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Josh Lamberson
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Central Missouri
Conference	MIAA
Record	20–12
Biographical details
Born	September 1, 1982 (age 42); Wilber, Nebraska, U.S.
Playing career
2001–2005	Northwest Missouri State
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2006–2008	Northwest Missouri State (GA/QB)
2008–2010	Southeastern Oklahoma State (QB)
2010–2014	Central Missouri (OC)
2015–2016	Nebraska–Kearney
2017–2021	Abilene Christian (AHC/OC)
2022–present	Central Missouri
Head coaching record
Overall	21–33
Tournaments	1–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1 MIAA (2023)
Awards
	As a coach MIAA Coach of the Year (2023); As a player Third-team All-American (2005); 2× Second-team All-MIAA (2004, 2005); NWMSU M-Club Hall of Fame (2015);

Joshua Lamberson (born September 1, 1982) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for the University of Central Missouri, a position he has held since 2022. He was previously the assistant head football coach and offensive coordinator at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. Prior to taking this position on December 21, 2016, he served as the head football coach at the University of Nebraska at Kearney in Kearney, Nebraska.^[1] Lamberson was announced as the new head coach on December 14, 2014, replacing Darrell Morris.^[2] Before becoming head coach at UNK, Lamberson served as the offensive coordinator at Central Missouri from 2010 to 2014. He served as a graduate assistant at Northwest Missouri State from 2006 to 2008, and as the offensive coordinator and recruiting coach at Southeastern Oklahoma State from 2008 to 2010.^[3]

Playing career

Lamberson was an All-American quarterback for Northwest Missouri State, leading the Bearcats to the National Championship game in 2005. Lamberson was also the ESPN Academic All-American Football National Player of the Year in 2005 as a senior, as well as the Disney Sportsman of the Year. Lamberson won the Ken B. Jones Award as the MIAA's top male student-athlete in 2005, as well.^[4]

Personal life

Lamberson and his wife, his wife, Mandy, have a two-year-old daughter, Kiya and a newborn son, Ace.^[5]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	AFCA^#	D2^°
Nebraska–Kearney Lopers (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2015–2016)
2015	Nebraska–Kearney	0–11	0–11	12th
2016	Nebraska–Kearney	1–10	1–10	11th
Nebraska–Kearney:		1–21	1–21
Central Missouri Mules (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2022–present)
2022	Central Missouri	4–7	4–7	T–8th
2023	Central Missouri	11–2	9–1	T–1st	L NCAA Division II Second Round	6	4
2024	Central Missouri	5–3	3–3
Central Missouri:		20–12	16–11
Total:		21–33