Larry Kehres
Larry Kehres (born September 7, 1949) is a former American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Mount Union—formerly known as Mount Union College—in Alliance, Ohio for 27 seasons, from 1986 to 2012. Kehres retired from coaching in May 2013 with a record of 332–24–3 as head coach of the Mount Union Purple Raiders football team, and a winning percentage of .929, the highest in college football history. Kehres also has the most national titles (11: 1993, 1996–1998, 2000–2002, 2005–2006, 2008, 2012), conference titles (23), and unbeaten regular seasons (21) of any coach in college football history. His Purple Raiders set the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football record for most consecutive victories with 55, running from 2000 to 2003. He was succeeded as head football coach by his son, Vince. The elder Kehres was also the athletic director at Mount Union from 1985 to 2020. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2017.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 7, 1949 Diamond, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1970 | Mount Union |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1971–1972 | Bowling Green (GA) |
| 1973 | Johnstown-Monroe HS (OH) |
| 1974–1985 | Mount Union (OC) |
| 1986–2012 | Mount Union |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1985–2020 | Mount Union |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 332–24–3 |
| Tournaments | 77–12 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 11 NCAA Division III (1993, 1996–1998, 2000–2002, 2005–2006, 2008, 2012) 23 OAC (1986, 1990, 1992–2012) | |
| Awards | |
| 9× AFCA NCAA Division III COY (1993, 1996–1998, 2000–2002, 2006, 2008) 6× OAC Coach of the Year (1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996–1997) | |
| Records | |
| Highest winning percentage in college football history (.929) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2017 (profile) | |