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Pulaski Academy KevinKelley(Americanfootball) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Americanfootballcoach NottobeconfusedwithKevinKelly(Americanfootball). KevinKelleyBiographicaldetailsBorn(1969-06-25)June25,1969(age 52)HotSprings,ArkansasAlma materHendersonStateUniversity(B.S.)Coachingcareer(HCunlessnoted)1993–1997CarrolltonISD(TX)(7HC/Scout)1997–2002PulaskiAcademy(AR)(OC)2003–2020PulaskiAcademy(AR)2021Presbyterian HeadcoachingrecordOverall 216–29–1(highschool) 2–9(college) AccomplishmentsandhonorsChampionships9AAAState(2003,2008,2011,2014–2017,2019,2020)Awards TribecaDisruptiveInnovationAward(2014) USATodayHighSchoolCoachoftheYear(2016) ArkansasSportsHallofFame(2021) KevinKelley(bornJune25,1969)[1]isanAmericanfootballcoachwhoformerlyservedastheheadcoachatPresbyterianCollege.PriortohishiringatPresbyterian,KelleywasmostrecentlytheheadfootballcoachandathleticdirectoratPulaskiAcademyinLittleRock,Arkansas,wherehewonnineAAAstatechampionshipsandemployedauniquestrategythatinvolvedrarelypuntingandalmostalwaysattemptingonsidekicksandtwo-pointconversions. Contents 1Earlylifeandeducation 2Coachingcareer 2.1CarrolltonISD 2.2PulaskiAcademy 2.3Presbyterian 3Personallife 4Headcoachingrecord 4.1Highschool 4.2College 5References 6Externallinks Earlylifeandeducation[edit] OriginallyanativeofHotSprings,Arkansas,KelleyattendedGlenwoodHighSchoolinGlenwood,Arkansas,whichhassinceconsolidatedwithanearbyschooltobecomeCenterpointHighSchool.[1]KelleythenattendedHendersonStateUniversityinArkadelphia,Arkansas,graduatingwithaBachelorofSciencedegreein1992.[2]Hewasthefirstmemberofhisfamilytograduatefromcollege.[3] Coachingcareer[edit] CarrolltonISD[edit] KelleybeganhiscoachingcareerattheCarrollton-FarmersBranchIndependentSchoolDistrictinCarrollton,Texas.From1993to1997,inadditiontoteachingearthscience,heservedastheheadcoachofoneofthedistrict's7th-gradeteamswhilealsoservingasascoutforoneoftheseniorhighteams.[2] PulaskiAcademy[edit] KelleyarrivedatPulaskiAcademyinLittleRock,Arkansasin1997,andheservedastheiroffensivecoordinatoruntil2002.[4]Hewaspromotedtoheadcoachintimeforthe2003season.[2] From2003to2020,KelleyservedastheheadfootballcoachatPulaskiAcademy.Hehasgainednotorietyforhisuniquenumbers-basedcoachingstrategy,whichinvolvesrarelypuntingandalmostalwaysattemptingfourthdownconversions("goingforit"),onsidekicks(unlesshisteamisleadingby21pointsormore),[5]andtwo-pointconversions.[6]Kelley'steamswereconsistentlycompetitive;theBruinswonnineArkansasActivitiesAssociationstatechampionshipsunderhisdirection,werenamedtothelistofthetoptenArkansasfootballdynasties,atNo.5,byMaxPrepsin2011,[7]andastheNo.1mostdominantArkansashighschoolfootballprogramofthedecadein2020.[8]Additionally,Kelley'soffensesowneachofthetop12highestsingle-seasonyardagetotalsinArkansashighschoolhistory.[1] PulaskiwontheirfirsttitleunderKelleyin2003,inhisfirstseasonatthehelmoftheprogram,andsubsequentlywontitlesin2008,2011,2014,2015,2016,2017,2019,and2020;[9]Pulaski'sfourconsecutivetitlesfrom2014to2017madethemonlythefourthteaminArkansashighschoolhistorytodoso,andthefirstsinceBartonHighSchoolfrom1986to1989.