Rob Keys

Rob Keys
Current position
Title	Special teams coordinator
Team	Ohio State
Conference	Big Ten
Biographical details
Born	c. 1973 (age 51–52); Jefferson, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	West Virginia University (1996, 1998); Marine Military Academy
Playing career
1994–1995	West Virginia
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–1998	West Virginia (GA)
1999	Glenville State (co-DC/ST/DB)
2000–2004	Findlay (co-DC/ST/DB)
2005	Indiana State (ST/S)
2006–2009	Slippery Rock (ST/DB)
2010	New Hampshire (DB)
2011–2021	Findlay
2022–2024	Ohio State (KQC)
2025–present	Ohio State (ST)
Head coaching record
Overall	66–42
Tournaments	1–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1 G-MAC (2021)* As assistant CFP national champion (2024)
Awards
	As coach G-MAC Coach of the Year (2021); Division II Region Three Coach of the Year (2021);

Rob Keys (born c. 1973) is an American college football coach. He is the special teams coordinator for Ohio State University, a position he has held since 2024.^[1]^[2] He was the head football coach for the University of Findlay from 2011 to 2021.^[3]^[4] He also coached for West Virginia, Glenville State, Indiana State, Slippery Rock,^[5] and New Hampshire.^[6]^[7] He played college football for West Virginia.

Quick facts Current position, Title ...

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	AFCA^#
Findlay Oilers (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2011–2016)
2011	Findlay	6–5	6–4	T–3rd (South)
2012	Findlay	7–3	7–3	T–2nd (South)
2013	Findlay	8–3	6–3	2nd (South)
2014	Findlay	5–6	4–6	T–7th
2015	Findlay	6–5	5–5	T–6th
2016	Findlay	6–5	6–5	7th
Findlay Oilers (Great Midwest Athletic Conference) (2017–2021)
2017	Findlay	10–3	6–1	2nd	L Division II Second Round	22
2018	Findlay	8–3	6–2	T–2nd
2019	Findlay	7–4	5–2	3rd
2020–21	Findlay	3–2*	3–2*	T–2nd
2021	Findlay	0–3*	0–1*	1st	L Division II First Round* (Appearance vacated)
Findlay:		66–42	54—34
Total:		66–42
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

Head coaching record