Joe Bernard (born c. 1963) is an American college football coach.

He is the special teams coordinator and defensive line coach at the University at Albany, SUNY, a position he has held since 2023.

Bernard served as Fairfield football program's second-ever (and final) head coach behind his mentor, Kevin Kiesel.

Bernard was the Stags' head coach for the 2001 and 2002 seasons – the final two years before Fairfield abandoned its football program.

In 2009, Bernard left Duquesne to take a position with the Pittsburgh Panthers as a coaching consultant.