Brian Kelly (coach)

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Title = Head coach
College = Cincinnati
Sport = Football
Conference = Big East
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Championships = 2002, 2003 Div. II National Championships
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Brian Kelly (born birth date|1961|10|25 in Everett, Massachusetts) 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. Coach Kelly has a wife (Paqui) and 3 children (Patrick, Grace, and Kenzel).

Early years

Kelly is a native of Chelsea, Massachusetts and attended St. John's Prep School in Danvers, Massachusetts. His father was a Boston politician.Joe Starkey, [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3045895 Bearcats' success met with excitement in Cincinnati] , ESPN.com, October 2, 2007.] 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.

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. [ [http://gobearcats.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120306aaf.html Kelly Named Head Football Coach :: Press conference scheduled for Monday afternoon ] ]

Central Michigan University

2004: Coach Kelly became the 24th head coach at Central Michigan University after the departure of Mike DeBord following the 2003 season. [ [http://www.mlive.com/chippewas/spnet.ssf?/default.asp?c=advance&page=cfoot/news/AFN2977423.htm CMU Chippewas Sports News - MLive.coms ] ] . 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. [http://www.macreportonline.com/CMUs_Seymour.htm] CMU finished with a 4-7 record in 2004.

2005: 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. 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. [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-08-24-overtime_x.htm] 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, with Kelly losing both overtime games.

2006: 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, Coach Kelly left to accept the Cincinnati coaching vacancy three days after CMU won the 2006 MAC Championship. He did not coach CMU in their bowl game. Coach Kelly's record at Central Michigan in three seasons was 19-16.

University of Cincinnati

2006: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. Kelly also lead Central Michigan to a win over Western Michigan during the 2006 regular 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.

2007:In his first full season in 2007, Coach Kelly led Cincinnati to a competitive position in the Big East, the Bearcats second ever 10 win season (first since 1949) and a Top 25 ranking. On December 5, 2007, Kelly was named Big East Coach of the Year after leading his Bearcats to a 9-3 record. [http://gobearcats.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120507aab.html] Coach Kelly later led the Bearcats to a victory in the PapaJohns.com Bowl against Southern Miss.

Awards and honors

Big East Coach of the Year (2007)

Assumption College Alumni Athletics Hall of Fame (August 22, 2006) [http://www.assumptiongreyhounds.com/news/kelly-HOF(2006)]

[http://www.afca.com/ American Football Coaches Association] Division II Coach of the Year (2003)

[http://www.afca.com/ American Football Coaches Association] Division II Coach of the Year (2002)

Coaching record

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References

* [http://gobearcats.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kelly_brian00.html Bio at gobearcats.com]
* [http://www.cmuchippewas.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46374&SPID=4199&DB_OEM_ID=10500&ATCLID=410523&Q_SEASON=2006 Bio at cmuchippewas.com]

External links

* [http://gobearcats.cstv.com/ UC official site]
* [http://gobearcats.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120306aaf.html UC Press Release on Coach Kelly's hiring]