Northern Candidate

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Maybe he's tired of the rain, and the snow

OREGON
before Chip Kelly:
2005 Average Per Game............ 438.8
2006 Average Per Game............ 423.2 yards total offense

after Chip Kelly:
2007 Average Per Game ................ 524.4 yards total offense

Courtesy: GoDucks.com
Release: 02/22/2007
Chip Kelly, who has engineered prolific offensive attacks at the University of New Hampshire for the past eight seasons, has been named offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Oregon, according to the Ducks’ head football coach Mike Bellotti.

The 43-year-old Kelly has served as the Wildcats’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach since 1999, where his offenses have averaged better than 400 yards of total offense seven of the last eight years and more than 30 points a game each of the past four seasons. As a result, New Hampshire has had three players receive first-team All-America acclaim each of the last two years.

He was named the College Assistant Coach of the Year by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston following the 2005 season in addition to selected as “one of college football’s hottest coachesâ€