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Tom Arth
Pittsburgh Steelers
Position:	Quarterbacks coach
Personal information
Born:	May 11, 1981 (age 43); Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
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
Career history
As a player:
	Indianapolis Colts (2003–2005); Scottish Claymores (2004); Hamburg Sea Devils (2005); Green Bay Packers (2006); Toronto Argonauts (2007); Grand Rapids Rampage (2007); Georgia Force (2008);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
	John Carroll (2010–2012) ; Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach/assistant recruiting coordinator; John Carroll (2013–2016) ; Head coach; Chattanooga (2017–2018) ; Head coach; Akron (2019–2021) ; Head coach; Los Angeles Chargers (2022–2023) ; Pass game specialist; Pittsburgh Steelers (2024–present) ; Quarterbacks coach;
As an administrator:
	John Carroll (2010–2012) ; Director of football operations;
Career highlights and awards
	As coach 1 OAC (2016); 2× OAC Coach of the Year (2013, 2016); D3football.com National Coach of the Year (2016);
Head coaching record
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.

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 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.

Coaching career

John Carroll

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]

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] Akron fired Arth on November 4, 2021, toward the end of his third season. His overall record at Akron was 3–24.^[7]^[8]

Los Angeles Chargers

Arth was hired by the Los Angeles Chargers as a pass game specialist on February 9, 2022.^[9]

Pittsburgh Steelers

Arth was hired by the Pittsburgh Steelers as their quarterbacks coach on February 8, 2024.^[10]

Personal life

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.

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) (2019–2021)
2019	Akron	0–12	0–8	6th (East)
2020	Akron	1–5	1–5	5th (East)
2021	Akron	2–7^[a]	1–4^[a]	(East)^[a]
Akron:		3–24	2–17
Total:		52–45
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth