Coach Doty has spent the last two seasons at Graceland University in in Iowa where they won the NAIA National Championship this past season. Doty was 49-22 in his 2 seasons at Graceland. Before that Doty spent four years as the head coach at Rock Valley College in Rockford, Ill. His Golden Eagles won two national championships and appeared in three straight NJCAA Division III title games.
Emporia State has been searching for a replacement for Shaun Vandiver who resigned to accept an assistant coach position at Wyoming.