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Eagles Name Chip Kelly Head Coach
The Philadelphia Eagles have named Chip Kelly as the 21st head coach in franchise history ...
Chip Kelly was 46-7 in 4 seasons at Oregon after taking over for Mike Bellotti.
Chip Kelly capped off a phenomenal career at Oregon with a 35-17 win over Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl
While serving as head coach of the Ducks, Chip Kelly boasted an .868 winning percentage.
Chip Kelly becomes the first head coach the Eagles have hired directly from the college ranks since Dick Vermeil left UCLA for Philadelphia in 1976.
In their four seasons prior to hiring Kelly, the Ducks went 36-15 and did not appear in a BCS bowl game. In his four years as head coach of Oregon, the Ducks finished 46-7 with four bowl appearances.
Last season, Oregon finished sixth in the nation in rushing yards per game, and first in yards per rush. They also finished tied for second in rushing touchdowns.
Kelly was named the 2010 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year.
Since Kelly took over the Oregon program in 2009, Oregon has led the league in plays of 25+ yards.
Kelly's Ducks averaged an offensive play every 20.9 seconds since he took over in 2009.
Chip Kelly is the first coach to make a BCS Bowl appearance in each of his first four seasons.
