Brian Keller (American football)
Appearance
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Nebraska Wesleyan |
Conference | ARC |
Record | 132–150 |
Biographical details | |
Born | c. 1961 (age 62–63) 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 | 132–150 |
Tournaments | 0–1 (NAIA playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 GPAC (2000) | |
Awards | |
GPAC Co-Coach of the Year (2000) | |
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]
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
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA# | |||
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Nebraska Wesleyan Plainsmen / Prairie Wolves (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 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 | 4–6 | 2–6 | T–6th | |||||
2024 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 3–7 | 2–6 | T–6th | |||||
Nebraska Wesleyan: | 132–150 | 106–136 | |||||||
Total: | 132–150 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Powell, Ron (September 6, 2019). "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 (August 21, 2021). "'We really have two freshman classes:' For first time since 2019, NWU preps for normal football season". JournalStar.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1960s births
- Living people
- American football defensive linemen
- American football linebackers
- Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves football coaches
- Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves football players
- Eastern Oregon University alumni
- High school football coaches in Nebraska
- People from Seward, Nebraska
- Coaches of American football from Nebraska
- Players of American football from Nebraska