Keith Otterbein

American football player and coach (born 1957)

For the professor of anthropology, see Keith F. Otterbein.

Keith Otterbein
Biographical details
Born	(1957年05月19日) May 19, 1957 (age 67)
Playing career
1975–1978	Hillsdale
Position(s)	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	187–141–3
Bowls	0–1
Tournaments	4–6 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 MIFC (1990–1992) 2 GLIAC (2011, 2018) 2 GLIAC South Division (2010–2011) 1 GLIAC North Division (2012)
Awards
×ばつ MIFC Coach of the Year (1992, 1994) ×ばつ GLIAC Coach of the Year (2009, 2011)

Keith Edward Otterbein (born May 19, 1957) is an American college football coach. He was the head football coach for Hillsdale College from 2002 to 2023. From 1986 to 1994, Otterbein served as the head football coach at Ferris State University.

Head coaching record

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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	6–5	5–5	6th
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
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:		127–102	113–78
Total:		187–141–3
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth