NAIA Division II Coach of the Year (1991) 3× NAIA Coach of the Year (2004, 2016, 2017)
William Kevin Donley (born July 4, 1951)[1] is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Indiana, a position he has held since April 1997. As of January 2024, Donley has completed 45 seasons as a head coach, in addition to the 1997 season which was devoted to establishing the football program at the University of Saint Francis. The Saint Francis Cougars began play the following year.
Donley currently holds the NAIA record for most wins by a NAIA football coach.[2]
Prior to Saint Francis, Donley served as the head coach at Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana (1978–1981), Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky (1982–1992), and California University of Pennsylvania (1993–1996).
Donley's 2016 and 2017 Saint Francis Cougars teams won back-to-back NAIA championships, and his 1991 Georgetown Tigers team won the NAIA Division II Football National Championship.[3] In addition to the 2016 and 2017 championships, Donley led Saint Francis to three consecutive NAIA title game appearances from 2004 to 2006.
Donley has been named ACFA National Coach of the Year four times - once after each of his national championship seasons and once more after the 2004 season when his team also appeared in the championship game. For his coaching achievements, Donley has been inducted into several local, state and national halls of fame.
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^"Meet Kevin Donley, the Winningest College Football Coach You've Never Heard Of". bleacherreport.com. December 6, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
^"Scott Frost, Matt Campbell and many others honored during American Football Coaches Awards in Charlotte". AFCA.com. January 9, 2018. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
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Indiana, in the 2015 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach KevinDonley, who served his 18th year as the first head coach in the history of Saint...
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Indiana, in the 2006 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach KevinDonley, who served his 9th year as the first and only head coach in the history...
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