Joe Reich
American football coach (born c. 1965)
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Joe Reich (born c. 1965) is an American athletic director and former college football coach. He was the head football coach for Wingate University from 2001 to 2023 before becoming athletic director in 2023.[1][2][3][4] Reich also coached for Gettysburg, Georgia Tech, and Buffalo.[5] He played college football for Gettysburg as an offensive lineman.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Athletic director |
| Team | Wingate |
| Conference | SAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1965 (age 60–61) Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Gettysburg College (1987) |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1987 | Gettysburg |
| Position | Offensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988 | Georgia Tech (GA) |
| 1989–1992 | Gettysburg (OL) |
| 1993–1994 | Buffalo (DL/S&C) |
| 1995–1996 | Buffalo (DL) |
| 1997–2000 | Buffalo (DC) |
| 2001–2023 | Wingate |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2023 | Wingate (interim AD) |
| 2023–present | Wingate |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 158–92 |
| Tournaments | 4–5 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 SAC (2010, 2017) 1 SAC Piedmont Division (2022) | |
Personal life
Reich's older brother, Frank, is a former head coach for the Carolina Panthers and Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL), and also played professionally in the NFL for fourteen seasons.[6]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wingate Bulldogs (South Atlantic Conference) (2001–2023) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Wingate | 4–7 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2002 | Wingate | 5–6 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2003 | Wingate | 5–6 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2004 | Wingate | 8–3 | 4–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2005 | Wingate | 5–5 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2006 | Wingate | 8–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2007 | Wingate | 7–4 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2008 | Wingate | 8–3 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2009 | Wingate | 7–3 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2010 | Wingate | 9–3 | 6–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Second Round | 20 | |||
| 2011 | Wingate | 5–6 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2012 | Wingate | 6–5 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2013 | Wingate | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2014 | Wingate | 6–5 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2015 | Wingate | 6–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2016 | Wingate | 8–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2017 | Wingate | 9–2 | 6–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | 24 | |||
| 2018 | Wingate | 9–4 | 5–2 | 2nd | L NCAA Division II Second Round | 24 | |||
| 2019 | Wingate | 10–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division II First Round | 19 | |||
| 2020–21 | Wingate | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3rd (Piedmont) | |||||
| 2021 | Wingate | 8–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2022 | Wingate | 11–3 | 7–2 | T–1st (Piedmont) | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 15 | |||
| 2023 | Wingate | 8–3 | 6–2 | 3rd (Piedmont) | |||||
| Wingate: | 158–92 | 95–67 | |||||||
| Total: | 158–92 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
