Head Coach Joe Loth
jloth@otterbein.edu
614-823-1886 (office)

Joe Loth, entering his seventh year as head coach at Otterbein, is coming off an historic season.

Otterbein set a school record for wins in a season, finishing 9-2 in 2007 and advancing into the NCAA Division III Football Championship for the first time in school history. Loth was named "Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Coach of the Year" for the second time in his career.

Loth, a 1991 Otterbein graduate, came back to his alma mater in 2003 after serving three seasons as head football coach at Kean University for three seasons.

The Painesville, Ohio, native has taken part in rebuilding programs throughout his 17-year coaching career.

When coming to Otterbein, Loth inherited a program that had just one winning season in the previous 21 years. In just six seasons, Loth has become the third most winningest coach at Otterbein and has guided the Cardinals to three upper-half finishes in the OAC over the last four seasons. At Kean, Loth inherited a program riding a 16-game losing streak. In Loth's final season, Kean posted its best record in eight years.

In 2005, Loth guided the Cardinals to their first winning season since 1999 and only their second since 1982. The Cardinals finished the year at 7-3 overall, and 6-3 in the OAC. Included in the win column—a 17-14 decision over cross-town rival Capital—who made the NCAA Division III playoffs. Loth was selected “OAC Football Coach of the Year” by his peers.

At Otterbein, the 41-year-old coach has assembled a coaching staff that, including himself, features three former Cardinals.

“If you look at the great NCAA Division III programs and the staffs they have, most of their coaches have gone through their program,” Loth said. “I think that’s important.”

Loth and his staff have employed a four-step approach in raising the success of Otterbein football.

“The first step is to recruit,” Loth said. “We want to recruit as well as anyone in the OAC. The second is retain our student-athletes. It is not always how many student-athletes you bring to campus, it is how many student-athletes you have retained. Thirdly, we look to develop our players mentally and physically, and create a great feeling of team.

“Finally, Loth said, “we try to organize our program and prepare our players to ensure we accomplish our goals of recruiting, retaining and developing our players.”

Loth began his football career as a graduate assistant at Southern Methodist University (1991-93). He served as defensive coordinator at NCAA Division III schools Western Connecticut State University (1993-97) and Capital University (1997-98). Loth spent two seasons as defensive secondary coach at the University of Rhode Island (1998-00) before accepting his first head coaching job at Kean in February 2000.

Loth was a four-year letterman and three-year starter at defensive back as an undergraduate at Otterbein. He earned second team All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors his senior year in 1990 and still holds the Otterbein career record of 13 interceptions. He received his bachelor’s degree in business.

In 2006, Loth was inducted into his high school's Hall of Fame at Riverside High School in Painesville, Ohio.

Coach Loth and his wife, Keri, have two sons, Zachary, 8, and Tyler, 6.

Tim Doup (Otterbein College ’92)

Tim Doup begins his sixth season as an assistant at his alma mater, serving as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. He returned to Otterbein following a successful career at Upper Arlington (OH) High School. Over the course of his eight-year stint as an assistant football coach there, Upper Arlington won five conference championships (1997-2000 and 2002), advancing to the Division I State Final Four in 1997, 1998 and 2000. The Golden Bears won the state title in 2000. He was selected Central Ohio Division I Assistant Coach of the Year in 1997. Doup also taught physical education at Upper Arlington. Other former coaching assignments include assistant wrestling coach at Upper Arlington (1991-2002), assistant track coach (1991-95) and assistant football coach (1991-94) at Olentangy (OH) High School. A 1992 graduate of Otterbein, with a degree in physical education, Doup served as football captain his senior year. He received his master’s degree in the art of teaching from Marygrove College (MI) in 2002. Coach Doup, and his wife, Helyn, have three children: a son, Colton, 8, and twins, son Kaden, and daughter Kennedie, who turned six in August. They live in Lewis Center, Ohio.

Randy Moore (University of Iowa ’84)

Randy Moore enters his sixth season at Otterbein, serving as defensive coordinator and safeties coach. Moore came to Otterbein following three seasons at Hope (MI) College (2000-03), serving as defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator. The Flying Dutchmen captured the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association title and advanced to the NCAA D-III Playoffs in 2000. While at Hope, Moore developed and implemented an elementary school reading and recess program for the football team. He spent five seasons as head football coach at Lake Forest (IL) College (1995-2000). He led the Foresters to a 5-5 mark in 1999, their first non-losing season in 14 years. Prior to Lake Forest, Moore served as defensive coordinator at Wartburg (IA) College (1992-95). The 1994 squad, which won the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title, ranked in the top ten, nationally, in every defensive category except rushing (11th). Wartburg advanced to the NCAA D-III Playoffs in 1994 and 1995. Other football coaching assignments include assistant at Michigan Technological University (1989-92) and assistant at New Mexico State University (1986-89). He received his bachelor’s degree in physical education from the University of Iowa in 1984, and his master’s degree in educational administration from New Mexico State University in 1989. Coach Moore and his wife, Teri, have a son, Matt, 16, and a daughter, Megan, 13, and live in Worthington, Ohio.

AlLan Moore (Otterbein College ’98)

Allan Moore begins his sixth season at his alma mater, coaching special teams and linebackers. He taught health and physical education classes at Northmor (OH) High School where he served as head football coach (2000-03) and assistant football coach/defensive coordinator (1998-2000). While at Northmor, he also assisted in wrestling and track and field. Moore received his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Otterbein in 1998. He was a four-year letterman and captained the football team his senior season. He received the Heart & Hustle Award in 1996. Coach Moore, his wife, Ann, son, Aidan, 6, and daughter, Addison, 3, live in Lewis Center, Ohio.

Bill Livingston (Mount Vernon Nazarene College ’87)

Bill Livingston begins his sixth season as an assistant at Otterbein, coaching the defensive line. Livingston began his coaching career at Columbus West (OH) High School (1996-2000), coaching tight ends. While at West, the Cowboys won the Columbus City League championship in 1997.  He spent three seasons as offensive line coach at Columbus St. Francis DeSales (OH) High School (2000-03), helping lead the Stallions to three regional championship and one state final appearances. Livingston spent six years in the United States Marine Corps (1978-1984), including three years in the Reserve. He graduated from Mount Vernon Nazarene College (OH) with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1987. Coach Livingston and his wife, Kareen, have two children, Meghan, 12, and Patrick, 17. They live in Columbus, Ohio.

joshua price (University of Toledo ’99)

Joshua Price begins his third season at Otterbein, coaching tight ends. He works as an analytical chemist at Ross Products/Abbott Laboratories in Columbus, Ohio. Price spent five seasons with the Columbus (OH) Crusaders (2001-05), a club high school football team. Over that period, he coached defensive ends, linebackers, centers and tight ends. Price received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 1999 from the University of Toledo. Coach Price lives with his wife, Christina, in Gahanna, Ohio. They have two daughters, Victoria, 12, and Nina, 2.