| Aaron Kelton | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Co-defensive coordinator, cornerbacks coach |
| Team | Morgan State |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1974 (age 49–50) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | MEAC |
| Playing career | |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 23–47 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships 1 NESCAC (2010) | |
| Awards NESCAC COY (2010) | |
Aaron Kelton (born c. 1974) is an American college football coach. In 2016, he became the head coach for Shorter University.[1] In 2010, he became the first football coach in Williams College history to lead his team to a perfect record in his first season. Kelton previously held assistant coaching positions at Columbia University, Virginia State University, Concord University, and Clarion University of Pennsylvania.
Early life and assistant coach[]
A native of Boston, Kelton attended Wellesley High School, where he played football, baseball, and basketball.[2] He then attended Springfield College, from which he graduated in 1992 with a bachelor of science degree in psychology. While there, he earned a varsity letter in football all four years and spent two as the starting quarterback.[3] From 2006 to 2007, he served as the secondary coach at Columbia. He was then promoted to the position of defensive coordinator, which he remained for two seasons.[3]
Williams College[]
In May 2010, Williams College hired Kelton to replace Mike Whalen who resigned to return to his alma mater, Wesleyan University.[4] With the hiring, Kelton became the first black varsity head coach at Williams College and the seventh black head football coach at the NCAA Division III level.[5] In 2010, Kelton guided the Ephs to a perfect 8–0 record and the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) championship, and became the first Williams College football coach to go undefeated in his debut season.[6] For the performance, he was named the 2010 NESCAC Coach of the Year.[7] Kelton resigned his position after the 2015 season after only going 1–5 against archrival Amherst College.[8]
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Ephs (New England Small College Athletic Conference) (2010–2015) | |||||||||
| 2010 | Williams | 8–0 | 8–0 | 1st | |||||
| 2011 | Williams | 5–3 | 5–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 2012 | Williams | 4–4 | 4–4 | 6th | |||||
| 2013 | Williams | 2–6 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
| 2014 | Williams | 2–6 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2015 | Williams | 2–6 | 2–6 | T–6th | |||||
| Williams: | 23–25 | 23–25 | |||||||
| Shorter Hawks (Gulf South Conference) (2016–2017) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Shorter | 0–11 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 2017 | Shorter | 0–11 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| Shorter: | 0–22 | 0–16 | |||||||
| Total: | 23–47 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. | |||||||||
References[]
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Aaron Kelton, Columbia University, retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Springfield College Grad Aaron Kelton '92 Named Head Football Coach at Williams Archived May 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Springfield College, May 19, 2010.
- ↑ Aaron Kelton named head football coach, Williams College, May 17, 2010.
- ↑ Kelton’s work comes to a head, Boston Globe, September 25, 2010.
- ↑ Ephs wrap up perfect season, Boston Globe, November 14, 2010.
- ↑ NESCAC Players and Coaches of the Year, Williams College, retrieved December 3, 2010.
- ↑ [2]
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