Mike Kelly (American football coach)
| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 26, 1948 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1975–1976 | Hanover (assistant) |
| 1977–1980 | Dayton (DC) |
| 1981–2007 | Dayton |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 246–54–1 |
| Tournaments | 13–8 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NCAA Division III National (1989) 8 PFL (1993–1993, 1996–1997, 1999–2002, 2007) |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2011 (profile) |
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Mike Kelly (born January 26, 1948) is a former American football coach. He was the head football coach at the University of Dayton from 1981 to 2007. In 27 years as the head coach at Dayton, he compiled a record of 246–54–1. Kelly ranks among the top 25 college football coaches of all time in both winning percentage (.819) and wins (246). Among coaches with at least 25 years of experience, he has the fourth best winning percentage of all time.
Kelly is a graduate of Milton-Union High School in West Milton, Ohio, and Manchester University in North Manchester, Indiana. He played both quarterback for the football team and catcher for the baseball team at Manchester University. He received a bachelor's degree in physical education and health from Manchester University.
Kelly began his coaching career as a high school football coach. He coached at the high school level from 1970 to 1974 while earning a master's degree in physical education from Ball State University. From 1975 to 1976, he was an assistant coach at Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana. He joined the coaching staff at the University of Dayton in 1977 as the defensive coordinator under head coach Rick Carter.
After four years as the defensive coordinator, Kelly took over as head coach of the Dayton Flyers football team in 1981. He later recalled the day he learned that he had been selected: "The day I was informed that I would be the head football coach, I remember walking out of St. Mary's Hall and looking up at the chapel, and it was overwhelming to think that, golly, I'm the new head football coach at the University of Dayton."
Kelly remained Dayton's head football coach for 27 years and compiled a record of 246–54–1. Kelly is among the top 25 college football coaches of all time in terms of both winning percentage and wins. As of 2008, he ranked 21st among all college football coaches in all divisions with an .819 winning percentage over 27 seasons. Among coaches with at least 25 years of experience, Kelly's winning percentage of .819 ranks fourth best all time, trailing only Florida A&M's Jake Gaither (.844), Nebraska's Tom Osborne (.836) and Michigan's Fielding H. Yost (.828).
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