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

Joe Loth, entering his eighth year at the helm of the Cardinal football program, is gradually climbing to the top of the Otterbein football coaching ranks thanks to 17 wins over the last two seasons. Loth, who coaches the quarterbacks, holds the best winning percentage among football coaches with more than three seasons at Otterbein.

The Cardinals, 8-2 overall and 7-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) last season, set a school record for wins in 2008. Otterbein, 9-2 overall and 8-1 in the OAC, advanced into the 2008 NCAA Division III Football Championship for the first time in school history. Otterbein’s lone conference loss that year came at the hands of NCAA Division III champion Mount Union. Loth was named "OAC Football Coach of the Year" for the second time in his career.

Loth, a 1991 Otterbein graduate, returned to his alma mater in 2003 after serving three seasons as head football coach at Kean University. The Painesville, Ohio, native has taken part in rebuilding programs throughout his 18-year coaching career.

When coming to Otterbein, Loth inherited a program that had just one winning season in the previous 21 seasons. In just seven short years, Loth has guided the Cardinals into the upper half of the tough OAC in four of the past five seasons, compiling a 33-18 mark over that time period. 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.

The Cardinals, under Loth, turned the corner in 2005, finishing the year 7-3 overall and 6-3 in the OAC for their first winning season since 1999 and only their second since 1982. 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 42-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.

In the summer of 2009, Loth worked with the wide receivers as a guest coach for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, who advanced to the 2009 Grey Cup in the Canadian Football League.

Loth was a four-year letterman and three-year starter at defensive back as an undergraduate at Otterbein. He earned second team All-OAC 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 the Riverside High School Hall of Fame in Painesville, Ohio.

Coach Loth and his wife, Keri, have two sons, Zachary, 9, and Tyler, 7.

Tim Doup (Otterbein College ’92)

Tim Doup begins his seventh season as an assistant at his alma mater, serving as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. Doup was named "OAC Assistant Coach of the Year" in 2008, putting together a potent offense that averaged 380 yards and 39 points a game. Coach Doup returned to Otterbein in 2003 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, 9, and twins, son Kaden, and daughter Kennedie, who turned 7 in August. They live in Lewis Center, Ohio.


AlLan Moore (Otterbein College ’98)

Allan Moore begins his seventh 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, 7, and daughter, Addison, 4, live in Lewis Center, Ohio.

Bill Livingston (Mount Vernon Nazarene College ’87)

Bill Livingston begins his seventh 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, 13, and Patrick, 18, who is a freshman at Otterbein. They live in Columbus, Ohio.

joshua price (University of Toledo ’99)

Joshua Price begins his fourth season at Otterbein as offensive quality control coach. 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, 13, and Nina, 3.

Kevin Beavers  (Otterbein '08)

Kevin Beavers begins his second season as a graduate assistant, coaching the tight ends. Beavers brings four years of coaching experience to his GA position. He spent three seasons at Buckeye Valley High School in Delaware, Ohio, and one season at Buckeye Valley Middle School. He earned three varsity football letters at Buckeye Valley High School, serving as captain his senior year. He played on the offensive and defensive lines. Beavers received his bachelor’s degree in sport management from Otterbein in 2008. He and his wife, Jennifer, reside in Dublin.

ANTHONY GRIFFIN (University of Toledo ’95)

Anthony Griffin begins his second season with Otterbein, coaching defensive backs. Griffin brings six years of high school coaching experience to Otterbein. He spent five seasons at Columbus Africentric High School and one year at Whetstone High School. A teacher since 1998, Griffin has taught at the fifth, sixth and seventh grade levels. He teaches at Berry Middle School in Columbus. Griffin received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Toledo in 1995 where he earned three varsity football letters at wide receiver. He earned his master’s in education from Marygrove College in 2005. Griffin lives in Columbus.

DAVID SMITH (Mount Union ’77)

David Smith, who spent seven seasons as an assistant at Otterbein (1996-02), returns to the Cardinals as running backs coach. Smith teaches health education in the Westerville City Schools, a position he has held since 1978. Coach Smith possesses over 24 years of coaching experience. Most recently, he coached offensive tackles and tight ends at cross-town rival Capital (2005-07), helping lead the Crusaders into the NCAA Division III Championships three years in a row. Smith coached for 19 years at the high school level in Ohio, spending eight seasons at Reynoldsburg (1988-95), the last four as offensive coordinator, ten seasons at Westerville South (1978-87), and one season at Westerville Central (2004), as running backs coach and assistant offensive coordinator. He received his master's degree in physical education and health education from Bowling Green in 1978. At Mount Union, he was a four-year member of the football team, earning two varsity letters. David and his wife, Marianne, have two children, Katie, 21, who is a senior at Ohio Dominican, and Matt, 19, a sophomore at Columbus State.

ryan howell (Wilmington ’05)

Ryan Howell begins his first season at Otterbein, coaching wide receivers. He is a 2005 graduate of Wilmington College with a bachelor's degree in sports administration.  After graduating, Ryan interned at the University of South Florida in the strength and conditioning department before accepting a graduate assistant wide receiver position at Dakota State University (SD) in 2006.  After a year at Dakota State, he became the wide receiver coach at Earlham College (IN) in 2007 and, most recently, coached receivers at his alma mater Wilmington College in 2008.  Howell completed a master’s degree in educational technology from Dakota State in August.  Ryan also works in claims at Nationwide and resides in Hilliard.

Devin Jordan (Ohio State ’08)

Devin Jordan begins his first season at Otterbein, coaching wide receivers. Jordan comes to Otterbein from Wittenberg where he coached wide receivers in 2008. A high school All-American at Massillon Washington (OH), Jordan holds single-season records for receptions (101) and touchdown receptions (18) as well as single-game records for catches (12) and touchdown receptions (4). Received a full scholarship to play at the Ohio State University (2003-08), but suffered a career-ending injury in 2005. Jordan remained with the team as a student assistant, helping coach future NFL receivers Ted Ginn, Jr., Anthony Gonzalez, Roy Hall, Brian Robiskie, and Brian Hartline. Jordan took part in three Big Ten championships while the 2006 and 2007 squads played in the national championship game. He received his bachelor's degree in human ecology from Ohio State in 2008.