Joe Austin was announced as Southwestern's Head Football Coach in February 2012, charged with reinstating football at a school that hasn't competed in the sport for over 62 years.

Austin came to Southwestern after transforming Hanover College's football program in a short time frame. In three years at Hanover he took a team that was in a decline to a rising star in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference, finishing in second place the last two seasons.

Prior to Hanover, Austin guided the University of Dubuque to back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in 28 seasons. The Spartans finished 7-3 in 2007 and 6-4 in 2006 in a highly competitive Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. During that time Austin's offensive unit set 33 school records and in 2007 averaged 35.6 points and 433.4 offensive yards per game.

On his way to Dubuque Austin made stops in Augsburg College (MN) as the offensive coordinator for one season and was an offensive assistant coach at Concorida University (MN) for four seasons.

While at Concordia the Golden Bears finished ranked in the top 10 nationally at the NCAA Division II level in total offense (6th-2003, 7th-2002). Concorida averaged more than 35 points per game and set virtually every school passing, rushing and receiving record during his tenure.

A former small-college athlete, Austin played quarterback at St. Ambrose University (Iowa) for two seasons. He suffered a broken vertebrae in his back six games into his sophomore season. The injury, which required reconstructive surgery, ended his playing career but jump started his coaching career.

Austin earned a bachelor's degree in communication studies from Concordia in 2001 and has a master's degree in organizational management from Concordia in 2004.

Tom Ross joined the Southwestern University football staff in March 2012 after serving under Coach Joe Austin for four seasons at Hanover College.

Prior to Hanover, Ross was head coach for the Stuttgart Scorpions in the German Football League for two seasons. Under his guidance, the Scorpions posted a 20-6-1 record and led the German league's Southern Division in total offense, scoring offense, rushing, total defense and scoring defense.

Ross spent 15 years at Augsburg College, serving stints as the defensive coordinator, special teams coordinator and offensive coordinator before taking his talents overseas as the defensive coordinator for Stuttgart in 2001 before being named head coach in 2002.

Additionally, Ross has spent time at Carleton College (MN) and St. Olaf College (MN). He received a bachelor's degree from Augsburg in 1991.

Eboh joined the Southwestern football staff in May 2012 as the recruiting coordinator and defensive line coach. Eboh worked under Coach Austin at Hanover College and had a big hand in helping to turn the program around into a conference contender. His football duties included overseeing the running backs and offensive and defensive lines while Eboh played a big role in getting the football team’s grade point average better than the school’s overall grade point average as the Academic Success Coordinator. He also has extensive experience in track and field, serving as the throwing coach and coached student-athletes to five new school records and back-to-back HCAC Championships.

Prior to Hanover, Eboh was the assistant to the athletic director and assistant football coach at the University of Dubuque.

Eboh is a 2003 graduate of Northwest Missouri State where he earned a bachelor’s degree in interactive digital media with a concentration in visual imaging and is currently working on attaining his master’s in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University-Irvine.