Paul Troth (born c. 1962) is an American college football coach and former player. He was the head football coach at Missouri Valley College from 2002 to 2023. Troth served as the head football coach at Huron UniversityinHuron, South Dakota from 1997 to 2001. Troth played college footballatWilliam Jewell CollegeinLiberty, Missouri, starring from 1981 to 1984 under head coach Vic Wallace.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1962 (age 61–62) |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1984 | William Jewell |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992 | St. Thomas (MN) (RB) |
| 1993–1996 | Lambuth (OC) |
| 1997–2001 | Huron |
| 2002–2023 | Missouri Valley |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 183–114 |
| Tournaments | 11–11 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1DAC (2000) 5HAAC (2006, 2011–2014) | |
Troth played quarterback for several seasons professionally in Europe most notably for the Amsterdam Crusaders, winning the 1991 Eurobowl championship. He first signed in 1985 with the East City Giants in the Finnish Vaahteraliiga. He also began his coaching career in Europe.
Troth was subsequently an assistant coach under Wallace at University of St. ThomasinMinnesota and Lambuth UniversityinJackson, Tennessee.[1]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huron Screaming Eagles (South Dakota-Iowa Intercollegiate Conference) (1997–1999) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Huron | 4–6 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1998 | Huron | 10–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | L NAIA Semifinal | ||||
| 1999 | Huron | 8–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | L NAIA First Round | 11 | |||
| Huron Screaming Eagles (Dakota Athletic Conference) (2000–2001) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Huron | 9–3 | 8–1 | T–1st | L NAIA Quarterfinal | 8 | |||
| 2001 | Huron | 7–3 | 7–2 | 3rd | 21 | ||||
| Huron: | 38–18 | 26–8 | |||||||
| Missouri Valley Vikings (Heart of America Athletic Conference) (2002–2023) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Missouri Valley | 8–2 | 8–2 | T–2nd | 20 | ||||
| 2003 | Missouri Valley | 5–5 | 5–5 | T–4th | |||||
| 2004 | Missouri Valley | 4–6 | 4–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 2005 | Missouri Valley | 5–6 | 4–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2006 | Missouri Valley | 13–1 | 10–0 | 1st | L NAIA Semifinal | 3 | |||
| 2007 | Missouri Valley | 10–3 | 8–2 | T–2nd | L NAIA Semifinal | 3 | |||
| 2008 | Missouri Valley | 7–3 | 7–3 | 4th | 17 | ||||
| 2009 | Missouri Valley | 8–3 | 8–2 | 3rd | L NAIA First Round | 10 | |||
| 2010 | Missouri Valley | 8–2 | 8–2 | 3rd | 17 | ||||
| 2011 | Missouri Valley | 9–2 | 8–1 | T–1st | L NAIA First Round | 10 | |||
| 2012 | Missouri Valley | 12–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NAIA Semifinal | 3 | |||
| 2013 | Missouri Valley | 9–3 | 8–1 | T–1st | L NAIA Quarterfinal | 7 | |||
| 2014 | Missouri Valley | 9–3 | 8–1 | T–1st | L NAIA Quarterfinal | 8 | |||
| 2015 | Missouri Valley | 6–5 | 3–2 | 3rd (South) | |||||
| 2016 | Missouri Valley | 9–3 | 4–1 | 2nd (South) | L NAIA First Round | 11 | |||
| 2017 | Missouri Valley | 5–6 | 3–2 | 3rd (South) | |||||
| 2018 | Missouri Valley | 3–7 | 1–3 | T–4th (South) | |||||
| 2019 | Missouri Valley | 3–8 | 0–5 | 6th (South) | |||||
| 2020–21 | Missouri Valley | 1–6 | 0–5 | 6th (South) | |||||
| 2021 | Missouri Valley | 3–8 | 0–5 | 6th (South) | |||||
| 2022 | Missouri Valley | 3–8 | 0–5 | 6th (South) | |||||
| 2023 | Missouri Valley | 5–5 | 2–3 | 4th (South) | |||||
| Missouri Valley: | 144–96 | 108–62 | |||||||
| Total: | 183–114 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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