Kevin Kelly (American football coach)

Kevin Kelly
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	New England (NH)
Conference	CNE
Record	0–0
Biographical details
Born	March 22, 1960 (age 64)
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)

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.

Coaching career

In 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

College


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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
New England Pilgrims (Conference of New England) (2025–present)
2025	New England	0–0	0–0
New England:		0–0	0–0
Total:		24–63

High school


Year	Team	Overall
Wyoming Seminary Blue Knights () (2016–2017)
2016	Wyoming Seminary	2–6
2017	Wyoming Seminary	3–5
Wyoming Seminary:		5–11
Total:		5–11

References

^ "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.

[BSUESPN-1] "Kevin Kelly joins Ball State as DC". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 30, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.

[2] "The New York Guardians are #OnDuty in February 2020". XFL. September 20, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.

[3] 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.

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