Joe Loth

For the French linguist and historian who specialized in the study of Celtic languages, see Joseph Loth.

Joseph Loth (born January 17, 1967)^{[citation needed]} is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Southern Connecticut State University, a position he has held since 2025.^[1]

Joe Loth

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Southern Connecticut
Conference	NE-10
Biographical details
Born	(1967-01-17) January 17, 1967 (age 58) Painesville, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
1987–1990	Otterbein
Position(s)	Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1992	SMU (GA)
1993–1996	Western Connecticut (DC)
1997	Capital (DC)
1998–1999	Rhode Island (DB)
2000–2002	Kean
2003–2011	Otterbein
2012–2024	Western Connecticut
2025–present	Southern Connecticut
Head coaching record
Overall	133–109
Bowls	2–2
Tournaments	0–2 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 MASCAC (2023)
Awards
2× OAC Coach of the Year (2005, 2008)

In eight seasons as head football coach for Otterbein University, his previous head coaching job, he compiled a record of 46–35, including a 7–3 (6–3 OAC) record in 2005—the first winning season for Otterbein since 1999 and only the second since 1982. That year they also beat their rival, Capital University, who had qualified for the NCAA Division III playoffs. He has the highest winning percentage in Otterbein history for any coach who has coached at least three seasons. The Cardinals finished second in the OAC in 2009, 8–2 overall and 7–2. In 2008 they went 9–2 overall and 8–1 in the OAC. They advanced to the NCAA Division III Football Playoffs for the first time in school history. Loth was named "OAC Football Coach of the Year" for the second time in his career and was named Ohio Division III Coach of the Year by OhioFootball.Com.

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 played college football at Otterbein from 1987 to 1990, lettering all four seasons and a starter for three. In his senior season he garnered Ohio Athletic Conference Second Team honors and is still the school's all-time leader in interceptions (13).

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Kean Cougars (New Jersey Athletic Conference) (2000–2002)
2000	Kean	1–9	0–6	7th
2001	Kean	2–7	1–5	T–6th
2002	Kean	4–6	2–4	5th
Kean:		7–22	3–15
Otterbein Cardinals (Ohio Athletic Conference) (2003–2011)
2003	Otterbein	3–7	3–6	7th
2004	Otterbein	4–6	3–6	T–7th
2005	Otterbein	7–3	6–3	T–4th
2006	Otterbein	4–6	3–6	T–7th
2007	Otterbein	5–5	5–4	T–4th
2008	Otterbein	9–2	8–1	2nd	L NCAA Division III First Round
2009	Otterbein	8–2	7–2	T–2nd
2010	Otterbein	6–4	5–4	T–4th
2011	Otterbein	3–7	2–7	T–8th
Otterbein:		49–42	42–39
Western Connecticut Colonials (New Jersey Athletic Conference) (2012)
2012	Western Connecticut	1–8	1–7	T–8th
Western Connecticut Colonials / Wolves (Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2013–2024)
2013	Western Connecticut	8–2	6–2	2nd	W Northeast
2014	Western Connecticut	7–4	6–2	2nd	L Northeast
2015	Western Connecticut	5–5	4–4	T–4th
2016	Western Connecticut	5–5	4–4	T–3rd
2017	Western Connecticut	7–3	5–3	T–3rd
2018	Western Connecticut	8–2	6–2	T–2nd
2019	Western Connecticut	8–3	6–2	T–2nd	L New England
2020–21	No team—COVID-19
2021	Western Connecticut	5–5	4–4	5th
2022	Western Connecticut	7–3	6–2	T–2nd
2023	Western Connecticut	7–3	7–1	T–1st	L NCAA Division III First Round
2024	Western Connecticut	9–2	8–1	2nd	W Asa S. Bushnell Bowl
Western Connecticut:		77–45	63–34
Southern Connecticut Owls (Northeast-10 Conference) (2025–present)
2025	Southern Connecticut	0–0	0–0
Southern Connecticut:		0–0	0–0
Total:		133–109
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth