Keith Otterbein
American football player and coach (born 1957)
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Keith Edward Otterbein (born May 19, 1957) is an American former college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan from 1986 to 1994 and Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan from 2002 to 2023. Otterbein played at Hillsdale as a linebacker.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 19, 1957 |
| Playing career | |
| 1975–1978 | Hillpsdale |
| Position | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1979–1981 | Hillsdale (assistant) |
| 1982–1983 | Central Michigan (assistant) |
| 1984–1985 | Ferris State (DC) |
| 1986–1994 | Ferris State |
| 1995–2001 | Ball State (RB) |
| 2002–2023 | Hillsdale |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 192–147–3 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Tournaments | 4–6 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 MIFC (1990–1992) 1 GLIAC (2011) 1 G-MAC (2018) 2 GLIAC South Division (2010–2011) 1 GLIAC North Division (2012) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× MIFC Coach of the Year (1992, 1994) 2× GLIAC Coach of the Year (2009, 2011) | |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferris State Bulldogs (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1986–1989) | |||||||||
| 1986 | Ferris State | 5–5 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1987 | Ferris State | 4–7 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1988 | Ferris State | 4–7 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1989 | Ferris State | 6–5 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| Ferris State Bulldogs (Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference) (1990–1994) | |||||||||
| 1990 | Ferris State | 6–4–1 | 5–4–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1991 | Ferris State | 5–6 | 5–5 | T–4th | |||||
| 1992 | Ferris State | 10–3 | 8–2 | T–1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1993 | Ferris State | 9–1–2 | 8–0–2 | 1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 1994 | Ferris State | 11–1 | 10–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
| Ferris State: | 60–39–3 | 43–24–3 | |||||||
| Hillsdale Chargers (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2002–2016) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Hillsdale | 4–7 | 4–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2003 | Hillsdale | 4–7 | 4–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 2004 | Hillsdale | 4–7 | 4–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2005 | Hillsdale | 5–6 | 4–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2006 | Hillsdale | 5–6 | 5–5 | T–7th | |||||
| 2007 | Hillsdale | 8–3 | 7–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 2008 | Hillsdale | 7–4 | 6–4 | 6th | |||||
| 2009 | Hillsdale | 10–3 | 8–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
| 2010 | Hillsdale | 9–3 | 8–2 | T–2nd / T–1st (South) | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2011 | Hillsdale | 8–3 | 8–2 | 1st / 1st (South) | |||||
| 2012 | Hillsdale | 7–4 | 7–3 | T–2nd / T–1st (North) | |||||
| 2013 | Hillsdale | 5–6 | 5–4 | T–6th / 4th (North) | |||||
| 2014 | Hillsdale | 4–7 | 4–6 | T–7th / T–5th (North) | |||||
| 2015 | Hillsdale | 5–6 | 4–6 | T–6th / 4th (North) | |||||
| 2016 | Hillsdale | 5–5 | 4–5 | 9th / 5th (North) | |||||
| Hillsdale Chargers (Great Midwest Athletic Conference) (2017–2023) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Hillsdale | 7–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2018 | Hillsdale | 10–3 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
| 2019 | Hillsdale | 6–5 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Hillsdale | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5th | |||||
| 2021 | Hillsdale | 6–6 | 5–2 | T–2nd | L America's Crossroads Bowl | ||||
| 2022 | Hillsdale | 5–6 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2023 | Hillsdale | 6–5 | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Hillsdale: | 132–108 | 116–82 | |||||||
| Total: | 192–147–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
