 He finished his seven-year tenure as the Florida Gators' head coach with an overall win-loss record of 83–88 and 46–66 in the SEC.After his coaching career ended in 1980, Lotz returned to Chapel Hill as an assistant athletic director at UNC and directed the University of North Carolina's community outreach program.He involved hundreds of North Carolina student-athletes in various volunteer projects, including the Thanksgiving food drive for underprivileged families, the Juvenile Diabetes Walkathon, and clothing collections for the needy.