Eric the Red Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 New email Hadn't heard of this guy yet... You guys see this one? Here's some more intel. check out the link for some background in addition to the comments below. MOA > > http://www.afca.com/lev3.cfm/772 > > > I heard a rumor that the new head coach is going to be Larry Kehres from > the > Div-III school Mount Union. Pedersen is just waiting for their season to > end > with the Div-III championship game this Saturday. > > This guy has all the credentials that Pedersen is looking for. Kehres has > won > 7 D-III National Championships in the last 10 years. His 18 year record at > the school is 175-7-1. > > You can read his bio below. > > > > Larry Kehres (Care-Us), who is in his 18th year at the helm of the Purple > Raider football fortunes in 2003, has built one of the most successful > programs > in all of college football. > > His teams have won 14 Ohio Athletic Conference Championships ('86, '90, > '92-'02) while posting 12 undefeated regular seasons ('86, '90, '92, '93, > '95-'03). > > Under Kehres, the Raiders have won seven Division III National > Championships > in the last 10 years ('93, '96, ''97, '98, '00, & '01, '02). > > Since 1990, the Raiders have made 14 playoff appearances while posting > college football's most wins and best winning percentage (175-7-1/.959). > During the > last 12 regular seasons, his teams have posted a phenomenal 119-1 overall > mark. > > For his efforts, Kehres (205-17-3/.917) at Mount Union) has been named the > AFCA Division III National Coach of the Year seven times ('93, '96, '97, > '98, > '00, '01, '02) - voted on by the American Football Coaches Association. > > According to Kehres, a successful football program is built on organization > > and consistency. > > "We have built a successful program, in part, because our coaching staff > has > remained intact and is committed to our system," he said. "We feel our > program > is well-organized. Our players know what is expected of them. They know > that > we believe in taking advantage of opportunities and not beating ourselves > with > mistakes. > > "Offensively, we like to attack the defense and make them cover the whole > field. Defensively, we want to create big plays. As for the kicking game, I > > believe in being aggressive and winning the field position battle. Being > consistent > in all three phases and being well-conditioned puts you in a position to > win > games in the fourth quarter." > > Kehres is aware of the fact that his program has reached a level of > excellence few teams can match. > > "We' re proud of what our teams have accomplished," he noted. It's a > compliment to all the coaches and players who have been part of our program > and have > contributed in the success at Mount Union. It's very difficult to reach the > > top, but even more difficult to maintain excellence." > > Kehres, a native of Diamond, Ohio, graduated from Southeast High School. He > > earned a business administration degree from Mount Union in 1971. > > He served as a graduate assistant coach at Bowling Green State University > in > 1971-72, earning a master's in health and physical education. In 1973, > Kehres > was head football coach at Johnstown Monroe High School. > > He returned to Mount Union the following year, spending the next 11 seasons > > as an assistant coach, serving mainly as the offensive coordinator before > taking over as head coach prior to the 1986 season. He also started and > coached the > Mount Union swim program from 1974-86. > > Kehres, currently an associate professor of physical education, was named > athletic director at the College in March of 1985. In 1991, Mount Union > became > the first institution in the Ohio Athletic Conference to win the men's and > women's All-Sports Trophies in the same year. The Raiders also won the OAC > men's > All-Sports Trophy in 2000-01. > > As head football coach at Mount Union, he has produced 129 First-Team > All-OAC > selections and 155 All-American mentions. His teams have also been > well-represented in the conference's individual award categories, with 21 > Mike Gregory > (best offensive back/lineman), eight Ed Sherman (best receiver), five Bill > Edwards (best linebacker), five Paul Hoernemann (best defensive lineman) > and four > Lee J. Tressel (best defensive back) winners. > > He and his wife, Linda, have three children, Vince, Faith and Jan. They > reside in Alliance. > > Mount Union Current Head Coaching Notes > > > Overall Record: 205-17-3/.917 > OAC Record: 148-7-3 > Home Record: 111-7-3 > Overall Road Record: 87-10-0 > OAC Home Record: 75-1-3 > OAC Road Record: 73-6-0 > Neutral Site: 7-0 > Playoff Record: 39-6 Quote Link to comment
bigredbob Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 this is rubbish. no I havent heard of him. which is exactly why its not going to happen. try again. Quote Link to comment
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