Matt Kelchner
Biographical details | |
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Born | Mansfield (assistant) | March 5, 1959
1983 | Dickinson (assistant) |
1984–2000 | William & Mary (assistant) |
2001–2016 | Christopher Newport |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 109–61 |
Tournaments | 3–10 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
10 Dixie/USAC (2001–2004, 2006, 2008, 2010–2012, 2014) | |
Awards | |
7× Dixie/USAC Coach of the Year (2001–2002, 2006, 2008, 2010–2011, 2014) | |
Matt Kelchner (born March 5, 1959) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia from 2001 to 2016. Kelchner was hired as Christopher Newport's first head coach on May 9, 2000.[1]
In 16 seasons at Christopher Newport, Kelchner compiled an overall record of 109-61. He won nearly 80% of his conference games, 78 of those wins coming in the Dixie Conference, later termed the USA South Athletic Conference, and 32% of non-conference games.
He guided the Captains to the
After missing the NCAA playoffs three times in four seasons and not matching his earlier success in the New Jersey Athletic Conference, Kelchner relinquished his role in 2016 as the longest-reigning head coach of the Christopher Newport program at the age of 57, and moved into an administration role in the university's athletic department.[2]
Kelchner spent his entire collegiate coaching career at the NCAA Division III, II and FCS levels. He was an assistant coach at NCAA
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | D3# | |||
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Christopher Newport Captains (Dixie Conference / USA South Athletic Conference) (2001–2014) | |||||||||
2001 | Christopher Newport | 5–5 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round |
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2002 | Christopher Newport | 6–5 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round |
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2003 | Christopher Newport | 8–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round |
19 | |||
2004 | Christopher Newport | 9–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round |
16 | |||
2005 | Christopher Newport | 6–4 | 5–2 | T–3rd | |||||
2006 | Christopher Newport | 8–3 | 6–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round |
24 | |||
2007 | Christopher Newport | 7–3 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
2008 | Christopher Newport | 8–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round |
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2009 | Christopher Newport | 5–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
2010 | Christopher Newport | 6–5 | 6–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round |
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2011 | Christopher Newport | 8–3 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round |
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2012 | Christopher Newport | 6–5 | 5–2 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round |
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2013 | Christopher Newport | 8–2 | 5–2 | T–3rd | |||||
2014 | Christopher Newport | 8–4 | 7–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round |
24 | |||
Christopher Newport Captains (New Jersey Athletic Conference) (2015–2016) | |||||||||
2015 | Christopher Newport | 4–6 | 4–5 | T–7th | |||||
2016 | Christopher Newport | 7–3 | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||||
Christopher Newport: | 109–61 | 88–25 | |||||||
Total: | 109–61 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- ^ Williams, Jennifer L. (May 10, 2000). "CNU named first coach". The Daily Press.
- ^ Dorr Jr., Vic (August 11, 2016). "CNU's Matt Kelchner to step down at season's end". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved January 17, 2018.