Rutgers University Athletics

A native of Brooklyn, New York, with nearly four decades of coaching experience, Dennis Goldman is in his first season as an offensive assistant for the Scarlet Knights. Goldman reunites with offensive coordinator Sean Gleeson, as the two worked five seasons together on the Princeton staff from 2013-17. 

Goldman mentored 12 All-Ivy League wide receivers during his tenure with the Tigers, winning the league title in 2013 and 2016. Previously, Goldman spent six seasons as the wide receivers coach for the CFL’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats and also coached the position group at Syracuse, Maryland and Temple. Goldman tutored Super Bowl XLII hero David Tyree and NFL standouts Marvin Harrison and Qadry Ismail during a 10-year stint the Orange. 

Goldman began his coaching career in 1971 at Bulkely (Conn.) High School. He then coached at Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Connecticut (1973) before working at Westchester (N.Y.) Community College in 1974. He landed his first four-year college coaching job at Southern Connecticut State. After a one-year stint at Orville Platt High School (1980), Goldman headed to Princeton (1981) for the first time. Following one year with the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in 1982, Goldman directed Northeastern's secondary and special teams from 1983-85. He instructed wide receivers and tight ends at Holy Cross from 1986-1990. 

Goldman is a graduate of Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn. He earned a bachelor's degree in health and physical education at Southern Connecticut State, where he played offensive line, in 1971, and received his master's degree in physical education from the University of Bridgeport in 1974. Goldman and his wife, Christine, have two children, Jake and Leah. He welcomed his first grandson, Louie, in 2015.