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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
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| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| ?–1959 | Western Illinois |
| Baseball | |
| ?–? | Western Illinois |
| Position(s) | Quarterback,defensive back,tight end,punter |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1960 | Western Illinois (QB/WR) |
| 1961–1966 | Deerfield HS (IL) |
| 1967–1969 | Indiana State (DC) |
| 1971–1975 | Olivet |
| 1976 | San Jose State (OC) |
| 1977–1979 | UCLA (DL/LB) |
| 1980–1982 | Hawaii (AHC/DC) |
| 1983-1985 | Portland Breakers |
| 1986 | Tampa Bay Bandits |
| 1991 | Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks (DC) |
| 1993–1994 | Tampa Bay Storm (DC) |
| 1995 | Charlotte Rage |
| 1997 | Arizona Rattlers (Assistant) |
| 2000–2001 | Carolina Cobras |
| 2002 | Tampa Bay Storm (Asst) |
| 2006–2008 | Columbus Destroyers |
| 2013–2014, 2017 | Tampa Bay Storm (AHC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 23–20–1 (college) 36–55 (AFL) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1MIAA (1974) 2ArenaBowl (1993,1997) | |
Doug Kay is a retiredAmerican football coach who was most recently assistant head coach for theTampa Bay Storm of theArena Football League (AFL), which league ceased operations after the 2017 season. He has more than 55 years of football experience, including 12 seasons in the AFL. He was the head coach of theCharlotte Rage,Carolina Cobras andColumbus Destroyers. He was also the head football coach atOlivet College from 1971 to 1975.
Kay playedcollege football under the tutelage ofLou Saban as aquarterback,defensive back,tight end andpunter atWestern Illinois University. He also played baseball at Western Illinois. He received abachelor's degree in physical education from Western Illinois in 1961.
Kay's coaching career began in 1960 at his alma mater,Western Illinois University, as thequarterbacks andwide receivers coach. In 1961, Kay took over atDeerfield High School in Illinois, and coached there through the 1966 season; he was replaced byPaul Adams when he decided to return to college football.
From 1967 to 1969 Kay served as the defensive coordinator atIndiana State University. Kay was then named the head coach ofOlivet College in 1970. He spent the next six seasons with Olivet before taking over as theoffensive coordinator atSan José State University in 1976.
Kay moved toUCLA in 1977 where he was an assistant coach, working mainly with the linebackers and defensive line. In 1980, he took over at theUniversity of Hawaii as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator for three seasons. Kay spent four seasons in theUnited States Football League with theBoston/New Orleans Breakers andTampa Bay Bandits.
His AFL experience began in 1993 asdefensive coordinator of theArenaBowl VII championTampa Bay Storm. Four years later, Kay was once again defensive coordinator of a championship team, helping theArizona Rattlers captureArenaBowl XI in 1997.
Kay washead coach of theCharlotte Rage in 1995 and returned to Charlotte as the head coach of theCarolina Cobras in 2000 and 2001. In 2001, Kay led the Cobras to their first non-losing season in their five-year franchise at a 7–7 record. He was head coach of theColumbus Destroyers from 2006 to 2008. In 2006, Kay led the Destroyers to their first non-losing season in the eight-year history of the franchise with an 8–8 record, setting franchise records for most wins and most road wins. He also tied a franchise record for most home wins with four. In 2007, despite a 7–9 regular season record, he won three playoff games and led the Destroyers to an appearance inArenaBowl XXI, where they lost to theSan Jose SaberCats.[1][2] A 3–13 season in 2008 led to his dismissal.[3] He later became an assistant for the Storm, where he was working when the league folded in 2017.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivet Comets(Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1971–1975) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Olivet | 3–4–1 | 2–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1972 | Olivet | 3–6 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1973 | Olivet | 6–3 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1974 | Olivet | 7–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1975 | Olivet | 4–5 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| Olivet: | 23–20–1 | 14–10–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 23–20–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| CHA | 1995 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 2nd in NC East | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| CAR | 2000 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 5th in NC South | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| CAR | 2001 | 7 | 6 | .538 | Resigned | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| CAR total | 10 | 17 | .370 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||
| COL | 2006 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4th in NC East | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| COL | 2007 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3rd in NC East | 3 | 1 | .750 | Lost toSan Jose SaberCats inArenaBowl XXI |
| COL | 2008 | 3 | 13 | .188 | 5th in NC East | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| COL total | 18 | 30 | .375 | 3 | 1 | .750 | |||
| Total[4] | 33 | 54 | .379 | 3 | 1 | .750 | |||
