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Chip Kelly record: How did Ohio State’s offensive coordinator do as college football coach?
Chip Kelly joined Ryan Day’s coaching staff at Ohio State in February. Saturday, he will officially begin his tenure as the Buckeyes offensive coordinator.
The former Oregon and UCLA football coach will take the game-day reins of the Buckeyes offense for the first time that afternoon at 3:30 p.m. against Akron.
Kelly is in the first of a three-year contract with a base salary of $2 million.
Here’s what you need to know about Kelly’s past as a head coach in both college football and the NFL.
Chip Kelly coaching record: College football
In head coaching stints at Oregon and UCLA, Kelly recorded 81 wins in 122 games, including three bowl wins in six tries.
At Oregon, Kelly’s teams won 46 of 53 games, going 12-1 in 2010 and finishing that year with a BCS Championship loss to Auburn.
Also while at Oregon, Kelly faced Ohio State. The Ducks lost to the Buckeyes 26-17 in the 2010 Rose Bowl.
Kelly’s teams at UCLA finished 35-34. The Bruins beat Boise State in the 2023 LA Bowl but lost to Pittsburgh in the 2022 Sun Bowl.
- 2009: Oregon 10-3
- 2010: Oregon 12-1
- 2011: Oregon 12-2
- 2012: Oregon 12-1
- 2018: UCLA 3-9
- 2019: UCLA 4-8
- 2020: UCLA 3-4
- 2021: UCLA 8-4
- 2022: UCLA 9-4
- 2023: UCLA 8-5
Chip Kelly NFL coaching record
After four seasons as Oregon’s head coach, Kelly spent four seasons in the NFL. During his three seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles and one with the San Francisco 49ers, Kelly’s teams went 28-35.
In his first two seasons with the Eagles, Kelly’s teams were 20-12 with a playoff appearance in 2013 – a loss to the New Orleans Saints.
Kelly was fired by the Eagles after 15 games in 2015 following the team’s 6-9 start. He was then fired after a 2-14 season with the 49ers in 2016.
- 2013: Philadelphia Eagles 10-6
- 2014: Philadelphia Eagles: 10-6
- 2015: Philadelphia Eagles: 6-9
- 2016: San Francisco 49ers: 2-14