NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Former University of Mount Union Hall of Fame head coach Larry Kehres received the AFCA's 2024 Amos Alonzo Stagg Award at the 2024 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Convention.
 
The award is given to those whose services have been outstanding in the advancement of the best interests in football.
 
In 27 seasons as the Purple Raiders' head coach, Kehres had a remarkable overall record of 332-24-3. He is one of only 10 coaches in the history of college football to win at least 300 games. His .929 winning percentage is the highest in college football history. Throughout those 27 years, he guided Mount Union to 21 undefeated regular seasons and 11 NCAA Division III National Championships. Kehres' teams won a total of 23 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) titles, and they set an NCAA record for most consecutive victories with 55 between the 2000 and 2003 seasons.
 
Kehres won nine AFCA Division III National Coach of the Year honors and 17 Regional Coach of the Year awards, both records for the association. He was also named OAC Coach of the Year six times, and in 2017, in his first year of eligibility, Kehres was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.
 
Not only did Kehres impact the football program while at Mount Union, but he also impacted other sports. He started and coached the swim team 1974-86. During his time as athletic director, Mount Union became the first school in the history of the OAC to win both men's and women's all-sport trophies in the same season in 1991. Mount Union repeated that feat in 2012-13 and 2013-14. Kehres oversaw the expansion of varsity sports at Mount Union, which currently stands at 25, and increased the athletics staff.
 
Other coaching legends who have received this prestigious Amos Alonzo Stagg Award include Paul W. "Bear" Bryant, Woody Hayes, Bill Walsh, and Bobby Bowden.
 
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