Coaches
K.C. Keeler
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
K.C. Keeler*
Head coach, Temple · Played at Delaware 1978-1980 · alma mater (CFBD): Delaware
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-1982 | Amherst | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1986-1992 | Rowan | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1993-2001 | Rowan | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2002-2012 | Delaware | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2014-2024 | Sam Houston | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2025- | Temple | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sam Houston (FCS) | 11-4 | - → - | - | - | - | 69% wins | - |
| 2015 | Sam Houston (FCS) | 10-4 | - → - | - | - | - | 73% wins | - |
| 2016 | Sam Houston (FCS) | 12-1 | - → - | - | - | - | 71% wins | - |
| 2017 | Sam Houston (FCS) | 12-2 | - → - | - | - | - | 92% wins | - |
| 2018 | Sam Houston (FCS) | 6-5 | - → - | - | - | - | 86% wins | - |
| 2019 | Sam Houston (FCS) | 7-5 | - → - | - | - | - | 55% wins | - |
| 2020 | Sam Houston (FCS) | 2-0 | - → - | - | - | - | 58% wins | - |
| 2021 | Sam Houston (FCS) | 11-1 | - → - | - | - | - | 100% wins | 128 |
| 2022 | Sam Houston (FCS) | 5-4 | - → - | 118 | 14 | - | 92% wins | 130 |
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 3-9 | - → - | 113 | 73 | -13.8 | 56% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 9-3 (12 of 13) | - → - | 113 | 26 | -6.9 | 25% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Temple | 5-7 | - → - | 56 | 125 | -5.1 | 25% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Temple | 2-7 | - → - | 59 | 116 | -9.6 | 42% wins | 138 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Rowan | Division III | 11-2 |
| 1994 | Rowan | Division III | 6-3 |
| 1995 | Rowan | Division III | 10-3-1 |
| 1996 | Rowan | Division III | 10-3 |
| 1997 | Rowan | Division III | 11-1 |
| 1998 | Rowan | Division III | 10-3 |
| 1999 | Rowan | Division III | 12-2 |
| 2000 | Rowan | Division III | 7-2 |
| 2001 | Rowan | Division III | 11-2 |
| 2002 | Delaware | FCS | 6-6 |
| 2003 | Delaware | FCS | 15-1 |
| 2004 | Delaware | FCS | 9-4 |
| 2005 | Delaware | FCS | 6-5 |
| 2006 | Delaware | FCS | 5-6 |
| 2007 | Delaware | FCS | 11-4 |
| 2008 | Delaware | FCS | 4-8 |
| 2009 | Delaware | FCS | 6-5 |
| 2010 | Delaware | FCS | 12-3 |
| 2011 | Delaware | FCS | 7-4 |
| 2012 | Delaware | FCS | 5-6 |
Worked under
None found (his assistant years may be outside the FBS seasons we hold).
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 9
- Brad Cornelsen · Sam Houston 2023-2024 (OC)
- Brian Natkin · Sam Houston 2023 (Position)
- Clayton Carlin · Sam Houston 2023 (DC)
- Joe Morris · Sam Houston 2023 (DC)
- Matt Merkens · Sam Houston 2023-2024 (Position)
- Skyler Cassity · Sam Houston 2024 (DC)
- Brian Smith · Temple 2025-2026 (DC, Position)
- Keith Dudzinski · Temple 2025-2026 (Position)
- Tyler Walker · Temple 2025-2026 (OC, Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 3
- Chris Woods · Ohio 2025 (Position) · under Brian Smith
- John Hauser* · Ohio 2025 (DC, Other, Position) · under Brian Smith
- Scott Isphording · Ohio 2025 (OC, Other, Position) · under Brian Smith
Level 3: on their staffs · 3
- Colin Johnson · Ohio 2026 (Position) · under John Hauser
- Danny Langsdorf · Ohio 2026 (Position) · under John Hauser
- Kurt Mattix · Ohio 2026 (DC) · under John Hauser
Coached together
- John Bunting · Rowan 1987 · him Other, them Position
- Bobby Acosta · Rowan 2000-2001 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Kirk Ciarrocca · Delaware 2002-2012 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Kyle Flood · Delaware 2002-2004 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Lyle Hemphill · Delaware 2004-2010 · him Head coach, them GA, Position
- Bobby Acosta · Delaware 2005 · him Head coach, them Position
- Isaac Collins · Delaware 2005 · him Head coach, them Other
- Neal Brown* · Delaware 2005 · him Head coach, them Position
- Ben Albert · Delaware 2006-2009 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- James Perry · Delaware 2006 · him Head coach, them Position
- Damian Wroblewski · Delaware 2007-2011 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Jared Ambrose · Delaware 2007-2008 · him Head coach, them GA
- Steve Casula · Delaware 2008-2009 · him Head coach, them Other
- Jim Hofher · Delaware 2009-2012 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Dan Lanning*+ · Sam Houston 2014 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Matt Merkens · Sam Houston 2014-2024 · him Head coach, them Analyst, OC, Other, Position
- Matt Powledge · Sam Houston 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Mike Collins · Sam Houston 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Phil Longo* · Sam Houston 2014-2016 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Patrick Toney · Sam Houston 2015 · him Head coach, them Position
- Tim Cramsey · Sam Houston 2017 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- John Lovett · Sam Houston 2018 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Ryan Carty* · Sam Houston 2018-2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Clayton Carlin · Sam Houston 2021-2023 · him Head coach, them DC
- Joe Morris · Sam Houston 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them DC
- John Perry · Sam Houston 2022 · him Head coach, them OC
- Brad Cornelsen · Sam Houston 2023-2024 · him Head coach, them Head coach, OC
- Brian Natkin · Sam Houston 2023 · him Head coach, them Position
- Skyler Cassity · Sam Houston 2024 · him Head coach, them DC
- Brian Smith · Temple 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Keith Dudzinski · Temple 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Tyler Walker · Temple 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position