Matt Kelchner
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 5, 1959 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1982 | Mansfield (assistant) |
| 1983 | Dickinson (assistant) |
| 1984–2000 | William & Mary (assistant) |
| 2001–2016 | Christopher Newport |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 109–61 |
| Tournaments | 3–10 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 10 Dixie/USAC (2001–2004, 2006, 2008, 2010–2012, 2014) | |
| Awards | |
| 7× Dixie/USAC Coach of the Year (2001–2002, 2006, 2008, 2010–2011, 2014) | |
Matt Kelchner (born March 5, 1959) is a retired American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia from 2001 to 2016. Kelchner was hired as Christopher Newport's first head coach on May 9, 2000.[1] Over 16 seasons at Christopher Newport, Kelchner compiled an overall record of 109–61, guided his team to the NCAA Division III playoffs ten times, and was named USA South Athletic Conference Coach of the Year seven times. Kelchner retired after the 2016 season as the longest-reigning head coach of the Christopher Newport program.[2] He was an assistant coach at The College of William & Mary from 1984 to 2000.
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | D3# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Newport Captains (Dixie Conference / USA South Athletic Conference) (2001–2014) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Christopher Newport | 5–5 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2002 | Christopher Newport | 6–5 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2003 | Christopher Newport | 8–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 19 | |||
| 2004 | Christopher Newport | 9–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 16 | |||
| 2005 | Christopher Newport | 6–4 | 5–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2006 | Christopher Newport | 8–3 | 6–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | 24 | |||
| 2007 | Christopher Newport | 7–3 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2008 | Christopher Newport | 8–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2009 | Christopher Newport | 5–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2010 | Christopher Newport | 6–5 | 6–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2011 | Christopher Newport | 8–3 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2012 | Christopher Newport | 6–5 | 5–2 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2013 | Christopher Newport | 8–2 | 5–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2014 | Christopher Newport | 8–4 | 7–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 24 | |||
| Christopher Newport Captains (New Jersey Athletic Conference) (2015–2016) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Christopher Newport | 4–6 | 4–5 | T–7th | |||||
| 2016 | Christopher Newport | 7–3 | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Christopher Newport: | 109–61 | 88–25 | |||||||
| Total: | 109–61 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References[]
- ^ Williams, Jennifer L. (May 10, 2000). "CNU named first coach". The Daily Press.
- ^ Dorr Jr., Vic (August 11, 2016). "CNU's Matt Kelchner to step down at season's end". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
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