Brian Kelly (coach)
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| Brian Kelly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Head coach | |
| College | University of Cincinnati | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Team Record | 1-0 | |
| Born | October 25, 1962 | |
| Place of birth | Everett, Massachusetts | |
| Career Highlights | ||
| Overall | 138-51-2 | |
| Coaching Stats | ||
| College Football DataWarehouse | ||
| Championships | ||
| 2002 & 2003 Div. II National Champions;
5 conference titles |
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| Awards | ||
| 2002 & 2003 AFCA Div. II Coach of the Year | ||
| School as a player | ||
| 1979-1982 | Assumption | |
| Position | Linebacker | |
| Coaching positions | ||
| 2006–Present 2004–2006 1991–2003 |
University of Cincinnati Central Michigan University Grand Valley State University |
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Brian Kelly is the head football coach at the University of Cincinnati. He was named Cincinnati's head coach on December 3, 2006. Prior to Cincinnati he was the head coach at Central Michigan University, where he had a 19-16 record over 3 seasons and at Grand Valley State University where he had a record of 118-35-2 in 13 seasons, including 103-22-2 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. He led the Grand Valley State Lakers to the Division II national championships in 2002 and 2003.
Kelly is a native of Chelsea, Massachusetts and attended St. John's Prep School in Danvers, Massachusetts. He was a four-year letterwinner at Assumption College as a linebacker. After graduating from Assumption in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in political science he served as linebackers coach, defensive coordinator, and softball coach from 1983-86 at Assumption. Coach Kelly has a wife (Paqui) and 3 children (Patrick, Grace, and Kezel).
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[edit] Awards and Honors
- Assumption College Alumni Athletics Hall of Fame (August 22, 2006)[1]
- American Football Coaches AssociationDivision II Coach of the Year (2003)
- American Football Coaches AssociationDivision II Coach of the Year (2002)
[edit] Grand Valley State University
Kelly joined the Grand Valley State University staff in 1987 as a graduate assistant and defensive backs coach for Coach Tom Beck and became the defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator in 1989. Coach Kelly took over as head coach in 1991. In his final three seasons the Lakers went 41-2, at one point winning 20 consecutive games. The Lakers went 14-0 in 2002 en route to their first national title and went 14-1 in 2003 when they claimed their second National Championship. Kelly was named the AFCA Division II Coach of the Year after each of these championship years.
In his 13 years as head coach at Grand Valley the Lakers won five conference titles and made six Division II Playoff appearances. Grand Valley State never finished lower than third in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference under Kelly.
The 2001 team set 77 NCAA, GLIAC, and school records, including setting the all-time Division II scoring record, averaging 58.4 points per game.
His record in 13 years at Grand Valley State University was 118-35-2 [2]
[edit] Central Michigan University
Coach Kelly became the 24th head coach at Central Michigan University after the departure of Mike DeBord following the 2003 season.
Coach Kelly inherited a team with limited success. Central Michigan had won more than 3 games only once in the previous four seasons.
Coach Kelly's first season at Central Michigan was rocked by the suspension of three football players, including 2004 All-MAC selection Jerry Seymour because of alleged criminal involvement in the beating death of DeMarcus Graham.[3] CMU finished with a 4-7 record in 2004.
In Coach Kelly's second year at Central Michigan he coached the team to a 6-5 record, the first winning season in seven years for the Chippewas.
In his third season, the Chippewas posted a 9-4 record under Coach Kelly en route to winning the MAC Championship and qualifying for the Motor City Bowl. At the end of the 2006 season, Kelly was rumored to be a finalist for both the Michigan State Spartans football and Iowa State coaching vacancies. [4] After those positions were filled by other candidates, Coach Kelly issued a statement that he was staying at Central Michigan University and looking forward to CMU's first trip to the Motor City Bowl. [5] It suprised many that Coach Kelly left to accept the Cincinnati coaching vacancy three days after CMU won the 2006 MAC Championship without every coaching CMU in their bowl game. Coach Kelly's record at Central Michigan in three seasons was 19-16.
