Mike Kelly (gridiron football)
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Widener |
| Conference | MAC |
| Record | 24–9 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
February 11, 1958 Waterbury, Connecticut |
| Playing career | |
| 1976–1979 | Bluffton |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1980–1981 | Ridgedale HS (OH) (RB/S) |
| 1982 | Edinboro (WR) |
| 1983–1985 | Marietta (RB) |
| 1986 | Ohio Wesleyan (OC) |
| 1987–1989 | Capital (OC) |
| 1990–1991 | San Francisco State (associate HC) |
| 1992–1996 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (OC) |
| 1997–1999 | Valdosta State |
| 2001 | Orlando Rage (OC) |
| 2002 | Philadelphia Eagles (OA/QC) |
| 2008 | Edmonton Eskimos (WR) |
| 2009 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 2014–present | Widener |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2001 | Philadelphia Eagles (advance scout) |
| 2003–2005 | Washington Redskins (pro pers. asst.) |
| 2009 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (GM) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 39–25 (college) 7–11 (CFL) |
| Tournaments | 2–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MAC (2014) | |
| Awards | |
| 2014 Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Coach of the Year, 2014 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) South Region Co-Coach of the Year | |
Mike Kelly (born February 11, 1958) is an American gridiron football coach and former player, scout, and executive. He is currently the head football coach at Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania, a position he has held since 2014. Kelly served as the head football coach at Valdosta State University from 1997 to 1999. In 2009, he was the head coach and general manager for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He has served as an assistant coach at the high school football level, for several college football teams, and for professional teams in the CFL, XFL, and the National Football League (NFL). Kelly played college football as a quarterback at Bluffton College—now Bluffton University—in the late 1970s.
Kelly graduated Muncie Northside High School in 1976, where as a senior he set a school record for passes attempted and completed in a single season. In 1996 Kelly was inducted into the Delaware County, Indiana Athletic Hall of Fame.
Kelly played quarterback for Bluffton College from 1976 to 1979 and earned his bachelor's degree in health, physical education and recreation. When he graduated, Kelly ranked third in career completions (95), fourth in career attempts (242) and fifth in career passing yardage (1,028). He was just the sixth player in BC history to pass for over 1,000 yards. In 2002, Kelly was inducted into the Bluffton College Hall of Fame.
Kelly earned a master's degree in education at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 1983.
Kelly was the offensive play-caller with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers between 1992 and 1996, as part of the teams that captured three regular season division titles and appeared in the Grey Cup twice. Kelly's offence set 29 club records during his tenure in Winnipeg, including Matt Dunigan's record 713 yards passing in a game.
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