University of Guelph Men's Football

MacNeill brings two conferences of CIS experience to the football staff, having coached in the OUA and Can West conferences before joining the Gryphon family. Before coming to Guelph, he spent two seasons coaching at UBC as the Recruitment Coordinator, Special Teams Coordinator and Linebacker Coach. Prior to that, he coached at his alma mater, Wilfrid Laurier University, from 2004-2007 as a Linebacker Coach and Special Teams Coach. Kevin was a part of the 2005 Coaching staff that won the Vanier Cup.    Kevin served as the Linebacker Coach for Team Canada's Jr National Team that competed in the 2014 World Championship. He held the position of Defensive Coordinator with Team Canada U19 from August 2015 to May 2016. He has also served as the Head Coach of the Guelph Bears from 2005-2006 winning the Coach of the Year Award in 2006. He has been a volunteer coach with the Jr Varsity Preds winning the OVFL Championship in 2001, Guelph Bears 2002-2006, Cambridge Lions in 2012, and he returned to the Guelph Bears in 2013. Coach MacNeill has also coached the GTA Rising Stars serving as both Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Quality Control Coach.    As a player, Kevin had an outstanding five-year playing career from 1999-2003 at Laurier. He was named a CIS second team All-Canadian linebacker in 2003 and was an OUA all-star in 2001 and 2003. In 2001 Kevin was selected as the Golden Hawks Football Most Valuable Player. He was later signed by the Montreal Alouettes.    Kevin graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Communications (Wilfrid Laurier, 2003) and is currently completing his Masters of Arts in Leadership at the University of Guelph. Kevin lives in Guelph with his wife Monica, seven-year-old daughter, Hailey, and one-year-old son, Stephen.