| Doug Kay | |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | ?–1959 |
| Player Team2: | Western Illinois |
| Player Positions: | Quarterback, defensive back, tight end, punter |
| Player Sport3: | Baseball |
| Player Years4: | ?–? |
| Player Team4: | Western Illinois |
| Coach Years1: | 1960 |
| Coach Team1: | Western Illinois (QB/WR) |
| Coach Years2: | 1961–1966 |
| Coach Team2: | Deerfield HS (IL) |
| Coach Years3: | 1967–1969 |
| Coach Team3: | Indiana State (DC) |
| Coach Years4: | 1971–1975 |
| Coach Team4: | Olivet |
| Coach Years5: | 1976 |
| Coach Team5: | San Jose State (OC) |
| Coach Years6: | 1977–1979 |
| Coach Team6: | UCLA (DL/LB) |
| Coach Years7: | 1980–1982 |
| Coach Team7: | Hawaii (AHC/DC) |
| Coach Years8: | 1983-1985 |
| Coach Team8: | Portland Breakers |
| Coach Years9: | 1986 |
| Coach Team9: | Tampa Bay Bandits |
| Coach Years10: | 1991 |
| Coach Team10: | Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks (DC) |
| Coach Years11: | 1993–1994 |
| Coach Team11: | Tampa Bay Storm (DC) |
| Coach Years12: | 1995 |
| Coach Team12: | Charlotte Rage |
| Coach Years13: | 1997 |
| Coach Team13: | Arizona Rattlers (Assistant) |
| Coach Years14: | 2000–2001 |
| Coach Team14: | Carolina Cobras |
| Coach Years15: | 2002 |
| Coach Team15: | Tampa Bay Storm (Asst) |
| Coach Years16: | 2006–2008 |
| Coach Team16: | Columbus Destroyers |
| Coach Years17: | 2013–2014, 2017 |
| Coach Team17: | Tampa Bay Storm (AHC) |
| Overall Record: | 23–20–1 (college) 36–55 (AFL) |
| Championships: | 1 MIAA (1974) 2 ArenaBowl (1993, 1997) |
Doug Kay is a retired American football coach who was most recently assistant head coach for the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League (AFL), which league ceased operations after the 2017 season. He has more than 55 years of football experience, including 12 seasons in the AFL. He was the head coach of the Charlotte Rage, Carolina Cobras and Columbus Destroyers. He was also the head football coach at Olivet College from 1971 to 1975.
Kay played college football under the tutelage of Lou Saban as a quarterback, defensive back, tight end and punter at Western Illinois University. He also played baseball at Western Illinois. He received a bachelor's degree in physical education from Western Illinois in 1961.
Kay's coaching career began in 1960 at his alma mater, Western Illinois University, as the quarterbacks and wide receivers coach. In 1961, Kay took over at Deerfield High School in Illinois, and coached there through the 1966 season; he was replaced by Paul Adams when he decided to return to college football.
From 1967 to 1969 Kay served as the defensive coordinator at Indiana State University. Kay was then named the head coach of Olivet College in 1970. He spent the next six seasons with Olivet before taking over as the offensive coordinator at San José State University in 1976.
Kay moved to UCLA in 1977 where he was an assistant coach, working mainly with the linebackers and defensive line. In 1980, he took over at the University of Hawaii as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator for three seasons. Kay spent four seasons in the United States Football League with the Boston/New Orleans Breakers and Tampa Bay Bandits.
His AFL experience began in 1993 as defensive coordinator of the ArenaBowl VII champion Tampa Bay Storm. Four years later, Kay was once again defensive coordinator of a championship team, helping the Arizona Rattlers capture ArenaBowl XI in 1997.
Kay was head coach of the Charlotte Rage in 1995 and returned to Charlotte as the head coach of the Carolina Cobras in 2000 and 2001. In 2001, Kay led the Cobras to their first non-losing season in their five-year franchise at a 7–7 record. He was head coach of the Columbus Destroyers from 2006 to 2008. In 2006, Kay led the Destroyers to their first non-losing season in the eight-year history of the franchise with an 8–8 record, setting franchise records for most wins and most road wins. He also tied a franchise record for most home wins with four. In 2007, despite a 7–9 regular season record, he won three playoff games and led the Destroyers to an appearance in ArenaBowl XXI, where they lost to the San Jose SaberCats.[1] [2] A 3–13 season in 2008 led to his dismissal.[3] He later became an assistant for the Storm, where he was working when the league folded in 2017.
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | |||
| 5 | 7 | 2nd in NC East | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 3 | 11 | 5th in NC South | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 7 | 6 | Resigned | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| CAR total | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 8 | 8 | 4th in NC East | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 7 | 9 | 3rd in NC East | 3 | 1 | .750 | |||||
| 3 | 13 | 5th in NC East | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| COL total | 18 | 30 | 3 | 1 | .750 | |||||
| Total[4] | 33 | 54 | 3 | 1 | ||||||