Brian Kelly (American football coach)
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Notre Dame |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 59–31 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 25, 1961 Everett, Massachusetts |
| Playing career | |
| 1979–1982 | Assumption |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983–1986 | Assumption (DC/LB) |
| 1987–1988 | Grand Valley State (GA/DB) |
| 1989–1990 | Grand Valley State (DC/RC) |
| 1991–2003 | Grand Valley State |
| 2004–2006 | Central Michigan |
| 2007–2009 | Cincinnati |
| 2010–present | Notre Dame |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 230–88–2 |
| Bowls | 5–4 |
| Tournaments | 11–4 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 NCAA Division II (2002–2003) 3 MIFC (1992, 1997–1998) 3 GLIAC (2001–2003) 1 MAC (2006) 2 Big East (2008–2009) |
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| Awards | |
| 2x AFCA Division II Coach of the Year (2002–2003) 2x Home Depot Coach of the Year Award (2009, 2012) 3x Big East Coach of the Year (2007–2009) AP College Football Coach of the Year (2012) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (2012) SN Coach of the Year (2012) Walter Camp Coach of the Year (2012) |
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Brian Keith Kelly (born October 25, 1961) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach for the University of Notre Dame, a position he has held since December 2009. Kelly was previously head coach at Grand Valley State University (1991–2003), Central Michigan University (2004–2006), and University of Cincinnati (2006–2009).
Kelly was born in Everett, Massachusetts, and was raised in a Catholic Irish-American family in Chelsea, Massachusetts. He attended St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers, Massachusetts. His father was a Boston politician. He was a four-year letter winner 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 to 1986.
Kelly joined the Grand Valley State University staff in 1987 as a graduate assistant and defensive backs coach for Tom Beck and became the defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator in 1989. 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.
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