May 6th, 2025 12:00pm
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Southern Connecticut State University Director of Athletics Terrance Jones has named Joe Loth as the Owls' head football coach. Loth was selected after a national search and will be the seventh head coach in SCSU Football history.
"I'm truly excited to take over such a historic football program as Southern Connecticut," Loth said. "Coaching in the state, I've noticed Southern Connecticut from afar, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to coach at such a storied program."
Loth comes to New Haven after serving as Western Connecticut State University's head coach for the last 12 seasons. Loth was hired in 2012, inheriting a program that finished the previous season on a 21-game losing streak. Since his initial season, Loth did not have another losing season and in 2018 became the program's all-time winningest head coach.
"I'm excited to present the seventh head coach in SCSU Football history, Joe Loth," Jones said. "Coach Loth has a proven history of rejuvenating programs and a long track history of success. I'm thrilled to welcome Joe, his wife Keri and his sons Zachary and Tyler, to Southern Connecticut and look forward to many years of success for the Owls."
Loth guided a WestConn program that was ranked first or second in scoring and total offense in the Massachusetts State Athletic Conference (MASCAC) each year during his tenure as head coach. The 2023 program averaged a program-record 49.2 points per game as well as a 34.88 points per game average over the last three seasons. Academically, WestConn ranked first or second in MASCAC Academic All-Conference honors each season.
Through 2024, Loth compiled an all-time record of 77-45 (.631) at WestConn. Last season he led the Wolves to a 9-2 record and a 45-14 win against Alfred University in the ECAC Asa S. Bushnell Bowl. In 12 seasons, Loth led the program to six postseason appearances including the 2023 NCAA Championship Tournament.