Joe Verria

American football coach

Joe VerriaCurrent position

Title| Head coach
Team| Bridgewater State
Conference| MASCAC
Record| 44–31
Biographical details
Alma mater| Bridgewater State University (1980)
Playing career
1976–1979| Bridgewater State
1980| Green Bay Packers*
1981| Cincinnati Bengals*
1982| Miami Dolphins*
1983| New England Patriots*
Position(s)| Defensive tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985–1987| East Bridgewater HS (MA)
1988–2015| Bridgewater State (DC)
2016–present| Bridgewater State
Head coaching record
Overall| 44–31 (college)
Bowls| 2–0
Tournaments| 0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 MASCAC (2016, 2023)

Joseph Verria is an American football coach. He has been the head football coach at the Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Massachusetts since 2016.[1]

A star player at Bridgewater State for head coach Peter Mazzaferro from 1976 to 1979, Verria spent time on the preseason rosters of several National Football League teams, including the Green Bay Packers under head coach Bart Starr in 1980, the Cincinnati Bengals under head coach Forrest Gregg in 1981, the Miami Dolphins under head coach Don Shula in 1982, and the New England Patriots under head coach Ron Meyer in 1983. [2]

## Head coaching record

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### College

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Year  | Team  | Overall  | Conference | Standing  | Bowl/playoffs

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Bridgewater State Bears (Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2016–present)
2016 | Bridgewater State  | 8–3 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round
2017 | Bridgewater State  | 2–8 | 2–6 | T–7th |
2018 | Bridgewater State  | 8–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd | W New England
2019 | Bridgewater State  | 6–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd |
2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 |  |  |  |
2021 | Bridgewater State | 6–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd |
2022 | Bridgewater State | 7–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | W New England
2023 | Bridgewater State  | 7–3 | 7–1 | T–1st |
2024 | Bridgewater State  | 0–2 | 0–1 |  |
Bridgewater State: | 44–31 | 41–16 |
Total: | 44–31 |
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

## References

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1. ^ Fenton, Jim (November 10, 2016). "Joe Verria to Remain Bridgewater State Football Coach". bsubears.com. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
2. ^ Fenton, Jim (August 20, 2016). "Joe Verria chased NFL dream after playing at Bridgewater State". The Patriot Ledger. Retrieved January 22, 2018.

## External links

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* Bridgewater State profile

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Bridgewater State Bears football coaches

* Unknown (1894–1924)
* No team (1925–1959)
* Ed Swenson (1960–1967)
* Peter Mazzaferro (1968–1986)
* Jim Crowley (1987)
* Peter Mazzaferro (1988–2004)
* Chuck Denune (2005–2015)
* Joe Verria (2016–2019)
* No team (2020)
* Joe Verria (2021– )

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Head football coaches of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference

* Joe Verria (Bridgewater State)
* Tyler Higley (Castleton)
* Izzy Abraham (Fitchburg State)
* Tom Kelley (Framingham State)
* Jeremy Cameron (Massachusetts Maritime)
* Paul Castonia & Devin Zeman (Plymouth State)
* Josh Sylvester (UMass Dartmouth)
* Joe Loth (Western Connecticut)
* Lou Conte (Westfield State)
* Zach Besaw # (Worcester State)

# denotes interim head coach
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