Kevin Lynch (American football)

Last updated
Kevin Lynch
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Butler
Conference PFL
Record0–0
Playing career
2005–2008 Franklin
Position(s) Wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009 Indiana (OQC)
2010–2015 Indianapolis (WR/RC)
2016–2017 Ball State (RB)
2018–2019Ball State (RB/RC)
2020Ball State (OC/RB)
2021–2023Ball State (OC/QB)
2024Ball State (AHC/OC/QB)
2025–present Butler
Head coaching record
Overall0–0

Kevin Lynch is an American football coach and former player who is the current head coach of the Butler Bulldogs. He played college football for the Franklin Grizzlies and has previously coached for the Indiana Hoosiers, Indianapolis Greyhounds and Ball State Cardinals.

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Early life

Lynch is a son of Bill Lynch, who was a head college football coach for the Butler Bulldogs, Ball State Cardinals, Indiana Hoosiers and DePauw Tigers, as well as a brother of coach Joey Lynch. [1] He attended Franklin College where he played football for the Franklin Grizzlies, being an All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) wide receiver in three years as a starter. [2] He helped the team win the HCAC title in 2007 and 2008 and he totaled 52 receptions for 612 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior, helping the Grizzlies advance to the NCAA Division III Elite Eight. [2] He graduated from Franklin in 2009 with a bachelor's degree. [3]

Coaching career

Lynch interned with the Indianapolis Greyhounds football team in spring 2009, prior to his graduation from Franklin, working as the wide receivers coach for spring practices. [1] Later that year, he became the offensive quality control coach for the Indiana Hoosiers, a team that his father was head coach of at the time. [1] [2] In 2010, when he was age 23, he was hired by the Indianapolis Greyhounds as wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator. [1] [2] He served in that position for six years and helped the team achieve 39 wins, four conference championships and three Division II playoff appearances over a four-year span. [4]

Lynch rose to the NCAA Division I ranks in 2016, being named the running backs coach for the Ball State Cardinals. [1] He was the running backs coach and recruiting coordinator from 2018 to 2019, helping develop future NFL running back Caleb Huntley. [4] In 2020, he was promoted to offensive coordinator while retaining his running backs coach role, succeeding his brother Joey in the position. [1] [5] He switched from coaching the running backs to being quarterbacks coach in 2021. [4] He also added the position of assistant head coach in 2024. [4]

In December 2024, Lynch was announced as the new head coach for the Butler Bulldogs. [6]

Personal life

Lynch is married and has four children. [3]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Butler Bulldogs (Pioneer Football League)(2025–present)
2025 Butler 0–0
Butler:0–0
Total:0–0

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References

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