Josh Blankenship

Last updated
Josh Blankenship
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Broken Arrow HS (OK)
Biographical details
Born (1980-11-13) November 13, 1980 (age 41)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Playing career
1999–2001 Tulsa
2002 Eastern Washington
2003 Miami Dolphins
2004 Austin Wranglers
2004 Edmonton Eskimos
2005–2006 Memphis Xplorers
2006 Stockton Lightning
2007 Tulsa Talons
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–2005 Union HS (OK) (QB)
2006Northeast Oklahoma Association of Homeschools (OC)
2007–2010 Union HS (OK) (QB)
2011–2013 Muskogee HS (OK)
2014 Tulsa (QB)
2015–2017 Adams State (OC/WR)
2018–2020 Adams State
2021–present Broken Arrow HS (OK)
Head coaching record
Overall8–14 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Big Sky Offensive Player of the Year (2002)
Big Sky Newcomer of the Year (2002)
First-team All-Big Sky Conference (2002)

Josh Blankenship (born November 13, 1980) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Broken Arrow High School in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Blankenship served as the head football coach at Adams State University in Alamosa, Colorado from 2018 until his resignation in January 2021. Blankenship played college football at the University of Tulsa for three years before playing his last year at Eastern Washington University. He is the son of former Tulsa head football coach Bill Blankenship. [1] He is now the head football coach for Broken Arrow High School.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Head coaching record

College

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Adams State Grizzlies (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)(2018–2020)
2018 Adams State4–74–6T–6th
2019 Adams State4–74–67th
2020 No team
Adams State:8–148–12
Total:8–14

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References

  1. Haisten, Bill (January 3, 2021). "Josh Blankenship, son of Owasso's Bill Blankenship, to be introduced as Broken Arrow football coach". Tulsa World . Tulsa, Oklahoma . Retrieved October 1, 2021.