Vince Kehres

Vince Kehres
Current position
TitleDefensive coordinator
TeamSyracuse
ConferenceACC
Biographical details
Born (1976-02-26) February 26, 1976
Playing career
1994–1997Mount Union
PositionDefensive end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999Austintown Fitch HS (OH) (WR)
2000–2003Mount Union (DL)
2004Mount Union (OL)
2005–2012Mount Union (DC)
2013–2019Mount Union
2020–2025Toledo (DC/LB)
2026–presentSyracuse (DC)
Head coaching record
Overall95–6
Tournaments26–5 (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 26, 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 December 2025, Kehres was hired as the defensive coordinator for the Syracuse Orange.[3][4]

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.[5]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs D3#
Mount Union Purple Raiders (Ohio Athletic Conference) (2013–2019)
2013 Mount Union 14–19–01stL NCAA Division III Championship3
2014 Mount Union 14–19–01stL NCAA Division III Championship2
2015 Mount Union 15–09–01stW NCAA Division III Championship1
2016 Mount Union 12–28–12ndL NCAA Division III Semifinal4
2017 Mount Union 15–09–01stW NCAA Division III Championship1
2018 Mount Union 14–19–01stL NCAA Division III Championship2
2019 Mount Union 11–19–01stL NCAA Division III Second Round3
Mount Union: 95–662–1
Total:95–6
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
  • #Rankings from D3football.com.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Toledo football to hire Mount Union coach Vince Kehres". Toledo Blade. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  3. ↑ Carlson, Chris (December 17, 2025). "What should Syracuse expect from Kehres? 'He lives, eats and breathes football'". Syracuse Post-Standard. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ Edmonds, Javon (March 24, 2026). "Fran Brown recruited his defensive coordinator before 2025 season was finished: 'I feel like everything is easier'". Syracuse Post-Standard. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Vince Kehres profile - Mount Union". Mount Union University. 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
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