DAVID KELLY
WIDE RECEIVERS/ASSISTANT HEAD COACH • FIFTH YEAR AT UCF • FURMAN, 1979 David Kelly is in his fifth campaign as UCF’s wide receivers coach. Kelly joined the UCF staff in 2006 as the program’s director of high school relations. He has over 30 years of experience coaching on the prep and collegiate levels. Kelly also serves as the Knights’ assistant head coach. In Kelly’s first year as UCF’s wide receivers coach, the Knights recorded one of the best seasons in program history in 2007. The squad went 10-4, claimed the Conference USA Championship and played in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. In 2007, he helped three UCF wideouts record at least 20 receptions. Rocky Ross paced the team with 50 catches and Kamar Aiken also had a strong season. The true freshman recorded 33 receptions and a team-high five receiving touchdowns. Fellow rookie A.J. Guyton totaled 23 receptions and two touchdowns as well for the Knights. The 2009 season was also a productive one for UCF’s wide receivers. Aiken’s nine touchdowns were the most by a Knight since 2005 while Guyton (44) and ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American Ross (41) both made over 40 catches on the year. Kelly originally joined the UCF staff in 2006, serving as the program’s director of high school relations. In that role, he helped the Knights make recruiting inroads in Florida and in the southeast. Before coming to Orlando, Kelly served as the associate head coach and wide receivers coach at Duke during the 2004 and 2005 seasons. From 2000-01, Kelly worked under George O’Leary at Georgia Tech as the Yellow Jackets’ wide receivers coach. In Kelly’s two years at Georgia Tech, the Yellow Jackets went 17-8 and made trips to a pair of bowl games. At Georgia Tech, he mentored Kelly Campbell, who completed his career as the school’s all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards and touchdown catches. Campbell was an All-Atlantic Coast Conference First Team selection in 2001. Kelly served as the associate head coach and offensive coordinator at Stanford from 2002-03 and also held assistant coaching positions at LSU (1996-00) and Georgia (1994-96). While at Georgia, he served as the running backs coach and worked with Terrell Davis and Robert Edwards, who both went on to productive careers in the National Football League. Before entering the collegiate ranks, Kelly was the head coach at Dunwoody High School in Georgia from 1984-93. His teams went 80-36-1. In 1993, he led Dunwoody to a 15-0 mark, the state championship and a No. 3 ranking in the final USA Today national poll. That season, Kelly was named Georgia’s coach of the year by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Kelly graduated from Furman in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in education. He was a four-year letterwinner with the Paladins, playing wide receiver, running back and cornerback. Kelly earned his master’s degree from Furman in 1981. Kelly and his wife, Belinda, have a daughter, Brittany. Coaching Experience • UCF, 2006-Present Wide Receivers (2007-), Assistant Head Coach (2007-), Director of High School Relations (2006) • Duke, 2004-05 Associate Head Coach/Wide Receivers • Stanford, 2002-03 Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator • Georgia Tech, 2000-01 Wide Receivers • LSU, 1996-00 Wide Receivers • Georgia, 1994-96 Running Backs • Dunwoody (Ga.) High School, 1981-93 Head Coach (1984-93), Assistant Coach (1981-83) • Furman, 1979-80 Graduate Assistant 27