Football
- Title:
- Assistant Coach / Running Backs
- Phone:
- 266-5393
Jordy Joseph joined the Southern Miss staff in 2021 after completing five seasons on the Tulane staff and nine years as a member of the Green Wave football program. Entering his third season with Southern Miss, Joseph makes the move to the quarterback room for the 2023 season.
Joseph's 2022 campaign featured a preeminent rushing attack led by Frank Gore, Jr.'s 1,482 rush yards - the most since Damion Fletcher's 1,586 in 2007. Gore averaged 6.06 yards per play (23rd in the nation) and 106.3 yards per game (16th in the nation). In the LendingTree Bowl against Rice, Gore broke the NCAA bowl game rushing record with a 328-yard performance. Joseph's group totaled 1,718 yards on the ground, an average of 139.4 yards per game, and accounted for 14 rushing touchdowns on the year. The running back room also managed to haul in 40 passes for 371 yards and a touchdown.
During his first year with the Golden Eagles, Joseph oversaw Frank Gore, Jr., who led the team in rushing with 801 yards on 179 carries as the ball carrier earned Conference USA honorable mention. His rushing yards were the most by a Southern Miss running back in the last four seasons. Redshirt freshman Dajon Richard ended the year with back-to-back 100-yard rushing games of his own to give the Golden Eagles a total of four during the year.
Joseph oversaw a group that had to transition into a “SuperBack” offense after the top Golden Eagle quarterbacks were injured during the season. Over those final three games, the Golden Eagles enjoyed two of their top three rushing outputs, averaging 214.3 yards per contest over that span. Golden Eagle running backs also threw for 215 yards on 20-of-28 passing with four touchdown passes and only two interceptions.
Joseph served his third year as an offensive analyst in his final season at Tulane, assisting Will Hall with the team’s offensive game plan and with the team’s practice installation.
During that season with the Green Wave, the offense finished No. 17 nationally in rushing offense (217.1), No. 19 in first downs (258) and No. 22 in scoring offense (34.7), while adding two more 500-yard total offensive games.
He helped Tulane post one of the most successful offensive seasons in program history during 2019. The Green Wave finished the season ranked 22nd in total offense (449.3) and 30th in scoring offense (33.1). Joseph helped Tulane rush for over 200 yards in nine games in 2019 and over 300 times five times.
The Tulane offense set the program record in rushing yards at 3,162 yards in 2019. The offense ranked second in program history in rushing yards per game (243.2), rushing touchdowns (33) and rushing first downs (166).Â
In 2018, Joseph played a key role in helping the Green Wave offensive unit surpass 400 yards of total offense in eight of their 13 games, including a season-high 535-yard effort against ECU.
Through Joseph’s assistance, Tulane’s rushing attack once again proved to be one of the nation’s best as the Green Wave averaged 218.2 yards per game, which ranked 23rd nationally and fifth in The American.
In 2017, Joseph played a major role in the team’s 2018 recruiting class, as he helped Tulane secure one of the top recruiting classes in The American.
Tulane’s 2018 signing class featured three four-star recruits and 18 three-star prospects. The class also featured individuals from eight different states, including eight from the state of Louisiana.
Previously, Joseph was a quarterback for Tulane from 2011-15.
A two-year letterman, Joseph completed 47 of 92 passes (51.1 pct.) for 620 yards and six touchdowns and three interceptions in 11 career games with two starts. He served as a backup during the final portion of his senior season before being thrust into duty in starts vs. Memphis and against Tulsa.
A native of New Iberia, La., Joseph was a four-year letterman at New Iberia High School where he helped the Yellow Jackets to a combined 25-10 record while earning three trips to the state playoffs.
Joseph earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from the Tulane’s A.B. Freeman School of Business while also earning his Masters of Management as well in 2016. He also recently earned a Masters in Liberal Arts from Tulane.
