Monroe College announced in December 2022 that Kevin Pulley Jr. had been elevated to head coach of the Monroe College football team, becoming the second head coach in the history of the Mustangs football program. Pulley succeeds Terry Karg, who started the program from scratch and coached the Mustangs for 10 years.
Pulley began his tenure with Monroe College in 2015 when he assumed the role of running backs coach for the football team. After the 2015 season, Pulley took over offensive coordinator responsibilities, and has held that role ever since. In the years since, the Mustangs’ offense has proven itself to be one of the best in the NJCAA.
Pulley takes over a program that has gradually improved in all regards over the past number of seasons. The Mustangs went 10-0 in the regular season in 2021, the team’s first-ever undefeated regular season and first-ever 10-win season. Monroe ranked as high as No. 5 in 2021, the highest NJCAA ranking the program has ever received. The Mustangs also earned an invitation to The Graphic Edge Bowl in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the team’s third straight NJCAA bowl-game appearance.
After being hired by Coach Terry Karg in 2015, and then promoted to offensive coordinator in 2016, Pulley was able to lift the Mustangs’ offense to new heights. In 2016, the team averaged over 300 yards and 30 points per game for the first time in its history, and also reached the NJCAA National Rankings for the first time.
The offense reached a record-breaking peak in 2019, as Pulley led a Mustang offense that averaged an NJCAA-best 49.8 points per game. The Mustangs averaged 408 yards of offense per game, including 166.3 rushing yards per game. Monroe scored 39 of its 68 offensive touchdowns on the ground that season.
In 2021, Pulley again ensured the Mustangs offense landed in the Top 10 nationally in points scored per game (38.36) and an undefeated regular season (10-0). The Mustangs reached their highest-ever national ranking in 2021, ranking at No. 5 in the second-to-last week of the regular season. Monroe finished the season at No. 6 in the NJCAA Rankings, and earned its third straight bowl-game appearance.
Before joining Monroe, Pulley was the offensive coordinator at Stamford High School in Stamford, Conn. Under his tutelage, Stamford’s offense posted a record-breaking season, averaging 35 points and over 400 yards per game.
Pulley began his coaching career in 2011, coaching running backs at Vineland High School in Vineland, N.J.
Pulley earned bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University in 2005, and his master’s in Sports Management from Drexel University in 2011.