[1]Priortothestartofthe2020season,Kelleywaslistedashavingthe15th-highestall-timewinningpercentageamonghighschoolfootballcoaches.[10] KelleywasnamedtheUSATodayHighSchoolCoachoftheYearin2016andwasinductedintotheArkansasSportsHallofFameinApril2021.[11]BillBelichicksaidofKelleyinDecember2020thathewas"...probablythetophighschoolcoachinthecountry,"andmentionedthathe"[had]greatrespectforcoachKelley".[12]Kelley'sstrategyhasbeenthesubjectofreportsbyTheNewYorkTimes,SportsIllustrated,TheWallStreetJournal,andTime,[3]andwasincludedinachapterofScorecasting,abookbyTobyMoskowitzandL.JonWertheim.[13] InaninterviewshortlyafterhewashiredbyPresbyterian,KelleytoldPeteThamelofYahooSportsthathewasmostproudofhisoffensiveacumen,andnotedthathisplay-callingstylewasasheavilydata-drivenashismorepublicizedspecialteamsidiosyncrasies.Kelleyconsidershisoffensivephilosophy"intermediate",whichhedefinesasgearedheavilytowardmidrangepassesinfrontofthesafeties,withahighpercentageofpassplaysdesignedtogenerateyardsafterthecatch.AccordingtoThamel,[14]The"intermediate"offensecombineswhatKelleyconsidersthetwohardestthingstodoinfootball—playpasscoveragesandtackleinspace.Heestimatesthatifaquarterbackcanthrow40yards,thatleavessevenmenguardinganareathat's52yardswideand40yardsdeep."That's2,000squareyardsthatsevenguyshavetodefend,"hesaid."That'salmost30-yardsquares.Youknowhowharditis?" Presbyterian[edit] Followingtheconclusionofthe2020season,thereweresomeideasthatledtospeculationthatKelleycouldbeconsideredforaDivisionIjob,namelytheheadcoachingpositionatKansas,[15]ajobKelleysupposedlysaidhewouldacceptfor$90,000perwin.[1]Ultimately,Kelleywashiredasthe16thheadfootballcoachatPresbyterianCollegeonMay6,2021.[6][16]HetookovertheBlueHoseprogramfortheirfirstfullseasoninthePioneerFootballLeagueafterashortened2021springseasonunderTommySpangler.[17] KelleycommunicatedhisdecisioninanemailtoPulaskiAcademyparentsonMay6,[9]andthecollegeofficiallyannouncedthehireonMay7,2021.[2] InKelley'sdebutasPresbyterianheadcoachonSeptember4,2021,theBlueHosebroketwosignificantpassingrecordsintheir84–43winoverNAIAmemberSt.Andrews.RenHefleythrewfor10touchdowns,breakingthepreviousFCSrecordof9firstsetin1984byWillieTottenofMississippiValleyStateandequaledin2007byDrewHubelofPortlandState.WithbackupquarterbackTylerHuffadding2TDpasses,theBlueHosesetanewDivisionIteamrecord(forbothFCSandFBS)of12,breakingthepreviousrecordof11setin1990byHoustonquarterbackDavidKlingler.[18] OnDecember4,2021,PresbyterianCollegeannouncedthatKelleyhadsteppeddownasheadcoachduetopersonalreasons.Heamasseda2-9recordinhisonlyyearatPresbyterian. Personallife[edit] Kelleyandhiswife,Dana,havetwochildren.[4] Headcoachingrecord[edit] Highschool[edit] Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs PulaskiAcademyBruins(AAA)(2002–2020) 2003 PulaskiAcademy 13–2 6–1 2nd WArkansasActivitiesAssociationClassAAAStateChampionshipGame 2004 PulaskiAcademy 10–3 7–0 1st LArkansasActivitiesAssociationClassAAAStateQuarterfinals 2005 PulaskiAcademy 11–3 6–1 2nd LArkansasActivitiesAssociationClassAAAStateSemifinals 2006 PulaskiAcademy 12–2 6–1 2nd LArkansasActivitiesAssociationClassAAAAAStateChampionshipGame 