Josh Conklin

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1979)}}

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| current_title = Special Teams Coordinator/Safeties

| current_team = Arkansas State

| current_conference = Sun Belt

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|6|19}}

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| player_years2 = 1998–2001

| player_team2 = Dakota State

| player_positions = Linebacker

| coach_years2 = 2003–2004

| coach_team2 = South Dakota State (GA)

| coach_years3 = 2005–2006

| coach_team3 = South Dakota State (DB/ST)

| coach_years4 = 2007–2009

| coach_team4 = Wofford (DB)

| coach_years5 = 2010–2011

| coach_team5 = The Citadel (DC)

| coach_years6 = 2012

| coach_team6 = Tennessee (S)

| coach_years7 = 2013–2014

| coach_team7 = FIU (DC)

| coach_years8 = 2015–2017

| coach_team8 = Pittsburgh (DC)

| coach_years9 = 2018–2022

| coach_team9 = Wofford

| coach_years10 = 2023–present

| coach_team10= Arkansas State (ST/S)

| overall_record = 19–23

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| tournament_record = 1–1 (NCAA D-I playoffs)

| championships = 2 SoCon (2018–2019)

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Josh Conklin (born June 19, 1979) is an American college football coach. He served as head football coach of Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina from 2018 until midway through the 2022 season.{{cite web|url=https://woffordterriers.com/staff.aspx?staff=297|title=Josh Conklin|publisher=Wofford Terriers football|access-date=April 21, 2019}} Conklin served as the defensive coordinator at the University of Pittsburgh from 2015 to 2017.{{cite news|url=https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/2018/01/02/pittsburgh-defensive-coordinator-josh-conklin-take-over-wofford-college-football-coach/996380001/|title=Pittsburgh defensive coordinator Josh Conklin to take over as Wofford College football coach|publisher=Greenville News|date=January 2, 2018|access-date=April 22, 2019}} He played college football at Dakota State College in Madison, South Dakota.{{cite web|url=https://woffordterriers.com/news/2018/1/2/josh-conklin-named-head-football-coach.aspx|title=Josh Conklin named head football coach|publisher=Wofford Terriers football|access-date=April 21, 2019}}

Conklin and Wofford parted ways five games in to the 2022 season after the Terriers got off to an 0–5 start.{{cite news |last1=Brice |first1=John |title=Sources: Josh Conklin out as Wofford head coach |url=https://footballscoop.com/news/sources-josh-conklin-will-not-return-wofford-head-coach |access-date=6 October 2022 |work=FootballScoop.com |publisher=Football Scoop |date=6 October 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Albuquerque |first1=Sam |title=Wofford football coach Josh Conklin resigns after 15-game losing streak |url=https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/football/2022/10/06/wofford-football-josh-conklin-resigns-losing-streak/69545801007/ |access-date=October 7, 2022 |work=The Greenville News |date=October 6, 2022}}