Joe Coniglio battled Guilford's Montell Clanton (No. 70 on our list) for NIC-9 rushing supremacy in 2002 and 2003. Coniglio rushed for 2,531 yards on 370 carries over those two seasons. He finished second to Clanton in 2002 and first in rushing in 2003.
With Coniglio leading the power running attack, the Titans went 17-5 over those seasons, advancing to the IHSA 6A quarterfinals his senior year.
Coniglio signed with Miami of Ohio and the Mid-American Conference school decided to use his athleticism on the defensive line. After red-shirting in 2004, the RedHawks plugged him right into the starting lineup where he'd stay for four years.
He ended up with 106 tackles, including 31.5 for loss. Only Carlos Polk at Nebraska ever recorded more tacklers-for-loss by a NIC-10 player in college football's Division 1A. Coniglio was voted third-team All-MAC after his junior year.
Coniglio since has turned into a football lifer. After graduating from Miami of Ohio, he joined Kent State University as a special assistant and video coordinator. He moved up to assistant coach at Northern Michigan in 2012. He then served stints at Rhode Island and Kent State. This May, he joined the Naval Academy as a defensive assistant coach.
| No. 38 - Joe Coniglio, Boylan | ||||
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| Year | Level | School | Accomplishments | Points |
| 2002 | High School | Boylan | First Team All-Conference | 2 |
| Playoff Team | 1 | |||
| 2003 | High School | Boylan | First Team All-Conference | 2 |
| League Leader | 1 | |||
| Playoff Team | 1 | |||
| Conference MVP | 1 | |||
| 2005 | College | Miami of Ohio | Letter Winner in NCAA Div. 1A | 3.5 |
| Starter | 1 | |||
| Winning Team | 1 | |||
| 2006 | College | Miami of Ohio | Letter Winner in NCAA Div. 1A | 3.5 |
| Starter | 1 | |||
| 2007 | College | Miami of Ohio | Letter Winner in NCAA Div. 1A | 3.5 |
| Starter | 1 | |||
| Third Team All-MAC | .5 | |||
| 2008 | College | Miami of Ohio | Letter Winner in NCAA Div. 1A | 3.5 |
| Starter | 1 | |||
| Total | 27.5 | |||
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