2007 PulaskiAcademy 9–2–1 7–0 1st LArkansasActivitiesAssociationClassAAAAAStateQuarterfinals 2008 PulaskiAcademy 13–1 7–0 1st WArkansasActivitiesAssociationClassAAAAAStateChampionshipGame 2009 PulaskiAcademy 9–4 5–2 3rd LArkansasActivitiesAssociationClassAAAAAStateSemifinal 2010 PulaskiAcademy 13–2 7–0 1st LArkansasActivitiesAssociationClassAAAAStateChampionshipGame 2011 PulaskiAcademy 15–0 7–0 1st WArkansasActivitiesAssociationClassAAAAStateChampionshipGame 2012 PulaskiAcademy 10–3 7–0 1st LArkansasActivitiesAssociationClassAAAAAStateSemifinals 2013 PulaskiAcademy 11–2 7–0 1st LArkansasActivitiesAssociationClassAAAAAStateQuarterfinals 2014 PulaskiAcademy 13–1 7–0 1st WArkansasActivitiesAssociationClassAAAAAStateChampionshipGame 2015 PulaskiAcademy 14–0 6–0 1st WArkansasActivitiesAssociationClassAAAAAStateChampionshipGame 2016 PulaskiAcademy 13–1 7–0 1st WArkansasActivitiesAssociationClassAAAAAStateChampionshipGame 2017 PulaskiAcademy 14–0 7–0 1st WArkansasActivitiesAssociationClassAAAAAStateChampionshipGame 2018 PulaskiAcademy 12–2 7–0 1st LArkansasActivitiesAssociationClassAAAAAStateChampionshipGame 2019 PulaskiAcademy 12–2 6–1 2nd WArkansasActivitiesAssociationClassAAAAAStateChampionshipGame 2020 PulaskiAcademy 13–0 5–0 1st WArkansasActivitiesAssociationClassAAAAAStateChampionshipGame PulaskiAcademy: 216–29–1 117–6 Total: 216–29–1 College[edit] Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs PresbyterianBlueHose(PioneerFootballLeague)(2021) 2021 Presbyterian 2–9 0–8 11th Presbyterian: 2–9 0–8 Total: 2–9 References[edit] ^abcde"Adifferentwaytothinkfootball".ArkansasDemocrat-Gazette.April10,2021.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMay8,2021.RetrievedMay8,2021. ^abcd"BlueHoseNameKevinKelleyFootballHeadCoach".PresbyterianCollege.May7,2021.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMay7,2021.RetrievedMay7,2021. ^ab"KevinKelley-ParetyPrize".DisruptorAwards.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMay7,2021.RetrievedMay7,2021. ^ab"KevinKelley-HeadCoach-StaffDirectory".PresbyterianCollege.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMay8,2021.RetrievedMay8,2021. ^"KevinKelley,HScoachwho'neverpunts',reportedlyhiredtoleadFCSprogram".SaturdayDownSouth.May6,2021.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMay7,2021.RetrievedMay7,2021. ^ab"PulaskiAcademyheadfootballcoachKevinKelleyleavingforcollegejobinSouthCarolina".THV11.May6,2021.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMay7,2021.RetrievedMay6,2021. ^"Top10Arkansasfootballdynasties".MaxPreps.May6,2021.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMay10,2021.RetrievedMay6,2021. ^"Top20mostdominantArkansashighschoolfootballprogramsoflastdecade".MaxPreps.April15,2020.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonAugust14,2020.RetrievedMay7,2021. ^abDeckelbaum,Kyle(May6,2021)."PulaskiAcademy'sKevinKelleyleavingtocoachFCSprogram".KATV.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMay7,2021.RetrievedMay6,2021. ^Askeland,Kevin(September8,2020)."Top100highschoolfootballcoachesofall-timebywinpercentage".MaxPreps.