Vince Kehres

Vincent G. Kehres (born February 1976) is an American football coach and former player. He is the defensive coordinator at University of Toledo, a position he has held since 2020. Kehres served as the head football coach at the University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio from 2013 to 2019. In seven seasons at the helm of the Mount Union Purple Raiders football program, he compiled a record of 95–6 and led Mount Union to two NCAA Division III Football Championship titles, in 2015 and 2017. Kehres is the son of College Football Hall of Fame inductee Larry Kehres, who preceded him as head football coach at Mount Union.

Vince Kehres
Current position
TitleDefensive coordinator/LB
TeamToledo
ConferenceMAC
Biographical details
Born (1976-02-26) February 26, 1976
Alma materAshland University
Playing career
1994–1997Mount Union
Position(s)Defensive end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999Austintown Fitch HS (OH) (assistant)
2000–2004Mount Union (DL)
2005–2013Mount Union (DC)
2013–2019Mount Union
2020–presentToledo (DC)
Head coaching record
Overall95–6
Tournaments26–5 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 NCAA Division III (2015, 2017)
6 OAC (2013–2015, 2017–2019)
Awards
3× OAC Coach of the Year

Coaching career

Kehres both played as a player and served as an assistant coach and defensive coordinator under his father. Prior to his return to Mount Union to coach in 2000, he briefly coached as an assistant for a single year at Austintown Fitch High School.

Kehres was named the head football coach at Mount Union on May 8, 2013.[1]

On January 13, 2020, The Blade reported that Kehres was leaving Mount Union to take a position with the Toledo Rockets as a defensive coach.[2]

Family

Kehres is the son of Larry Kehres, who preceded him as head football coach at Mount Union. The younger Kehres and his wife, Lindsay, have three sons, Evan and Bo and Jackson.[3]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs D3#
Mount Union Purple Raiders (Ohio Athletic Conference) (2013–present)
2013 Mount Union 14–19–01stL NCAA Division III Championship3
2014 Mount Union 14–19–01stL NCAA Division III Championship2
2015 Mount Union 15–09–01stW NCAA Division III Championship1
2016 Mount Union 12–28–12ndL NCAA Division III Semifinal4
2017 Mount Union 15–09–01stW NCAA Division III Championship1
2018 Mount Union 14–19–01stL NCAA Division III Championship2
2019 Mount Union 11–19–01stL NCAA Division III Second Round3
Mount Union: 95–662–1
Total:95–6
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
  • #Rankings from D3football.com.

References
  1. Zupanic, Jeffrey (May 9, 2013). "Vince Kehres selected as new head coach of Mount Union football team following father's retirement". Alliance Review. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  2. "Toledo football to hire Mount Union coach Vince Kehres". Toledo Blade. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  3. "Vince Kehres profile - Mount Union". Mount Union University. 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
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