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COACHING STAFF COACHING STAFF AKRON COACHING STAFF TOM ARTH Head Coach | Quarterbacks Second Season at Akron Eighth Season Overall John Carroll ‘03 Former NFL quarterback and Ohio native Tom Arth was named the Zips’ head football coach on December 14, 2018. Arth became the Zips’ 28th all-time head coach and just the eighth person to hold the position since 1960. He is also just the sixth head coach for the Zips since moving up to Division I in 1987. During his first year at the helm at the University of Akron in 2019, Arth made an immediate impact. He challenged his players to ZIPS RISE TOGETHER RISE ZIPS develop and grow not only on the gridiron, but in the classroom and in the community. During the Spring 2019 semester, his first on campus, the Zips showed vast improvement. As a team, the 85 players on the spring roster combined for a 2.954 grade-point average (GPA), up from 2.466 from Fall 2018 (an increase of 0.488). The average semester GPA improvement was 0.619 per student. A total of 73 percent of all grades earned were A’s or B’s. The number of A’s earned team, the 110 players on the spring roster combined for a 3.091 GPA, increased by 83 percent. the highest-team semester GPA in program history. Following a volatile Spring 2020 semester due to the COVID-19 The UA football team put its free time to good use in 2019-20. The pandemic, the Zips continued to make strides in the classroom. As a players combined to work on a community service project each week with a goal of 1,000 volunteer hours in the spring alone. Among the projects the Zips worked were: filled orders at the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, weeded flower gardens at the Haven of Rest, and cleaned out an abandoned warehouse for Well Akron. For its efforts, the football team received the 2020 Zippy Cup for community service at the seventh annual Zippy Awards, compiling the most volunteer hours among all 20 UA sports teams. In the Fall, Arth implemented a pro-style offense and multiple defensive schemes. The Zips led the nation in kickoff-return defense (14.87) and ranked third nationally with the most freshmen (3) in the starting line-up. Seniors LB John Lako and DB Alvin Davis, Jr., earned All-Mid-American Conference honors. Lako was a first-team honoree, while Davis garnered third-team recognition. Additionally, seven Zips– DL Logan Hawkins, TE Brandon Junk, QB Robbie Kelley, Lako, TE Darryl Long, LS Cameron Lyons, and DE Dylan Meeks – earned Academic All-MAC honors for sporting a 3.20+ cumulative grade- point average. Lako was also a MAC Distinguished Scholar- Athlete for achieving first-team All-MAC accolades along with a 3.5+ GPA. Meeks 72 GoZips.com/ZipsFB | #OurWay | #HereToDevelop COACHING STAFF was named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District 5 football team. THE TOM ARTH FILE Arth took the reins at Akron after two seasons at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. During his tenure, Arth hit the ground running, putting together a top-notch staff that went out and secured PERSONAL one of the best recruiting classes in the Football Championship Born: May 11, 1981 (age 39) Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio Subdivision in less than two months. He mixed a talented roster of Family: wife Lauren, daughters– Caroline (14), Kate (10), TOGETHER RISE ZIPS returners with some outstanding newcomers in 2017. Elizabeth (5); sons– Tommy (12), Patrick (8) Education: John Carroll University [1999-03] He followed up his first season with the Mocs with the top recruiting Bachelor’s in physical education class in the Southern Conference. He entered the 2018 season with a solid core of experienced returners. PLAYING CAREER In four seasons at John Carroll University, his alma mater, Arth 1995-98 St. Ignatius High School (Cleveland) owned a 40-8 overall record while guiding the Blue Streaks to three 1999-02 John Carroll University postseason appearances. His building of the John Carroll program 2003-05 Indianapolis Colts 2004 Scottish Claymores (NFL Europe) was highlighted by road victories over two No. 1 ranked opponents in 2005 Hamburg Sea Devils (NFL Europe) Mount Union and Wisconsin-Whitewater. 2006 Green Bay Packers 2007 Toronto Argonauts (CFL) The 2016 Ohio Athletic Conference Coach of the Year guided the Blue 2007 Grand Rapids Rampage (AFL) Streaks to the NCAA Division III Playoffs for the third time in his four- 2008 Georgia Force (AFL) year tenure. In the four seasons under Arth’s leadership, John Carroll was among the nation’s elite, finishing inside the top 25 every season including top-5 finishes in 2016 (No. 3) and 2014 (No. 5). COACHING CAREER 2010-12 Assistant coach, John Carroll University John Carroll won the league’s automatic bid for the first time in school 2013-16 Head coach, John Carroll University history in 2016, breaking Mount Union’s run of 24 consecutive OAC 2017-18 Head coach, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 2019-present Head coach, University of Akron COLLEGIATE HEAD COACHING RECORD Year School Record Conference Notable 2013 John Carroll 9-2 8-1 | 2nd OAC NCAA Division III First Round 2014 John Carroll 11-2 8-1 | 2nd OAC NCAA Division III Quarterfinal 2015 John Carroll 8-2 7-2 | T2nd OAC 2016 John Carroll 12-2 9-0 | 1st OAC NCAA Division III Semifinal John Carroll Totals (4 yrs.) 40-8 32-4 5-3 in Division III playoffs 2017 UT Chattanooga 3-8 3-5 | T6th SoCon 2018 UT Chattanooga 6-5 4-4 | T5th SoCon UT Chattanooga Totals (2 yrs.) 9-13 7-9 2019 Akron 0-12 0-8 | MAC Akron Totals (1 yr.) 0-12 0-8 Career Totals (7 yrs.) 49-33 39-21 HONORS 2016 NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year 2016 Ohio Athletic Conference Coach of the Year 2013 NCAA Division III Regional Coach of the Year 2013 Ohio Athletic Conference co-Coach of the Year 2011 D3Football.com’s All-Decade Team 2002 Unanimous All-American 2001 Unanimous All-American 2020 AKRON FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 73 COACHING STAFF titles. The Blue Streaks finished the season ranked No. 3 in the nation, tying a school record with a 12-2 overall tally and a 9-0 mark in league action. It was their first outright conference championship since 1989. After graduating from JCU in 2003, Arth spent three seasons as a backup quarterback to Peyton Manning with the Indianapolis Colts. He spent part of those years playing in NFL Europe and was on the preseason roster with the Green Bay Packers in 2006. Arth returned to John Carroll in 2010, where he assisted for three seasons before taking the reins as head coach in 2013. His roles included director of football operations, co-offensive coordinator, assistant recruiting coordinator and quarterbacks coach. In the four seasons prior to Arth becoming head coach, JCU was 19- 21. His squads averaged 10 wins per season since. Arth earned NCAA Division III Regional Coach of the Year honors after a 9-2 record in his first season in 2013. Those nine wins were the most by a first-year JCU head coach, and the Blue Streaks climbed into the top 25 in the national polls. The 2014 team made it back to the DIII playoffs, giving John Carroll ZIPS RISE TOGETHER RISE ZIPS back-to-back appearances for the first time in school history. His charges matched a school record soaring to a No. 5 national ranking, while advancing to the quarterfinals with an 11-2 record. The 2015 squad won eight of 10 games, marking the first time since 1996-98 JCU had three-straight eight-win seasons. TOM ARTH’S POSTSEASON HISTORY (12) A native of Cleveland, Arth earned a bachelor’s degree in physical Bowl ...................................Date ......................................................Result education from John Carroll in 2003 where he played quarterback. DIII 1st Round ..................Nov. 23, 2002 ......................John Carroll 27, Hobart 7 DIII 2nd Round ................Nov. 30, 2002 .......... John Carroll 21, Muhlenberg 10 A unanimous All-American as a junior and senior, he set 18 school DIII Quarterfinal ................Dec. 7, 2002 John Carroll 16, SUNY Brockport 10 (ot) records. As a senior in 2002, he guided JCU to a 12-2 record, and East DIII Semifinal ...................Dec. 14, 2002 .........Mount Union 57, John Carroll 19 region championship, and a berth in to the NCAA Division III national DIII 1st Round ..................Nov. 23, 2013 .......St. John Fisher 25, John Carroll 16 semifinals for the first time in program history. He is a graduate of DIII 1st Round ..................Nov. 22, 2014 ....................John Carroll 63, Centre 28 DIII 2nd Round ................Nov. 29, 2014 ................John Carroll 14, Wheaton 12 Cleveland’s St. Ignatius High School. DIII Quarterfinal ................Dec. 6, 2014 ..........Mount Union 36, John Carroll 28 DIII 1st Round ..................Nov. 19, 2016 .....................John Carroll 37, Olivet 12 Arth, 39 (born May 11, 1981), and his wife Lauren have five children– DIII 2nd Round ................Nov. 26, 2016 ...................John Carroll 20, Wesley 17 DIII Quarterfinal ................Dec. 3, 2016 . John Carroll 31, #1 UW-Whitewater 14 Caroline, Tommy, Kate, Patrick, and Elizabeth. DIII Semifinal ...................Dec. 10, 2016 ....... #4 UW-Oshkosh 10, John Carroll 3 74 GoZips.com/ZipsFB | #OurWay | #HereToDevelop COACHING STAFF ZIPS RISE TOGETHER RISE ZIPS 2020 AKRON FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 75 COACHING STAFF TOM ARTH’S CAREER HEAD COACHING RESULTS WHAT THEY’RE SAYING JOHN CARROLL 2016 (12-2 overall, 9-0 OAC) ABOUT TOM ARTH NCAA Division III Playoffs 2013 (9-2 overall, 8-1 OAC) at Wisconsin-Oshkosh 14-33 L “I was fortunate to have Tom Arth as a NCAA Division III Playoffs *BALDWIN WALLACE 17-10 W *HEIDELBERG 42-14 W teammate for a few seasons with the Colts at St.