Joe Bettasso is an American college football coach and former player.
He is the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for Missouri Southern State University, positions he has held since 2019.
Bettasso was the head football coach at McPherson College from 2010 to 2011, compiling a record of 14–8.
[2] Following a 10–0 regular season in 2010, Bettasso's McPherson Bulldogs won the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) title and was seeded sixth in the 2010 NAIA Football National Championship.
[3] They suffered their first and only loss in the first round, losing to the 12th-ranked McKendree Bearcats.