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Position: | Quarterbacks coach |
Personal information | |
Born: | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | May 11, 1981
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Saint Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) |
College: | John Carroll |
Undrafted: | 2003 |
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Postseason: | NCAA D-III playoffs: 5–3 (.625) |
Career: | NCAA: 52–45 (.536) |
Thomas Edward Arth (born May 11, 1981) is an American football coach and former player who is the quarterbacks coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Arth previously served as the head football coach at John Carroll University from 2013 to 2016, the University of Tennessee Chattanooga from 2017 to 2018, and the University of Akron from 2019 to 2021.
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 semifinals, where they lost to defending national champion and eventual state champion Canton McKinley High School. 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 for the Blue Streaks, and set 18 program 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 semifinals of the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs 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).
Arth 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.
On December 5, 2012, Arth was named the 17th head football coach at John Carroll. [3]
On November 12, 2016, Arth's program earned their first outright Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) title since 1989 with a 31–28 victory over No. 1 Mount Union. On December 17, 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]
Arth was named the head coach of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on December 19, 2016. [5]
On December 14, 2018, Arth was named the 28th head football coach at the University of Akron. [6] Akron fired Arth on November 4, 2021, toward the end of his third season. His overall record at Akron was 3–24. [7] [8]
Arth was hired by the Los Angeles Chargers as a pass game specialist on February 9, 2022. [9]
Arth was hired by the Pittsburgh Steelers as their quarterbacks coach on February 8, 2024. [10]
Arth and his wife, Lauren, a 2003 graduate of John Carroll, have five children: Caroline, Thomas, Kathleen, Patrick and Elizabeth. [11]
Arth founded the Cleveland Passing Academy in June 2008.
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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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)(2019–2021) | |||||||||
2019 | Akron | 0–12 | 0–8 | 6th (East) | |||||
2020 | Akron | 1–5 | 1–5 | 5th (East) | |||||
2021 | Akron | 2–7 [lower-alpha 1] | 1–4 [lower-alpha 1] | (East) [lower-alpha 1] | |||||
Akron: | 3–24 | 2–17 | |||||||
Total: | 52–45 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
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