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Tom Watts
Alma Mater: Hanover '02 | Overall Record: 55-37 (10 Years) | Record at Ohio Wesleyan: 55-37 (10 Years)
Tom Watts is in his 11th season as head football coach at Ohio Wesleyan University.
In 2021, the Battling Bishops finished 8-2 overall, including a mark of 7-2 in the North Coast Athletic Conference, good for a second-place tie in the final conference standings.
Watts came to Ohio Wesleyan after 3 seasons at Baldwin-Wallace, where he served as special teams coordinator, defensive backs coach, and recruiting coordinator. He helped the Yellow Jackets compile records of 8-2 in 2011 and 7-3 in 2010, his defensive backs earned 5 All-Ohio Conference citations during those 2 seasons, and the team ranked third in the nation in kick returns in 2010.
Prior to coaching at Baldwin-Wallace, Watts was defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Westminster (Pa.) College during the 2008 season, helping the Titans post their best Presidents' Athletic Conference finish in 5 seasons.
Watts served as defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville for 4 seasons, helping the Pioneers lead the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in pass defense and post their first winning season since 1991.
He began his coaching career as co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Waynesburg (Pa.) College, helping the Yellow Jackets win the PAC championship and reach the NCAA Division III playoffs in 2003.
Watts is a 2002 graduate of Hanover (Ind.) College, where he helped the Panthers win a pair of conference championships. He continued his education at Waynesburg, receiving a master's degree in education technology in 2004. He is a native of Westfield Center, Ohio, and played both receiver and safety at Lodi Cloverleaf High School.
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