Eric Koehler
Head Coach
Offensive Coordinator

Wartburg's 14th head coach took over the reigns of the program in early spring of 2006. He served as a the program's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2002-05. He opened his first year of coaching with a 20-0 win over 2005 NCAA Divison III playoff qualifier Monmouth (Ill.) Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006, part of an 8-2 finish. His career record stands at 16-4.

After a successful playing career at Hanover College in Hanover, Ind., and assistant coaching positions at four colleges, Koehler joined the Knights staff in the summer of 2002. Wartburg's offense ranked among the best in the Iowa Conference and the nation during his three years as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The 2003 season was a high water mark, as the Knights finished No. 31 in NCAA Division III in total offense, averaging over 424 yards per game, and were in the top 30 in points per game, averaging 35.3, en route to the program's first 11-win season.

Koehler and his wife, Heidi, reside in Waverly.

Jim Louis
Defensive Coordinator
Defensive Line
Louis joined the Knights staff in 2005 as a defensive line coach and added defensive coordinator duties last fall. His previous coaching stops included Minot State (N.D.) and St. Cloud State (Minn.). Louis earned a B.A. degree in psychology in 1998 and an M.S. degree in sport management from St. Cloud State, where he was a football team captain as an undergraduate. Jim, his wife, Stacey, and children, Zoe, Benjamin, and Trey, reside in Shell Rock.

Tim Morrison
Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line
Recruiting Coordinator
Morrison is in his sixth year as offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator. After earning a B.A. degree in secondary education at Wartburg in 1999, he was linebacker and strength coach at Allegheny College (Pa.). He played three seasons for the Knights as a starting fullback and earned team captain honors as a senior. Morrison completed his masters of arts in education degree from Viterbo University (Wis.) in July of 2007.

Joel Dettwiler
Linebackers
Strength and Conditioning Coordinator
Dettwiler is in his fourth season as linebacker coach and also serves as Wartburg's strength and conditioning coordinator. A 1997 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, he was a four-year starter in the Pioneers' defensive backfield from 1992 to 1995. He joined the Platteville staff in 2001 as a defensive backfield coach and switched to the defensive line in 2003. Joel, his wife, Kirsten, and daughter, Ava, reside in Waverly.

Chris Winter
Running Backs
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coordinator
A wide receivers coach in 2005, Winter moved to running backs coach last fall. The 2004 Wartburg graduate completed his playing career as the school's single-season record holder in pass receptions, hauling in 62 during his senior campaign, and shared the single-game touchdown reception mark of four with former standout Ryan Rausch. He also tied the career mark of 159 catches and holds the record for most receiving yardage in a game, compiling 259 yards against Central in 2003. Chris, and his wife, Tara, an admissions counselor and cheerleading coach at Wartburg, reside in Waverly.

Patrick Toohey
Defensive Line
Assistant Recruiting Coordinator
Toohey earned a B.A. degree from Wartburg in 2005 and accepted a position as defensive line coach at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, which advanced to the NCAA national championship game in 2005. A student coach with the Knights in 2004, he returned to Wartburg prior to the 2006 season as an assistant defensive line coach and assistant recruiting coordinator. He played on the offensive line at Wartburg from 2001 to 2003 and was a member of two conference championship teams.

Jeff Beck
Defensive Backfield
Beck has played or coached for the Knights in nine of the last 10 years. He earned a B.A. degree from Wartburg in 2001. Before returning to his alma mater in 2003, he served as an assistant at Grand Valley State in Allendale, Mich., where he was part of the NCAA Division II national runner-up team. A former student coach, he is in his fourth season as a defensive backfield coach. He also works in the college's Pathways Center as an associate for vocation and mentoring. Jeff and his wife, Kelly (Foley) '04, reside in Waverly.

Jerry Albert
Offensive Backfield
An 19-year veteran of the Wartburg football program, Albert continues his duties with the offensive backfield.  Along with coaching on the Knights staff, he's also held roles as a junior high coach for two years, a high school coach for three years, a member of the Ellsworth Community College staff for six seasons, and a member of the University of Northern Iowa staff for two years. A 1969 Wartburg alumnus, he was a kick-return specialist for the Knights. Jerry and his wife, Kathy, reside in Cedar Falls.

Scott Suhr
Assistant Offensive Line
Suhr is in his fourth year as an assistant coach on the offensive line.  A 2002 Wartburg graduate, he was a three-year letterman on the Knights offensive line.

Paul Mugan
Assistant Tight Ends
Mugan is in his fifth season of working with the tight ends. A 1990 Wartburg graduate, he played football under the late Don Canfield and now teaches biology at Waverly-Shell Rock High School. Paul, his wife, Beth (Dettmering) '90, and daughter, Anna, reside in Waverly.

Mike Dotseth
Punters/Kickers
A longtime resident of the Waverly area, Dotseth is in his fifth season on the staff after serving from 1984 to 1991 under former head coaches Don Canfield and Bob Nielson.  He coaches the kickers and punters. A graduate of Luther College, he taught and coached in the Waverly-Shell Rock Schools until his retirement. Mike and his wife, Janet, reside in Waverly.