Lake Forest College Football
Coaching Staff

Kelly Rice
Recievers Coach

After serving as the Foresters' Defensive Backs Coach in 2000, Kelly Rice switched to the other side of the ball and is in his fourth season working with the wide receivers.

Rice has been the position coach for at least one All-Midwest Conference selection each year and current senior Nick Hildreth is poised to set new school records for both career catches and receiving yards.

Prior to joining Lake Forest's staff, Rice spent the previous four seasons (1996-1999) as Head Football Coach at Elgin High School, a 6A high school in Elgin, Illinois. 

Prior to his stint at Elgin H.S., Rice spent three seasons (1994-96) as a graduate assistant at South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota, an NCAA Division II school. At SDSU, he coached defensive tackles and inside linebackers. He also assisted in scouting and recruiting while earning his Master of Science degree in Physical Education with an emphasis in Exercise Physiology from SDSU. In 1996, Rice was the football and basketball team's Strength and Conditioning Coordinator. 

Rice has also been an assistant coach at Campbell County High School (1992-94) in Gillette, Wyoming and Harmony High School (1990-92) in Harmony, Minnesota. While at Campbell H.S., Rice coached the offensive and defensive lines and helped the team to a Class 5A state championship game appearance. At Harmony H.S., Rice was the team's Head Freshman Football Coach as well as the school's Head Wrestling Coach. 

In 1990, Rice earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education from Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota. He minored in Adapted Physical Education and Coaching. 

Rice is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association, American Football Coaches Association, Illinois Football Coaches Association, and American Association for Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.


Head Coach Brent Becker
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach Seth Wallace
Running Backs Coach Mike Dau
Defensive Line Coach Tom Myers
Defensive Backs Coach Joe Volante