Brian Keller (American football)
Brian Keller (born c. 1961) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Nebraska Wesleyan University, a position he has held since 1996. He previously served as an assistant coach for Seward High School, Nebraska Wesleyan, and Eastern Oregon.[1] He played college football for Nebraska Wesleyan as a defensive lineman and linebacker.[2]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Nebraska Wesleyan |
| Conference | A-R-C |
| Record | 129–140 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1961 (age 61–62) Seward, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Nebraska Wesleyan University (1983) Eastern Oregon University (1991) |
| Playing career | |
| 1979–1982 | Nebraska Wesleyan |
| Position(s) | Defensive lineman, linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983 | Seward HS (NE) (WR/OLB) |
| 1984–1986 | Nebraska Wesleyan (OL) |
| 1987–1995 | Eastern Oregon (ST/OL) |
| 1996–present | Nebraska Wesleyan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 129–140 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 GPAC (2000) | |
| Awards | |
| GPAC Co-Coach of the Year (2000) | |
Keller is currently the longest tenured coach in the American Rivers Conference as he enters his 27th season after being hired in 1996.[3] He is also the school's most-winningest coach.[4]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Wesleyan Plainsmen (Nebraska–Iowa Athletic Conference / Great Plains Athletic Conference) (1996–2015) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 2–8 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1997 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 5–5 | 4–4 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1998 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 6–4 | 4–4 | 4th | |||||
| 1999 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 4–6 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2000 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 8–3 | 6–2 | T–1st | L NAIA First Round | 13 | |||
| 2001 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 5–5 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2002 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 6–4 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2003 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 6–4 | 6–4 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2004 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 6–4 | 6–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2005 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 5–5 | 5–5 | 5th | |||||
| 2006 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 7–3 | 7–3 | 4th | 23 | ||||
| 2007 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 7–3 | 7–3 | 4th | 22 | ||||
| 2008 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 7–3 | 7–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2009 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 5–5 | 5–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2010 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 4–6 | 4–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2011 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 5–5 | 4–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2012 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 6–4 | 5–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2013 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 6–4 | 6–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2014 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 4–6 | 4–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2015 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 4–6 | 3–6 | 7th | |||||
| Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference / American Rivers Conference) (2016–present) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 4–6 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2017 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 2–8 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2018 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 3–7 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2019 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 3–7 | 1–7 | T–7th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 0–1 | 0–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 2021 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 4–6 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2022 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 1–9 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 2023 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 4–3 | 2–3 | ||||||
| Nebraska Wesleyan: | 129–140 | 104–127 | |||||||
| Total: | 129–140 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
See also
References
- Powell, Ron. "Nebraska Wesleyan football a Keller family tradition". JournalStar.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- "The NCAA News: NCAA Record". ncaanewsarchive.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- "Brian Keller - Head Football Coach - Staff Directory". Nebraska Wesleyan University Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- Gray, Tim. "'We really have two freshman classes:' For first time since 2019, NWU preps for normal football season". JournalStar.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
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