Kevin Kelly, Georgetown's second head coach in the Patriot League era, endured some of its toughest seasons.

Kelly was selected as Georgetown's head coach just 19 days after athletic director Bernard Muir announced Bob Benson's departure. "He has had tremendous success in every stop he's made and we think he's going to be a great fit for the University," said Muir.

Kelly's coaching resume was an busy one, with experience at major college programs such as Syracuse, Tulane, and Navy, two previous stops in the Ivy League, and as the defensive coordinator on Marshall's 1996 I-AA national championship team.

"I don't think there is any question we can win at Georgetown," said Kelly. "Now it's time to take it to the next level."

With a reserved demeanor and a reputation as more of a disciplinarian, Kelly appeared as an antithesis to Benson, who was seen as a player's coach. Overall, the new coach struggled against a tougher schedule and more resources at other Patriot League schools.

Kelly won just five games over his first four years, with an overall PL record of 1-22. In almost any other Division I program, this would have been a mandate for a coaching change, but Georgetown had an unusual situation on its hands: the man that hired Kelly wasn't there anymore. Early in 2009, Bernard Muir suddenly resigned to take a similar job at Delaware, and the decision on retaining Kelly was deferred for the new athletic director; however, the position wasn't filled for nearly a year, giving Kelly and his staff some time to escape a winless season in 2009 and begin to right the ship.

The 2010 season marked a decided upward move for the Hoyas under new offensive coordinator Dave Patenaude. A year later, the Hoyas surprised everyone with a record of 8-3 and runner-up honors in the Patriot League for the first time ever. While the Hoyas were not offered an at-large playoff bid, Kelly was named the 2011 Patriot League Coach of the Year and was a finalist for the I-AA National Coach of the Year award.

After Patenaude left for Coastal Carolina after the 2011 season, the Hoyas returned to its struggles, dropping five of its final seven games in 2012 and a record of just 2-9 in 2013. Recruiting was especially hard hit as other Patriot League schools began to offer full scholarships, something Georgetown's administration chose not to do, further limiting Kelly's ability to compete.

A week before the 2014 signing day, Kelly resigned to take an assistant coaching job at Ball State.

"[I've] been here eight years, going on nine, and it's just the time where I feel that Georgetown football needs a new energy, new ideas," Kelly told the Washington Post. "For me personally, this opportunity is something that will help me with my career and my goals moving forward." Two years later, Lembo left Ball State for Maryland and Kelly was on the move again. Intermediate stops at a Pennsylvania prep school, Bryant University, and the XFL followed; Georgetown was Kelly's only college head coaching job during his 29 year career.

"If you really look at Kevin Kelly the eight years he was at Georgetown, the job that he did, in my opinion, was drastically underrated," said his successor, Rob Sgarlata. "A lot of things that people don't see in the scores are the everyday things he did with our players."

Year	Record	Pct.	Home	Away
2006	2-9	0.222	2-3	0-6
2007	1-10	0.090	0-5	1-5
2008	2-8	0.200	1-4	1-4
2009	0-11	0.000	0-6	0-5
2010	4-7	0.363	2-3	2-4
2011	8-3	0.727	4-0	4-3
2012	5-6	0.454	2-4	3-2
2013	2-9	0.181	1-5	1-4
Totals	24-63	0.275	12-30	12-33