Joseph Thrasher

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Joseph Thrasher
Current position
Title Head coach
TeamHartfield Academy (MS)
Playing career
1998–2000 Belhaven
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2003 Mississippi School for the Deaf
2005 Belhaven (assistant)
2006–2008 Bacone
2009–2013 Belhaven
2014–2020Hartfield Academy (MS)
Head coaching record
Overall37–50 (college)

Joseph Thrasher is an American football coach and former player. He is the former head football coach at the Hartfield Academy in Flowood, Mississippi. Previously Thrasher served as head coach at Bacone College from 2006 to 2008 and Belhaven University from 2009 to 2013.

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Coaching career

Bacone

Thrasher was the second head football coach for the Bacone Warriors located in Muskogee, Oklahoma and he held that position for three seasons, from 2006 until 2008. His coaching record at Bacone was 13–19. [1]

Belhaven

In 2009, Thrasher became the fifth head football coach for the Belhaven Blazers located in Jackson, Mississippi. His coaching record at Belhaven is 24–31. [2]

Head coaching record

College

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Bacone Warriors (Central States Football League)(2006–2008)
2006 Bacone2–81–3T–4th
2007 Bacone4–71–34th
2008 Bacone7–43–12nd
Bacone:13–195–7
Belhaven Blazers (Mid-South Conference)(2009–2013)
2009 Belhaven6–54–2T–2nd (West)
2010 Belhaven4–71–57th (West)
2011 Belhaven5–63–3T–4th (West)
2012 Belhaven6–54–2T–2nd (West)
2013 Belhaven3–81–45th (West)
Belhaven:24–3113–16
Total:37–50

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References

  1. College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2008-07-06 at the Wayback Machine Bacone College Warriors all-time coaching records
  2. College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2008-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Belhaven University Blazers all-time coaching records