Chip Kelly
American football coach (born 1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Edward Kelly (born November 25, 1963)[1] is an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He came to prominence as a college football head coach for the Oregon Ducks from 2009 to 2012, leading them to the 2011 BCS National Championship Game. His success led to a stint in the National Football League (NFL), where he coached for four seasons, three with the Philadelphia Eagles (2013–2015) and one with the San Francisco 49ers (2016). After the NFL, Kelly returned to college in 2018 as the head coach of UCLA Bruins, coaching for six seasons before leaving in 2024 to join Ohio State as their offensive coordinator.
_(cropped).jpg) Kelly in 2015 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator |
| Team | Ohio State |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1963-11-25) November 25, 1963 (age 60) Dover, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1984 | New Hampshire |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1990 | Columbia (DB/ST) |
| 1991 | Columbia (OLB/S) |
| 1992 | New Hampshire (RB) |
| 1993 | Johns Hopkins (DC) |
| 1994–1996 | New Hampshire (RB) |
| 1997–1998 | New Hampshire (OL) |
| 1999–2006 | New Hampshire (OC) |
| 2007–2008 | Oregon (OC) |
| 2009–2012 | Oregon |
| 2013–2015 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 2016 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2018–2023 | UCLA |
| 2024–present | Ohio State (OC/QB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 81–41 (college) 28–35 (NFL) |
| Bowls | 3–3 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NFL playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 Pac-12 (2009–2011) 2 Pac-12 North Division (2011, 2012) NFC East Division (2013) | |
| Awards | |
| Maxwell Club NFL Coach of the Year (2013) 2× Pac-10 Coach of the Year (2009, 2010) AP College Football Coach of the Year (2010) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (2010) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (2010) Sporting News Coach of the Year (2010) AFCA Coach of the Year (2010) | |