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

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.

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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. McCarthy moved to Central Connecticut State University and became the offensive coordinator under Pete Rossomando in 2015. 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. The 2020 season was canceled, and then following 4–7 and 2–9 seasons in 2021 and 2022, McCarthy's contract was not renewed.

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Personal life

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

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Head coaching record

References

External links

Albany profile

Central Connecticut profile

Year of birth missing (living people) 1970s births Living people Albany Great Danes football coaches Central Connecticut Blue Devils football coaches Cortland Red Dragons football players Siena Saints football coaches University at Albany, SUNY alumni People from Windsor County, Vermont Coaches of American football from Vermont Players of American football from Vermont