Ryan Carty Explained

Ryan Carty
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:Delaware
Current Conference:CAA
Current Record:17–9
Birth Date:9 August 1983
Player Years1:2002–2006
Player Team1:Delaware
Player Positions:Quarterback
Coach Team1:New Hampshire (TE)
Coach Years2:2008–2009
Coach Team2:New Hampshire (RB)
Coach Years3:2010–2011
Coach Team3:New Hampshire (WR)
Coach Years4:2012–2017
Coach Team4:New Hampshire (OC/QB)
Coach Years5:2018–2021
Coach Team5:Sam Houston State (OC/QB)
Coach Years6:2022–present
Coach Team6:Delaware
Overall Record:17–9
Tournament Record:2–2

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

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

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.[1] 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.[2]

Coaching career

New Hampshire

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.[3] [4] He also spent two years each coaching running backs and wide receivers at New Hampshire before he was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2012.[5]

Sam Houston State

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

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

Personal life

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]

External links

Notes and References

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

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