Ryan McCarthy (American football)

Ryan McCarthy is an American college football coach. He served the head football coach at Central Connecticut State University from 2019 to 2022.

Ryan McCarthy
Biographical details
Born1978 or 1979 (age 44–45)[1]
Wilder, Vermont, U.S.
Alma materState University of New York College at Cortland (2002, bachelor's)
University of Albany (2004, master's)
Playing career
1999–2002Cortland
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003Siena (QB)
2004–2014Albany (OC/QB)
2015–2018Central Connecticut (OC)
2019–2022Central Connecticut
Head coaching record
Overall17–18
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NEC (2019)

Early life

A native of Wilder, Vermont, McCarthy earned a B.S. in physical education at State University of New York at Cortland, where he played as a quarterback for the Cortland Red Dragons.[2]

Coaching career

Macarthy began his coaching career at Siena College in 2003. He then moved to the University at Albany, SUNY and served as assistant coach for 11 seasons. His teams led the Northeast Conference (NEC) in offense four times and set numerous offensive records under head coach Bob Ford.[2] McCarthy moved to Central Connecticut State University and became the offensive coordinator under Pete Rossomando in 2015. [1] When Rossomando left to join the staff at Rutgers, McCarthy was named head coach. In his first season as head coach he won the Northeast Conference and led his team to a 11–1 regular season record.[1] The 2020 season was canceled, and then following 4–7 and 2–9 seasons in 2021 and 2022, McCarthy's contract was not renewed.[3]

Personal life

McCarthy and his wife, Jennifer, reside in Simsbury, Connecticut with their three sons.[1]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Central Connecticut Blue Devils (Northeast Conference) (2019–2022)
2019 Central Connecticut 11–27–01stL NCAA Division I First Round
2020–21 No team
2021 Central Connecticut 4–74–3T–4th
2022 Central Connecticut 2–92–5T–6th
Central Connecticut: 17–1813–8
Total:17–18
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. Amore, Dom. "Ryan McCarthy, no longer an interim head coach, takes full command of Central Connecticut's football future". courant.com.
  2. "McCarthy named Heach coach". ccsubluedevils.com. October 19, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  3. Samuels, Doug (December 1, 2022). "The Scoop - Thursday December 1, 2022". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
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