| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | RPI |
| Conference | Liberty |
| Record | 81–40 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1968 (age 56–57) Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Davidson College (1991) Western Connecticut State University (1994) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1987–1990 | Davidson |
| Baseball | |
| 1987–1990 | Davidson |
| Position(s) | Running back (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1991–1993 | Western Connecticut (RB) |
| 1994–1999 | Methodist (OC) |
| 2000 | Defiance (AHC/OC) |
| 2001–2003 | Mansfield (AHC/OC) |
| 2004 | Bucknell (TE/OL) |
| 2005–2011 | Charleston (WV) (AHC/OC) |
| 2012 | Ferrum (AHC/OC) |
| 2013–present | RPI |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 81–40 |
| Bowls | 3–2 |
| Tournaments | 4–3 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
Ralph Isernia (born c. 1968) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a position he has held since 2013. He coached for Western Connecticut, Methodist, Defiance, Mansfield, Bucknell, Charleston (WV), and Ferrum. He played college football and college baseball for Davidson.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | D3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPI Engineers (Liberty League) (2013–present) | |||||||||
| 2013 | RPI | 5–5 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2014 | RPI | 6–5 | 4–3 | 3rd | L North Atlantic | ||||
| 2015 | RPI | 9–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | W Bushnell | ||||
| 2016 | RPI | 6–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | W Whiteclaw | ||||
| 2017 | RPI | 8–3 | 4–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2018 | RPI | 10–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | 11 | |||
| 2019 | RPI | 6–5 | 3–3 | T–4th | L Lynah | ||||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | RPI | 11–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | 14 | |||
| 2022 | RPI | 8–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | W Whiteclaw | ||||
| 2023 | RPI | 7–3 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2024 | RPI | 5–5 | 3–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 2025 | RPI | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| RPI: | 81–40 | 42–26 | |||||||
| Total: | 81–40 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- Weaver, Ed (March 9, 2013). "Ralph Isernia takes over RPI football program". Saratogian. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- Beattie, Kevin; Communications, Rensselaer Associate Athletic Director for; Compliance. "Ralph Isernia named Head Football Coach at RPI". libertyleagueathletics.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- Vaccaro, Chris R. (November 18, 2013). "Isernia wraps up first season as head coach | Sachem Report". Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- "Ralph Isernia - Head Coach - Staff Directory". Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- "BC hires Isernia as coach". Hendersonville Times-News. December 19, 2005. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
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