Mike Kellar returns for his sixth season as the offensive coordinator and first as associate head coach for offense with Cal U.
Kellar previously served as the Vulcans’ offensive coordinator from 2004-08 before guiding Concord (W.Va.) to a 14-8 record as head coach over the last two seasons. Prior to his arrival, the Mountain Lions managed only one win in the previous two years and hadn’t had a winning season since 1998.
In 2010, Kellar guided Concord to an 8-3 overall record to mark the first eight-win season for the program since it joined NCAA Division II in 1993. Under his guidance, the Mountain Lions featured one of the most balanced offenses in the WVIAC last season, ranking second in passing and total offense and third in scoring and rushing. Concord also ranked fourth in the country by averaging almost 500 yards of offense per game.
While with the Mountain Lions, Kellar mentored one of the most explosive wide receivers in the country in Thomas Mayo. A two-time All-WVIAC selection, Mayo set a school record and led the country in receiving yards per game in 2009. That season, he became the school’s first-ever Harlon Hill regional finalist and was Concord’s first All-American since 2002.
In his first stint with the Vulcans, Kellar developed some of the most potent offenses in school history. In 2004 and 2005, he coached the PSAC West Offensive Player of the Year in running back Antoine Bagwell. During the 2006 season, Cal U led the PSAC in total offense and rushing offense before setting single-season school records for points and total offense in 2007.
The following year, Cal U won its first PSAC Championship since 1984 and broke the single-season record for passing yards behind the play of quarterback Kevin McCabe, who became the first 3,000-yard passer in school history.
While working with the Vulcans, he helped the program capture four-consecutive PSAC West titles, a PSAC Championship, two NCAA Regional Championships and a pair of Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Lambert Trophies.
A native of West Virginia, Kellar was the starting quarterback at Glenville State for head coach Rich Rodriguez before transferring to Fairmont State.
He earned his undergraduate degree in liberal arts in 1996 from FSU before receiving his master’s degree from West Virginia in safety management.
Kellar started his coaching career at his alma mater, Fairmont State. During his eight years as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, the Falcons won a pair of WVIAC championships.
He then accepted the offensive coordinator position at Northern Michigan in 2002. During that season, the Wildcats set school records for passing attempts, completions and yards before finishing second in the conference in 2003 in both total offense and passing yards.
Kellar and his wife Melissa have four children, Diedra, Jarrod, Anthony and Jacob.
