Primary Recruiting Area: Stark County
Twitter: @CoachGeoffDartt
Email: darttgd@mountunion.edu
Geoff Dartt is in his sixth season as head football coach at the University of Mount Union for the 2025 season. He is the 24th head football coach in school history and fourth since 1962.
The Raiders have won the OAC and have gone undefeated in the regular season in each of Dartt’s five years at the helm. Dartt, who is undefeated against OAC schools during his tenure, led Mount Union back to the NCAA Championship Stagg Bowl in 2022 for the first time since 2018. In 2021, the Raiders advanced to the NCAA Semifinals for the first time since 2018. Prior to becoming head coach in 2020, Dartt spent seven years as an assistant coach for the Purple Raiders, with five of those years as offensive coordinator, winning two National Championships (2012 and 2015). As a player, he was part of three National Championship teams (2002, 2005, 2006) and was an All-OAC offensive lineman in 2007.
In 2022, Dartt was named the co-Larry Kehres Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Coach of the Year, the first of his career. He led the Purple Raiders to a 9-0 OAC record (10-0 overall - securing the program's 31st undefeated regular season) and the program's 33rd OAC championship title, 33rd NCAA Playoff appearance, and 22nd NCAA Championship appearance (NCAA Division III record).
In the fall of 2021, Coach Dartt led the program to its 32nd conference title and a return to the national semifinals for the first time since 2018.
He guided the program through the pandemic in 2020 and coached the Raiders to a 4-0 record and the school's 31st OAC title in the spring of 2021. The Raiders in the spring 2021 led the nation in total offense (548 yards per game), team passing efficiency (182.84) and passing offense (409 yards per game).
Prior to becoming head coach, he spent seven years as an assistant coach for the Purple Raiders and five of those years as offensive coordinator.
In five years as offensive coordinator, his unit has led the nation in nine different statistical categories including leading the nation in scoring three times.
A native of Port Clinton, Ohio, Dartt was a three-year letterwinner as an offensive lineman at Mount Union. He was part of three national championship teams (2002, 2005, 2006) and was an All-OAC selection in 2007. He graduated in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in health and physical education.
From 2008-12, he was an assistant football coach at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, as he worked for two years with offensive tackles and tight ends and two years as offensive line coach. He also coordinated the team video operations while also being the junior varsity offensive coordinator and assistant strength coach.
He came back to Mount Union in 2012 as offensive line coach on that national championship squad then became offensive coordinator from 2013-16 and led an offense that won four conference titles and the 2015 national championship.
In 2017, he was the offensive line coach at Western Kentucky University but returned to Mount Union in 2018 as an assistant coach and was named OAC Assistant Coach of the Year.
In 2019, he became offensive coordinator again and the Raiders led the nation in scoring, total offense, completion percentage and passer rating.
He and his wife Jan along with their daughter and two sons reside in Alliance.
