Kevin Kelly (born March 22, 1960) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach for New England College, a position he has held since 2023. He previously served as the head football coach at Georgetown University from 2006 to 2013, compiling a record of 24–63. Kelly was the defensive coordinator at Marshall University from 1996 to 1998 and from 2000 to 2001.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | New England (NH) |
| Conference | CNE |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 22, 1960 |
| Playing career | |
| 1980–1981 | Springfield (MA) |
| Position(s) | Safety |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1981 | Longmeadow HS (MA) (DC/DB) |
| 1982–1983 | Fieldston School (NY) |
| 1984–1985 | Southern Connecticut State (GA) |
| 1986–1987 | Syracuse (GA) |
| 1988 | Bowdoin (DC) |
| 1989–1990 | Northeastern (LB) |
| 1991 | Dartmouth (RB/LB) |
| 1992–1994 | Tulane (LB) |
| 1995 | Dartmouth (RB/LB) |
| 1996–1998 | Marshall (DC/LB) |
| 1999 | Syracuse (DB) |
| 2000–2001 | Marshall (DC) |
| 2002–2005 | Navy (ST/LB) |
| 2006–2013 | Georgetown |
| 2014–2015 | Ball State (DC/ILB) |
| 2016–2017 | Wyoming Seminary (PA) |
| 2017–2018 | Bryant (DC/LB) |
| 2019–2020 | New York Guardians (LB) |
| 2023–present | New England (NH) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 24–63 (college) 5–11 (high school) |
Coaching career
editIn January 2006, Kelly was hired as the head football coach at Georgetown University. He resigned from the position in January 2014 to become the defensive coordinator at Ball State University.[1]
In 2019, he was named linebackers coach for the New York Guardians of the XFL.[2]
In 2023, Kelly was hired as the head football coach at New England College, marking the first coach for the school after a fifty-year hiatus from the sport.[3]
Head coaching record
editCollege
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown Hoyas (Patriot League) (2006–2013) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Georgetown | 2–9 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2007 | Georgetown | 1–10 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2008 | Georgetown | 2–8 | 0–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2009 | Georgetown | 0–11 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2010 | Georgetown | 4–7 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
| 2011 | Georgetown | 8–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2012 | Georgetown | 5–6 | 2–4 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2013 | Georgetown | 2–9 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Georgetown: | 24–63 | 10–35 | |||||||
| Total: | 24–63 | ||||||||
High school
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming Seminary Blue Knights () (2016–2017) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Wyoming Seminary | 2–6 | |||||||
| 2017 | Wyoming Seminary | 3–5 | |||||||
| Wyoming Seminary: | 5–11 | ||||||||
| Total: | 5–11 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Kevin Kelly joins Ball State as DC". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 30, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ "The New York Guardians are #OnDuty in February 2020". XFL. September 20, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ Cronin, Mike (August 8, 2023). "Kevin Kelly hired to be New England College football coach when sport returns in 2024". WMUR. Retrieved November 3, 2024.