| Arizona Rattlers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Head coach, team president | ||||||||||
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| Born: | (1972-12-06)December 6, 1972 (age 52) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Shelby County (AL) | ||||||||||
| College: | West Alabama | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1996 | ||||||||||
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| Regular season: | 142–44 (.763) | ||||||||||
| Postseason: | 17–7 (.708) | ||||||||||
| Career: | 144–50 (.742) | ||||||||||
Kevin Guy (born December 6, 1972) is anarena football coach and formerwide receiver anddefensive back who is thehead coach for theArizona Rattlers of theIndoor Football League (IFL). He played hiscollege football at theUniversity of West Alabama, and was an AFL wide receiver and defensive back from 1996 to 1999. He has been a football coach since 2000, and first served as a head coach in 2000 as the interim head coach for theNew Jersey Red Dogs. After being thedefensive coordinator for theSan Jose SaberCats from 2006 to 2007, he became the Rattlers head coach in 2008.
In 2018, his wife Cathy became co-owner of a new Tucson-based IFL franchise, called theTucson Sugar Skulls, set to play in 2019.[1]
Born inBirmingham, Alabama, Guy grew up inAlabama then continued his high school career inShelby County High School inColumbiana, Alabama, where he was a member of the Wildcats football team from 1987 to 1990.[2] Kevin then enrolled atUniversity of West Alabama, and played wide receiver before finishing his career as a defensive back on theWest Alabama Tigers football team from 1991 to 1995.
Guy was tested by many high level programs, taking visits toAlabama,Auburn,Mississippi State,Samford andChattanooga, but only received a scholarship fromWest Alabama.[3]
TheMinnesota Fighting Pike signed Guy after he went unselected in the1996 NFL draft. He played four years as a wide receiver and defensive back in the AFL, with Minnesota in 1996, theNew Jersey Red Dogs from 1997 to 1999, and theOrlando Predators in 1999. He first became a regular starting defensive back in1996 with Minnesota. In1998 with New Jersey, he helped lead the Red Dogs to theAFL Semifinal.
In 2000, while not even being one year removed from the AFL, Guy was a defensive coordinator for the Red Dogs under head coachFrank Mattiace. With four games left in the 2000 season, the Red Dogs fired Mattiace, and Guy served the teams interim head coach for the remainder of the season. In 2001, he returned to the AFL as a defensive coordinator for theFlorida Bobcats. He then became a head coach at theaf2 level, starting in 2002 with theTennessee Valley Vipers. After coaching Tennessee to three consecutive playoff berths 2002, 2003 and 2004, he moved to theRio Grande Valley Dorados, and served as head coach during the 2005 season and led the Dorados to the National Conference Championship game. After the 2005 season, Guy was named the defensive coordinator for theSan Jose SaberCats of the AFL. Guy's defensive squad helped lead the SaberCats to back-to-back American Conference Championship Game appearances, and a berth inArenaBowl XXI, where the SaberCats would defeat theChicago Rush. Following the SaberCats ArenaBowl victory, theArizona Rattlers named Guy their 4th head coach in franchise history. Guy led the team to playoff appearances in his first five seasons there, making four consecutive appearances in theArenaBowl, winningArenaBowl XXV andArenaBowl XXVI both over thePhiladelphia Soul, and winningArenaBowl XXVII over theCleveland Gladiators.
In September 2005, Guy was named the defensive coordinator of theSan Jose SaberCats of the AFL.[4]
Guy was named the head coach of theArizona Rattlers in August 2007.[5]
On September 15, 2020, it was announced Guy would be assuming the role ofArizona Rattlers team president in addition to his head coaching and general manager duties.[6]
On July 27, 2024, Guy became the winningest coach in arena/indoor football history with 262 victories following the Rattlers' 39-38 win over theVegas Knight Hawks in the first round of the 2024 IFL Playoffs.
| League | Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||
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| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | |||
| AFL | NJ | 2000 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4th in NC East | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| NJ total | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 | – | ||||
| AF2 | TV | 2002 | 13 | 3 | .813 | 1st in NC South | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost toBirmingham Steel Dogs in Round 1 |
| AF2 | TV | 2003 | 14 | 2 | .875 | 1st in AC South | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost toMacon Knights in American Conference Championship |
| AF2 | TV | 2004 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 1st in AC Mid-South | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost toFlorida Firecats in American Conference Semi-Finals |
| AF2 | RGV | 2005 | 10 | 6 | .750 | 1st in AC Mid-South | 2 | 1 | .667 | Lost toMemphis Xplorers in National Conference Finals |
| AF2 total | 49 | 15 | .813 | 3 | 3 | .500 | ||||
| AFL | ARI | 2008 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2nd in AC West | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost toGrand Rapids Rampage in Wild Card |
| AFL | ARI | 2010 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2nd in NC West | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost toSpokane Shock in Conference Semifinals |
| AFL | ARI | 2011 | 16 | 2 | .889 | 1st in NC West | 2 | 1 | .667 | Lost toJacksonville Sharks inArenaBowl XXIV |
| AFL | ARI | 2012 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1st in NC West | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | WonArenaBowl XXV |
| AFL | ARI | 2013 | 15 | 3 | .833 | 1st in NC West | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | WonArenaBowl XXVI |
| AFL | ARI | 2014 | 15 | 3 | .833 | 1st in NC West | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | WonArenaBowl XXVII |
| AFL | ARI | 2015 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 1st in NC West | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost toSan Jose Sabercats in NC Championship |
| AFL | ARI | 2016 | 13 | 3 | .813 | 1st in NC | 2 | 1 | 0.666 | Lost toPhiladelphia Soul inArenaBowl XXIX |
| ARI total | 104 | 34 | .754 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 3 Arena Bowls | |||
| AFL total[7] | 105 | 37 | .739 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 3 Arena Bowls | |||
| IFL | ARI | 2017 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 1st in Intense | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | Won2017 United Bowl |
| IFL | ARI | 2018 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 2nd in League | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost toSioux Falls Storm in League Semifinals |
| IFL | ARI | 2019 | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st in League | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost to Sioux Falls Storm in United Bowl |
| IFL | ARI | 2021 | 12 | 2 | .857 | 1st in League | 2 | 1 | .667 | Lost toMassachusetts Pirates in United Bowl |
| IFL | ARI | 2022 | 13 | 3 | .813 | 1st in West | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost toNorthern Arizona Wranglers in Western Conference Championship |
| IFL | ARI | 2023 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 1st in West | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Northern Arizona Wranglers in Western Conference Semifinals |
| IFL | ARI | 2024 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 3rd in West | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | Won2024 IFL National Championship |
| IFL total | 62 | 12 | .838 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 1 United Bowl | |||
| Career total | 216 | 64 | .771 | 23 | 13 | .639 | 4 Championships | |||
