Vince Kehres
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Team | Syracuse |
| Conference | ACC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 26, 1976 |
| Playing career | |
| 1994–1997 | Mount Union |
| Position | Defensive end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999 | Austintown Fitch HS (OH) (WR) |
| 2000–2003 | Mount Union (DL) |
| 2004 | Mount Union (OL) |
| 2005–2012 | Mount Union (DC) |
| 2013–2019 | Mount Union |
| 2020–2025 | Toledo (DC/LB) |
| 2026–present | Syracuse (DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 95–6 |
| Tournaments | 26–5 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 NCAA Division III (2015, 2017) 6 OAC (2013–2015, 2017–2019) | |
| Awards | |
| 3× OAC Coach of the Year 2× D3football.com National Coach of the Year (2015, 2017) | |
Vincent G. Kehres (born February 1976) is an American football coach and former player. He currently serves as the defensive coordinator for the Syracuse Orange.
Kehres served as the head football coach at the University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio from 2013 to 2019. In seven seasons at the helm of the Mount Union Purple Raiders football program, he compiled a record of 95–6 and led Mount Union to two NCAA Division III Football Championship titles, in 2015 and 2017. Prior to joining Syracuse, Kehres was the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Toledo from 2020 to 2025. Kehres is the son of College Football Hall of Fame inductee Larry Kehres, who preceded him as head football coach at Mount Union.
Coaching career
Kehres both played as a player and served as an assistant coach and defensive coordinator under his father. Prior to his return to Mount Union to coach in 2000, he briefly coached as an assistant for a single year at Austintown Fitch High School.
Kehres was named the head football coach at Mount Union on May 8, 2013.[1]
On January 13, 2020, The Blade reported that Kehres was leaving Mount Union to take a position with the Toledo Rockets as a defensive coach.[2]
In 2025, Kehres was hired as the defensive coordiantor for the Syracuse Orange.[3]
Family
Kehres is the son of Larry Kehres, who preceded him as head football coach at Mount Union. The younger Kehres and his wife, Lindsay, have three sons, Evan, Bo, and Jackson.[4]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | D3# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Union Purple Raiders (Ohio Athletic Conference) (2013–2019) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Mount Union | 14–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Championship | 3 | |||
| 2014 | Mount Union | 14–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Championship | 2 | |||
| 2015 | Mount Union | 15–0 | 9–0 | 1st | W NCAA Division III Championship | 1 | |||
| 2016 | Mount Union | 12–2 | 8–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III Semifinal | 4 | |||
| 2017 | Mount Union | 15–0 | 9–0 | 1st | W NCAA Division III Championship | 1 | |||
| 2018 | Mount Union | 14–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Championship | 2 | |||
| 2019 | Mount Union | 11–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 3 | |||
| Mount Union: | 95–6 | 62–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 95–6 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- ^ Zupanic, Jeffrey (May 9, 2013). "Vince Kehres selected as new head coach of Mount Union football team following father's retirement". Alliance Review. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
- ^ "Toledo football to hire Mount Union coach Vince Kehres". Toledo Blade. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ Carlson, Chris (December 17, 2025). "What should Syracuse expect from Kehres? 'He lives, eats and breathes football'". Syracuse Post-Standard. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
- ^ "Vince Kehres profile - Mount Union". Mount Union University. 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.