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Ryan Carty
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamDelaware
ConferenceCAA
Record17–9
Biographical details
Born (1983-08-09) August 9, 1983 (age 40)
Playing career
2002–2006Delaware
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2009New Hampshire (RB)
2010–2011New Hampshire (WR)
2012–2017New Hampshire (OC/QB)
2018–2021Sam Houston State (OC/QB)
2022–presentDelaware
Head coaching record
Overall17–9
Tournaments2–2

Ryan Carty (born August 9, 1983) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at the University of Delaware, a position he had held since the 2022 season.

Playing career[edit]

Raised in Somerville, New Jersey, Carty played high school football at Somerville High School.[1]

Carty played as a quarterback at Delaware from 2002 to 2006. He was a backup quarterback for the entirety of his career, including when Delaware won the NCAA Division I-AA national championship in 2003.[2] He was named a team captain in his senior season and was projected to be the Blue Hens' starting quarterback, but lost the position to transfer and future Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco.[3]

Coaching career[edit]

New Hampshire[edit]

Carty began his coaching career at New Hampshire as the program's tight ends coach, one of the final hires made by offensive coordinator Chip Kelly before he departed for Oregon.[4][1] He also spent two years each coaching running backs and wide receivers at New Hampshire before he was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2012.[4][5]

Sam Houston State[edit]

Carty was hired as the offensive coordinator at Sam Houston State in 2018, reuniting him with his college coach K. C. Keeler.[6] He was named FootballScoop's FCS coordinator of the year in 2020, after Sam Houston State won its first NCAA Division I FCS national championship.[7]

Delaware[edit]

Carty was named head football coach of the University of Delaware on December 10, 2021.[8]

Personal life[edit]

Carty's father, Kevin Sr., was a coach at the high school and college levels, and Carty's brothers. Kevin Jr. and Sean, were also high school football coaches.[9]

Head coaching record[edit]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs STATS# Coaches°
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (Colonial Athletic Association) (2022)
2022 Delaware 8–5 4–4 6th L NCAA Division I Second Round 19 24 (tie)
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference) (2023–present)
2023 Delaware 9–4 6–2 T–4th L NCAA Division I Second Round 10 11
2024 Delaware 0–0 0–0
Delaware: 17–9 10–6
Total: 17–9

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Ryan Carty defies expectations as a young coach and stroke survivor". USA Today High School Sports. December 25, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Commentary: 'We want Carty!'". The UD Review. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "Flacco takes flight on field, remains grounded off it". Newark Post. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Ex-Delaware QB Carty runs UNH's inventive offense". The News Journal. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "Sam Houston State Offensive Coordinator Ryan Carty Reflects On Working With FCS Greats". College Sports Journal. July 2, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "Bearkats hire New Hampshire OC Carty for same role". The Huntsville Item. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  7. ^ "Ryan Carty -- 2020 FootballScoop FCS Coordinator of the Year". FootballScoop. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  8. ^ Tresolini, Kevin (December 10, 2021). "Ex-Blue Hens QB Carty named University of Delaware football coach". Delaware News-Journal.
  9. ^ "Coaching bloodlines run deep for UNH's Carty". Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

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