Kenneth Layne Collums (born September 15, 1972) is an American

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

coach and former player. He is the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach at the

University of Central Arkansas The University of Central Arkansas (Central Arkansas or UCA) is a public university in Conway, Arkansas. Founded in 1907 as the Arkansas State Normal School, the university is one of the oldest in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As the state's only n ...

, a position he has held since 2018. Collums served as the head football coach at

Abilene Christian University Abilene Christian University (ACU) is a Private university, private Churches of Christ, Christian university in Abilene, Texas. It was founded in 1906 as ''Childers Classical Institute''. ACU is one of the largest private universities in the Sout ...

from 2012 to 2016, compiling a record of 24–32. Prior to his promotion to head coach, for seven seasons he was the Wildcats' offensive coordinator. As a student-athlete, Collums was a four-year starting

quarterback The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...

for the Central Arkansas, leading the

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to the

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in 1991.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Central Arkansas profile

Abilene Christian profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Collums, Ken 1972 births Living people American football quarterbacks Abilene Christian Wildcats football coaches Central Arkansas Bears football coaches Central Arkansas Bears football players People from Vernon, Texas