Josh Hendershot joined the Dayton football coaching staff in 2020, and was elevated to offensive coordinator in 2022.
He is known to be proficient in the spread offense, primarily offensive line & tight end play. Hendershot also has vast knowledge of pass protection; man/zone and play-action schemes with various pocket movements.
Hendershot spent one season with the University of Michigan football team as the Offensive Line Graduate Assistant.
He assisted the Offensive Line Coach & the entire offensive staff at Michigan with day-to-day responsibilities including recruiting, position meetings, film breakdown, and in-box game day responsibilities and adjustments among others.
Hendershot spent two years with the University of Toledo football team as the Offensive Line Graduate Assistant & Recruiting Graduate Assistant.
While there, he Assisted the Offensive Line Coach & the entire offensive staff at Toledo with day-to-day-responsibilities including; recruiting, position meetings, film breakdown, signaling and offensive scheme in-game sideline adjustments among others.
Hendershot was an assistant coach at Newark Catholic High School in Newark, Ohio from June 2015 to December 2016. Before that he was the Strength and Conditioning Coach there as well as the Offensive Line Coach.
Newark Catholic was 17-8 with two State Playoff appearances, and one State Semifinal appearance during his two years on staff.
Hendershot received his Bachelor’s degree in in Science from University of Toledo College of Health & Human Services in 2014 and received his Master’s degree in Arts from the University of Toledo in 2018.