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonDecember15,2019.RetrievedMay7,2021. ^Deckelbaum,Kyle(April16,2021)."ArkansasSportsHallofFamehonorsninenewmembers".KATV.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMay7,2021.RetrievedMay6,2021. ^"CollegeFootballProgramHires'NeverPunt'HighSchoolCoach".TheSpun.May6,2021.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMay7,2021.RetrievedMay6,2021. ^"BlueHosenameKevinKelleyfootballheadcoach".GoLaurens.May7,2021.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMay7,2021.RetrievedMay7,2021. ^Thamel,Pete(May18,2021)."AlleyesonKevinKelley—evenBillBelichickiscuriousifstarhighschoolcoachcansucceedincollege".YahooSports.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMay18,2021.RetrievedMay18,2021. ^"CFBAnalystHasExtremelyBoldIdeaForKansas'NextHeadCoach".TheSpun.March10,2021.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMay7,2021.RetrievedMay7,2021. ^"Presbyterianhiringanti-puntingHScoachKelley".ESPN.May6,2021.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMay6,2021.RetrievedMay6,2021. ^"CoachwhoneverpuntsandalwaysattemptsonsidekicksgetsDivisionIjob".Yahoo!Sports.May7,2021.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMay7,2021.RetrievedMay7,2021. ^"PresbyterianBlueHoseQBRenHefleysetsFCSTDpassrecordinseason-opener".ESPN.com.AssociatedPress.September4,2021.RetrievedSeptember4,2021. Externallinks[edit] Presbyterianprofile vtePresbyterianBlueHoseheadfootballcoaches EverettBooe(1913) ErlingTheller(1914) WalterA.Johnson(1915–1917) GiffordShaw(1918) WalterA.Johnson(1919–1940) LonnieMcMillan(1941–1953) BillCrutchfield(1954–1956) FrankJones(1957–1961) ClydeEhrhardt(1962) CallyGault(1963–1984) ElliottPoss(1985–1990) JohnPerry(1991–1996) DarylDickey(1997–2000) TommySpangler(2001–2006) BobbyBentley(2007–2008) HaroldNichols(2009–2016) TommySpangler(2017–2020) KevinKelley(2021) SteveEnglehart(2022–present) vteUSATodayHighSchoolFootballCoachoftheYearwinners 1982:S.Klonne 1983:G.Curry 1984:N.Hyder 1985:B.Shannon 1986:S.McCracken 1987:J.McCurry 1988:C.Madison 1989:C.Kyle 1990:T.Reynolds 1991:G.Guthrie 1992:G.Curry 1993:C.Kyle 1994:B.Rollinson 1995:B.Ladouceur 1996:B.Rollinson 1997:T.McDaniels 1998:B.Ladouceur 1999:J.Parchman 2000:T.Severino 2001:B.Ladouceur 2002:B.Ladouceur 2003:B.Ladouceur 2004:T.Dodge 2005:B.Castle 2006:J.Curtis 2007:T.Harris 2008:G.Smith 2009:G.Toal 2010:L.Pogue 2011:B.Beatty 2012:J.Curtis 2013:A.Fracassa 2014:T.Sanchez 2015:M.Logan 2016:K.Kelley 2017:B.Rollinson 2018:Trivers 2019:Samples Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kevin_Kelley_(American_football)&oldid=1079895229" Categories:1969birthsLivingpeoplePresbyterianBlueHosefootballcoachesHighschoolfootballcoachesinArkansasHighschoolfootballcoachesinTexasHendersonStateUniversityalumniSportspeoplefromHotSprings,ArkansasCoachesofAmericanfootballfromArkansasHiddencategories:ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionmatchesWikidataUsemdydatesfromMay2021 Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English Views ReadEditViewhistory More Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages Addlinks