Pat Kenelly

Pat Kenelly

Biographical details
Born	(1922-10-07)October 7, 1922 Darbun, Mississippi
Died	December 12, 2000(2000-12-12) (aged 78) Hammond, Louisiana
Playing career
Football
1946	Southeastern Louisiana
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1965–1971	Southeastern Louisiana
Baseball
1951–1964	Southeastern Louisiana
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1971–1976	Southeastern Louisiana
Head coaching record
Overall	25–43 (football) 230–180–4 (baseball)

Patrick Gumphrey Kenelly (October 7, 1922 – December 12, 2000) was an American football and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the eighth head football coach at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana and he held that position for seven seasons, from 1965 until 1971, compiling a record of 25–43.

Kenelly was also the head baseball coach at Southeastern Louisiana from 1951 to 1964. His tenure was the longest of any head coach in the history of the Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball program. Southeastern Louisiana's baseball facility, Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field, is named for him. The diamond was dedicated on February 19, 2006.

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Southeastern Louisiana Lions (Gulf States Conference) (1965–1970)
1965	Southeastern Louisiana	5–4	2–3	T–4th
1966	Southeastern Louisiana	3–6	1–4	T–5th
1967	Southeastern Louisiana	4–5	2–3	5th
1968	Southeastern Louisiana	4–6	2–3	T–4th
1969	Southeastern Louisiana	5–5	2–3	4th
1970	Southeastern Louisiana	4–6	2–3	T–4th
Southeastern Louisiana Lions (Gulf South Conference) (1971)
1971	Southeastern Louisiana	0–11	0–6	T–6th
Southeastern Louisiana:		25–43	11–25
Total:		25–43

External links

• Pat Kenelly's obituary
• Pat Kenelly at Find a Grave