en Ryan McCarthy (American football)

Ryan McCarthy
Biographical details
Born	1978 or 1979 (age 45–46); Wilder, Vermont, U.S.
Alma mater	State University of New York College at Cortland (2002, bachelor's); University of Albany (2004, master's)
Playing career
1999–2002	Cortland
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003	Siena (QB)
2004–2014	Albany (OC/QB)
2015–2018	Central Connecticut (OC)
2019–2022	Central Connecticut
2023	Boston College (Special asst. to the HC)
Head coaching record
Overall	17–18
Bowls	1-0
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1 NEC (2019)

Ryan McCarthy is an American college football coach. He was 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.^[2]

Coaching career

McCarthy 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	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Central Connecticut Blue Devils (Northeast Conference) (2019–2022)
2019	Central Connecticut	11–2	7–0	1st	L NCAA Division I First Round
2020–21	No team—COVID-19
2021	Central Connecticut	4–7	4–3	T–4th
2022	Central Connecticut	2–9	2–5	T–6th
Central Connecticut:		17–18	13–8
Total:		17–18
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Amore, Dom (October 17, 2019). "Ryan McCarthy, no longer an interim head coach, takes full command of Central Connecticut's football future". courant.com.
^ ^a ^b "McCarthy named Heach coach". ccsubluedevils.com. October 19, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
^ Samuels, Doug (December 1, 2022). "The Scoop - Thursday December 1, 2022". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved December 1, 2022.

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[courant-1] Amore, Dom (October 17, 2019). "Ryan McCarthy, no longer an interim head coach, takes full command of Central Connecticut's football future". courant.com.

[bio-2] "McCarthy named Heach coach". ccsubluedevils.com. October 19, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2021.

[TheScoop01122022-3] Samuels, Doug (December 1, 2022). "The Scoop - Thursday December 1, 2022". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved December 1, 2022.

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