Coaches
John Kelling
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
John Kelling
Played at Minnesota State 1988-1991
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-28
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-1993 | Minnesota State | Other | SA | not known |
| 1994-1995 | Mankato State (GA) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1996-1998 | Augustana (IL) | Position | DB/S&C | not known |
| 1999-2003 | Augustana (IL) | Position | WR/S&C | not known |
| 2004-2005 | North Dakota | Position | DB | not known |
| 2006-2011 | North Dakota | DC | co-DC/DB | not known |
| 2012-2013 | University of Mary | DC | assoc. HC/DC | not known |
| 2014-2019 | Frostburg State | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 2020-2021 | Lock Haven | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2022-2025 | Southern Utah | DC | assoc. HC/DC/LB✓ | not known |
| 2026- | Southern Utah | Position | assoc. HC/LB/RGC | not known |
| 2026 | Southern Utah | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Lock Haven | Division II | 1-10 |
Worked under
None found (his assistant years may be outside the FBS seasons we hold).
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Chuck Martin* · Minnesota State 1992-1993 · him Other, them GA
- Brad Salem · Augustana (IL) 2003 · him Position, Strength, them Position
- Pete Sterbick · North Dakota 2004 · him Position, them GA, Position
- Tim Tibesar · North Dakota 2004-2005 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Eric Schmidt · North Dakota 2006-2007 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Rod Carey · North Dakota 2008-2010 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Luke Schleusner · North Dakota 2011 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Andy Kotelnicki · University of Mary 2012 · him DC, Other, them OC
- DeLane Fitzgerald · Frostburg State 2014-2019 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Tye Hiatt · Frostburg State 2014-2018 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Blair Peterson · Southern Utah 2022 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC
- DeLane Fitzgerald · Southern Utah 2022-2026 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Tye Hiatt · Southern Utah 2023 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
Played together
- Spence Nowinsky · Minnesota State 1991