Aaron Kelton

Aaron Kelton (born c. 1974) is an American college football coach and administrator, currently the Cornerbacks coach and recruiting coordinator at Howard University. He has held coaching roles at several different universities since 1997, and served as head coach at Williams College and Shorter University for a total of eight seasons.

Aaron Kelton
Current position
TitleCornerbacks coach, Recruiting coordinator
TeamHoward
ConferenceMEAC
Biographical details
Bornc. 1974 (age 46–47)
Boston, Massachusetts
Playing career
1988–1991Springfield (MA)
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992Wellesley HS (MA)
1993–1996Wayland HS (MA)
1997MIT (assistant)
1998Clarion (assistant)
1999–2000Concord (DC)
2001Virginia State (DB)
2002–2005Virginia State (DC)
2006–2007Columbia (DB)
2008–2009Columbia (DC)
2010–2015Williams
2016–2017Shorter
2018Morgan State (co-DC / CB)
2019Howard (interim)
2020–presentHoward (CB)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2017Shorter (interim AD)
2019Howard (Director of Football Operations)
Head coaching record
Overall24–49 (through 2019)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NESCAC (2010)
Awards
NESCAC COY (2010)

Early years

A native of Boston, Kelton attended Wellesley High School, where he played football, baseball, and basketball.[1] 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.[2]

Coaching career

From 1992 through 1996, Kelton coached high school football in Massachusetts. His first college football coaching position was in 1997, with MIT. He spent a year each at Clarion and Concord, then was with Virginia State from 2001 through 2005, serving all but his first year there as defensive coordinator.

Kelton served as the secondary coach at Columbia for 2006 and 2007, and was then promoted to defensive coordinator for 2008 and 2009.[2]

Williams College

In May 2010, Williams College hired Kelton as head coach of the Ephs football team to replace Mike Whalen, who resigned to return to his alma mater, Wesleyan University.[3] 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.[4] In 2010, Kelton guided the Ephs to an 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.[5] For the performance, he was named the 2010 NESCAC Coach of the Year.[6] Kelton resigned his position after the 2015 season after only going 1–5 against archrival Amherst College.[7]

Shorter University

Kelton was head coach of the Shorter Hawks in 2016 and 2017, with the team going winless during those two seasons.[8] He also served as Shorter's interim athletic director during 2017.[9]

Morgan State

Kelton spent the 2018 season as co-defensive coordinator for the Morgan State Bears.[10]

Howard University

In July 2019, Kelton joined Howard University as the director of football operations.[11] In November 2019, Kelton became the interim head coach for the Howard Bison when first-year head coach Ron Prince was placed on administrative leave.[12]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Williams Ephs (New England Small College Athletic Conference) (2010–2015)
2010 Williams 8–08–01st
2011 Williams 5–35–33rd
2012 Williams 4–44–46th
2013 Williams 2–62–68th
2014 Williams 2–62–6T–7th
2015 Williams 2–62–6T–6th
Williams: 23–2523–25
Shorter Hawks (Gulf South Conference) (2016–2017)
2016 Shorter 0–110–89th
2017 Shorter 0–110–89th
Shorter: 0–220–16
Howard Bison (MEAC) (2019–present)
2019 Howard 1–21–2T–7th
Total:24–49
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Named interim coach prior to the team's November 9 game.

References
  1. Aaron Kelton Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Columbia University, retrieved December 1, 2010.
  2. 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.
  3. Aaron Kelton named head football coach, Williams College, May 17, 2010.
  4. Kelton’s work comes to a head, Boston Globe, September 25, 2010.
  5. Ephs wrap up perfect season, Boston Globe, November 14, 2010.
  6. NESCAC Players and Coaches of the Year, Williams College, retrieved December 3, 2010.
  7. http://ephsports.williams.edu/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/20151216qzwyzq
  8. "SHORTER UNIVERSITY FIRES HEAD FOOTBALL COACH/AD". Coosa Valley News. November 29, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  9. Tolbert, Dawn (January 6, 2017). "Kelton named Interim Athletic Director". goshorterhawks.com (Press release). Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  10. "2018 MSU Football Season Preview". morganstatebears.com. July 30, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  11. "Aaron Kelton". hubison.com. 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  12. VanHaaren, Tom (November 6, 2019). "Howard places coach Ron Prince on leave amid ongoing investigation". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2019.

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