Tom Arth
Thomas Edward Arth (born May 11, 1981) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the University of Akron. He was also the head football coach at John Carroll University from 2013 to 2016 and University of Tennessee Chattanooga from 2017–2018
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Akron |
| Conference | MAC |
| Record | 0–12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 11, 1981 Westlake, Ohio |
| Playing career | |
| 1999–2002 | John Carroll |
| 2003–2005 | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2004 | Scottish Claymores |
| 2005 | Hamburg Sea Devils |
| 2006 | Green Bay Packers |
| 2007 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 2007 | Grand Rapids Rampage |
| 2008 | Georgia Force |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2010–2012 | John Carroll (assistant) |
| 2013–2016 | John Carroll |
| 2017–2018 | Chattanooga |
| 2019–present | Akron |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 49–33 |
| Tournaments | 5–3 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 OAC (2016) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× OAC Coach of the Year (2013, 2016) | |
Playing career
Arth attended Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland. In 1998, he took the reins as the starting quarterback for the perennial national power and led the Wildcats to the Division I State Semi-Finals where they lost to defending National Champion and eventual State Champion Canton McKinley Bulldogs. Over the course of the 1998 season, Arth threw for over 2,100 yards and 24 touchdowns.
At John Carroll University, Arth started for four years at quarterback, and set 18 John Carroll football records. He earned unanimous All-American honors as a junior and senior. In 2002, he guided the Blue Streaks to a 12-2 record, an East Regional Championship, and a berth in the NCAA Division III National Semi-Finals for the first time in program history. Over the course of his career, Arth captured every major passing record at John Carroll, including passing yards (10,457), and touchdowns (89).
He spent time with the Indianapolis Colts (2003–2005)[1] who allocated him to the Scottish Claymores (2004) and the Hamburg Sea Devils (2005) of NFL Europa. During his three seasons with the Colts, he served as a back-up to quarterback Peyton Manning.[2]
He was signed by the Green Bay Packers in 2006 but was released prior to the start of training camp. Arth signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in February 2007. Arth later signed with the Grand Rapids Rampage of the Arena Football League.
Coaching career
John Carroll
On December 5, 2012, Arth was named 17th head football coach at John Carroll.[3]
On November 12, 2016, Arth's program earned their first outright Ohio Athletic Conference title since 1989 with a 31-28 victory over then-No.1 Mount Union. On December 17, 2016, Arth was named D3football.com Coach of the Year for 2016, becoming the first Blue Streaks mentor in any sport to earn a national honor in 42 years.[4]
Chattanooga
Arth was named the head coach of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on December 19, 2016.[5]
Akron
On December 14, 2018, Arth was named the 28th head football coach at the University of Akron.[6]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carroll Blue Streaks (Ohio Athletic Conference) (2013–2016) | |||||||||
| 2013 | John Carroll | 9–2 | 8–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2014 | John Carroll | 11–2 | 8–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2015 | John Carroll | 8–2 | 7–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2016 | John Carroll | 12–2 | 9–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Semifinal | ||||
| John Carroll: | 40–8 | 32–4 | |||||||
| Chattanooga Mocs (Southern Conference) (2017–2018) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Chattanooga | 3–8 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2018 | Chattanooga | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Chattanooga: | 9–13 | 7–9 | |||||||
| Akron Zips (Mid-American Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Akron | 0–12 | 0–8 | 6th (East) | |||||
| Akron: | 0–12 | 0–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 49–33 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Personal
Arth and his wife Lauren ('03) have five children: Caroline, Thomas, Kathleen, Patrick and Elizabeth.
Arth founded the Cleveland Passing Academy in June 2008.
References
- Tom Arth
- "For Tom Arth, Lessons In Leadership Forged During Time Spent With Peyton Manning". www.jcusports.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- "Former star QB Tom Arth takes reins of John Carroll football". cleveland.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- "Tom Arth Named D3football.com National Coach of The Year". www.jcusports.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- "Chattanooga expected to tab Arth as football coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- Caron, Emily (December 14, 2018). "UT-Chattanooga's Tom Arth Named Akron Football Coach". si.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019.