Coaches
Josh Conklin
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Josh Conklin
Played at Dakota State 1998-2001
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-2004 | South Dakota State | GA | GA | not known |
| 2005-2006 | South Dakota State | ST coord. | DB/ST | not known |
| 2007-2009 | Wofford | Position | DB | not known |
| 2010-2011 | The Citadel | DC | DC | not known |
| 2012 | Tennessee | Position | S | Derek Dooley |
| 2013-2014 | Florida International | DC | DC✓ | Ron Turner |
| 2015-2017 | Pittsburgh | DC | DC✓ | Pat Narduzzi* |
| 2018-2022 | Wofford | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2023-2024 | Arkansas State | ST coord. | STC/S | Butch Jones* |
| 2025 | Colorado | Analyst | DA | Deion Sanders* |
| 2026- | Virginia Tech | Analyst | DA | James Franklin* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Florida International | Defensive coordinator | 89 | 114 | 84 | 51 | 125 |
| 2014 | Florida International | Defensive coordinator | 17 | 72 | 15 | 89 | 128 |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh | Defensive coordinator | 90 | 70 | 49 | 114 | 128 |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh | Defensive coordinator | 89 | 99 | 57 | 90 | 128 |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh | Defensive coordinator | 68 | 75 | 68 | 89 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Wofford (FCS) | 9-4 | - → - | - | - | - | 77% wins | - |
| 2019 | Wofford (FCS) | 8-4 | - → - | - | - | - | 69% wins | - |
| 2021 | Wofford (FCS) | 1-10 | - → - | 5 | 61 | - | - | 128 |
| 2022 | Wofford (FCS) | 3-8 | - → - | 69 | 122 | - | 9% wins | 130 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Wofford | FCS | 1-4 |
Worked under
- Derek Dooley · Tennessee 2012 (Position)
- Ron Turner · Florida International 2013-2014 (DC)
- Pat Narduzzi* · Pittsburgh 2015-2017 (DC)
- Butch Jones* · Arkansas State 2023-2024 (Position, ST coord.)
- Deion Sanders* · Colorado 2025 (Analyst)
- James Franklin* · Virginia Tech 2026 (Analyst)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Eric Eidsness · South Dakota State 2003 · him GA, them OC
- John Stiegelmeier · South Dakota State 2003-2006 · him GA, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Ryan Grubb · South Dakota State 2005-2006 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Shiel Wood · Wofford 2007-2009 · him Position, them Position
- Darin Hinshaw · Tennessee 2012 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Derek Dooley · Tennessee 2012 · him Position, them Head coach
- Derrick Ansley · Tennessee 2012 · him Position, them Position
- Jim Chaney · Tennessee 2012 · him Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Sal Sunseri · Tennessee 2012 · him Position, them DC
- Sam Pittman · Tennessee 2012 · him Position, them Position
- Andre Patterson · Florida International 2013 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Kevin Wolthausen · Florida International 2013 · him DC, them ST coord.
- Ron Turner · Florida International 2013-2014 · him DC, them Head coach
- Rob Harley* · Florida International 2014 · him DC, them Position
- Sam Siefkes · Florida International 2014 · him DC, them Analyst
- Steve Shankweiler · Florida International 2014 · him DC, them OC
- Jim Chaney · Pittsburgh 2015 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Pat Narduzzi* · Pittsburgh 2015-2017 · him DC, them Head coach
- Rob Harley* · Pittsburgh 2015-2017 · him DC, them Position
- Matt Canada · Pittsburgh 2016 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Wesley Beschorner · Pittsburgh 2016 · him DC, them Analyst
- Charlie Partridge · Pittsburgh 2017 · him DC, them Position
- Shawn Watson · Pittsburgh 2017 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Sam Siefkes · Wofford 2018-2020 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Chandler Burks · Wofford 2019 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Rob Greene · Wofford 2021-2022 · him Head coach, them DC
- Wade Lang · Wofford 2021 · him Head coach, them OC
- Andrew Warwick · Wofford 2022 · him Head coach, them DC
- Dane Romero · Wofford 2022 · him Head coach, them OC
- Shawn Watson · Wofford 2022 · him Head coach, them Head coach, OC, Other, Position
- Tyler Carlton · Wofford 2022 · him Head coach, them OC
- Butch Jones* · Arkansas State 2023-2024 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Keith Heckendorf · Arkansas State 2023-2024 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Rob Harley* · Arkansas State 2023-2024 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Other
- Brett Bartolone · Colorado 2025 · him Analyst, them OC
- Brian Cabral · Colorado 2025 · him Analyst, them Position
- Deion Sanders* · Colorado 2025 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Marshall Faulk · Colorado 2025 · him Analyst, them Position
- Pat Shurmur · Colorado 2025 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Robert Livingston · Colorado 2025 · him Analyst, them DC
- Brent Pry · Virginia Tech 2026 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Danny Rocco · Virginia Tech 2026 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- James Franklin* · Virginia Tech 2026 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Sean Spencer · Virginia Tech 2026 · him Analyst, them Position
- Ty Howle · Virginia Tech 2026 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Warren Ruggiero · Virginia Tech 2026 · him Analyst, them Analyst