Coaches
Ken O'Keefe
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Ken O'Keefe
Played at John Carroll 1972-1974
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-1977 | New Haven (unknown) | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1978-1984 | Worcester Academy (MA) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1985 | Fort Worth Country Day (TX) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1986-1989 | Allegheny | OC | OC | not known |
| 1990-1997 | Allegheny | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1998 | Fordham | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1999-2011 | Iowa | OC | OC/QB✓ | Kirk Ferentz*+ |
| 2012-2015 | Miami Dolphins (pro) | Position | WR | not known |
| 2016 | Miami Dolphins (pro) | Analyst | senior analyst | not known |
| 2017-2021 | Iowa | Position | QB | Kirk Ferentz*+ |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Iowa | Offensive coordinator | 25 | 57 | 8 | 74 | 119 |
| 2006 | Iowa | Offensive coordinator | 20 | 78 | 10 | 25 | 119 |
| 2007 | Iowa | Offensive coordinator | 86 | 116 | 96 | 20 | 119 |
| 2008 | Iowa | Offensive coordinator | 63 | 41 | 23 | 86 | 120 |
| 2009 | Iowa | Offensive coordinator | 105 | 93 | 96 | 63 | 120 |
| 2010 | Iowa | Offensive coordinator | 14 | 39 | 28 | 105 | 120 |
| 2011 | Iowa | Offensive coordinator | 21 | 54 | 48 | 14 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Allegheny | Division III | 13-0-1 |
| 1991 | Allegheny | Division III | 11-1 |
| 1992 | Allegheny | Division III | 8-2 |
| 1993 | Allegheny | Division III | 9-2 |
| 1994 | Allegheny | Division III | 10-1 |
| 1995 | Allegheny | Division III | 9-1 |
| 1996 | Allegheny | Division III | 10-1 |
| 1997 | Allegheny | Division III | 9-2 |
| 1998 | Fordham | FCS | 4-7 |
Worked under
- Kirk Ferentz*+ · Iowa 1999-2021 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Peter Vaas · Allegheny 1986-1989 · him OC, them Head coach
- Rich Nagy · Allegheny 1988-1996 · him Head coach, OC, them GA, Other, Position, ST coord.
- Stan Drayton · Allegheny 1993 · him Head coach, them Position
- Rich Nagy · Fordham 1998 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Bret Bielema* · Iowa 1999-2001 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Chuck Long · Iowa 1999 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Kirk Ferentz*+ · Iowa 1999-2021 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Norm Parker · Iowa 1999-2011 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Phil Parker · Iowa 1999-2021 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Robb Smith · Iowa 1999-2001 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, GA
- William Inge · Iowa 1999-2000 · him OC, Position, them GA, Other
- Darrell Wilson · Iowa 2002-2011 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- David Raih · Iowa 2010-2011 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Brian Ferentz · Iowa 2017-2021 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Tim Polasek* · Iowa 2017-2020 · him Position, them Position
- Jay Niemann · Iowa 2019-2021 · him Position, them Other