[edit] University of Cincinnati
Coach Kelly was named Cincinnati's head coach on December 3, 2006, following the departure of Mark Dantonio. Both Cincinnati and Central Michigan were preparing for bowl appearances so while Kelly was in Cincinnati preparing the Bearcats, much of his staff remained at Central Michigan to coach the Chippewas. Following Central Michigan's win in the Motor City Bowl most of his staff joined him in Cincinnati where they went on to coach Cincinnati to a victory over Western Michigan University in that year's International Bowl, 27-24. Entering the 2007 college football season, Coach Kelly is 1-0 in a partial season at Cincinnati.
Coach Kelly had to suspend an unnamed player during the off-season in the Spring of 2007 because of lying, a violation of school ethics. [6]
[edit] Brian Kelly Quotes
- "I think it's important that (allegations) are handled above board and taken care of in the right way. That's how I've tried to conduct myself through my entire career." [7]
- ``I'm too full of myself to be in over my head. [8]
[edit] Trivia Related to Coach Kelly
1. Kelly Catchs Overtime Bug
The Division 1-A record for most overtime games on one day is 6. This occurred on both November 6, 2004 and September 24, 2005. [9] On both of these dates Coach Kelly's Central Michigan team lost to inter-state rival Eastern Michigan Eagles football in overtime. This gave Kelly the distinction along with Eastern Michigan Coach Jeff Genyk of being the only NCAA coaches to be playing in overtime to the same team on both of the record setting overtime days in NCAA football. This also means Coach Kelly has the distinction of being the only NCAA coach to lose in overtime to the same team on the same day on each of these two record setting overtime days in NCAA football.
2. Kelly Has Western Michigan's Number
Kelly led Cincinnati to a victory over Western Michigan University in the 2007 International Bowl after leading Central Michigan to a win over Western Michigan during the 2006 season. This gave him the unique distinction of being the only NCAA coach to beat the same team twice in a season while coaching two different teams.
[edit] Coaching record
| Year | School | Overall | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Grand Valley State | 9-3 | NCAA Playoff |
| 1992 | Grand Valley State | 8-3 | |
| 1993 | Grand Valley State | 6-3-2 | GLIAC Champ |
| 1994 | Grand Valley State | 8-4 | NCAA Playoff |
| 1995 | Grand Valley State | 8-3 | |
| 1996 | Grand Valley State | 8-3 | |
| 1997 | Grand Valley State | 9-2 | GLIAC Champ |
| 1998 | Grand Valley State | 9-3 | GLIAC Champ
NCAA Playoff |
| 1999 | Grand Valley State | 5-5 | |
| 2000 | Grand Valley State | 7-4 | |
| 2001 | Grand Valley State | 13-1 | GLIAC Champ
NCAA D-II Finals |
| 2002 | Grand Valley State | 14-0 | GLIAC Champ
NCAA Champ |
| 2003 | Grand Valley State | 14-1 | NCAA Champ |
| 2004 | Central Michigan University | 4-7 | |
| 2005 | Central Michigan University | 6-5 | |
| 2006 | Central Michigan University | 9-4 (Did not coach the bowl game) | MAC Champ |
| 2006 | University of Cincinnati | 1-0 (Coached only the bowl game) | International Bowl vs. Western Michigan; W 27-24 |
| Total | 138-51-2 | 1-0 Bowl Record |
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| Preceded by Mark Dantonio |
University of Cincinnati Head Football Coach 2006-Present |
Succeeded by Current Coach |
| Preceded by Mike DeBord |
Central Michigan University Head Football Coach 2004-2006 |
Succeeded by Butch Jones |
| Preceded by Tom Beck |
Grand Valley State University Head Football Coach 1991-2003 |
Succeeded by Chuck Martin |
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