Robert Keys (born c. 1973) is an American college football coach. He is the kicking quality control coach for Ohio State University, a position he has held since 2022.[1][2] He was the head football coach for the University of Findlay from 2011 to 2021.[3][4] He also coached for West Virginia, Glenville State, Indiana State, Slippery Rock,[5] and New Hampshire.[6][7] He played college football for West Virginia.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Kickers quality control |
| Team | Ohio State |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1973 (age 50–51) Jefferson, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | West Virginia University (1996, 1998) Marine Military Academy |
| Playing career | |
| 1994–1995 | West Virginia |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–1998 | West Virginia (GA) |
| 1999 | Glenville State (co-DC/ST/DB) |
| 2000–2004 | Findlay (co-DC/ST/DB) |
| 2005 | Indiana State (ST/S) |
| 2006–2009 | Slippery Rock (ST/DB) |
| 2010 | New Hampshire (DB) |
| 2011–2021 | Findlay |
| 2022–present | Ohio State (KQC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 66–42 |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 G-MAC (2021)* | |
| Awards | |
As coach
| |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Findlay Oilers (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2011–2016) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Findlay | 6–5 | 6–4 | T–3rd (South) | |||||
| 2012 | Findlay | 7–3 | 7–3 | T–2nd (South) | |||||
| 2013 | Findlay | 8–3 | 6–3 | 2nd (South) | |||||
| 2014 | Findlay | 5–6 | 4–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2015 | Findlay | 6–5 | 5–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2016 | Findlay | 6–5 | 6–5 | 7th | |||||
| Findlay Oilers (Great Midwest Athletic Conference) (2017–2021) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Findlay | 10–3 | 6–1 | 2nd | L Division II Second Round | 22 | |||
| 2018 | Findlay | 8–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2019 | Findlay | 7–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2020–21 | Findlay | 3–2* | 3–2* | T–2nd | |||||
| 2021 | Findlay | 0–3* | 0–1* | 1st | L Division II First Round* (Appearance vacated) |
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| Findlay: | 66–42 | 54—34 | |||||||
| Total: | 66–42 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
*Wins vacated in 2023 due to NCAA Infractions
References
edit- ^ "Rob Keys - Quality Control - Kicking - Football Coaches - Ohio State". Ohio State. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ rick (April 20, 2022). "Findlay HC Rob Keys Joins OSU Staff". Eleven Warriors. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Findlay". Findlay. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "University of Findlay loses its Keys — to Ohio State". thecourier.com. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Rob Keys - Football Coach". Slippery Rock University Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Rob Keys Hired As New UF Football Coach". December 16, 2010.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Findlay names Rob Keys as head football coach". The Blade. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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