 | Maine (DB) |
| 2014–2015 | Maine (DC/LB) |
| 2016–2018 | Maine |
| 2019 | Minnesota (S) |
| 2020–2021 | Minnesota (co-DC/S) |
| 2022–present | Rutgers (DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–15 |
| Tournaments | 2–1 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 CAA (2018) | |
Joe Harasymiak (born June 23, 1986) is an American college football coach who is the defensive coordinator at Rutgers University, a position he has held since 2022. He previously the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at the University of Minnesota. In December 2015, Harasymiak became the youngest head coach in NCAA Division I football when he was named to the post at the University of Maine.[1] He served as head coach of the Maine Black Bears from 2016 to 2018, leading them to a record of 20–15 in three season. His 2018 Maine Black Bears football team won the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs.