Ryan Gunderson (American football)

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Ryan Gunderson
Current position
Title Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
Team Oregon State
Conference Pac-12
Biographical details
Born (1984-09-22) September 22, 1984 (age 39)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Playing career
2003–2007 Oregon State
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2009 Oregon State (GA)
2017 San Jose State (QB)
2018–2020San Jose State (QB/PGC)
2021–2023 UCLA (QB)
2024–presentOregon State (OC/QB)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2010–2013 Oregon State (asst. director of player personnel)
2014Oregon State (director of player personnel)
2015–2016 Nebraska (director of player personnel)

Ryan Gunderson (born September 22, 1984) is an American football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator and the quarterbacks coach at Oregon State University. He previously served as the quarterbacks coach at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator at San Jose State University.

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Playing career

Gunderson played quarterback at Oregon State from 2003 to 2007, spending most of his career as a backup quarterback. The only start of his career was the annual Civil War matchup against Oregon in 2005, where he threw four interceptions and lost a fumble in a 56–14 loss. [1] He was named a team captain his senior year at OSU in 2007.

Coaching career

Oregon State

After graduating with a degree in construction engineering management in 2007, Gunderson chose to pursue a career in football rather than a job in engineering and joined the coaching staff at Oregon State as a graduate assistant. He lived with Oregon State offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf and Mike Riley’s student assistant during his time as a graduate assistant, with the Langsdorfs calling him "their first child". [2] He was named the assistant director of player personnel in 2010, a tailor-made position for Gunderson that was created by head coach Mike Riley. [3]

Nebraska

When Riley departed Oregon State to accept the head coaching position at Nebraska in December 2014, Gunderson joined him as his director of player personnel. [4] [5]

San Jose State

Gunderson was named the quarterbacks coach at San Jose State in 2017. [6] He added the title of passing game coordinator in 2018. [7]

Gunderson was a nominee for the Broyles Award in 2019, given to the best assistant coach in college football. [8]

UCLA

Gunderson was named the quarterbacks coach at UCLA on February 19, 2021. [9]

Oregon State (second stint)

On December 4, 2023, Gunderson was hired as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Oregon State University, his alma mater, under head coach Trent Bray. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Oregon State lost in the fog as Ducks roll". ESPN. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ryan Gunderson had a tough day in the 2005 Civil War, and has been making up for it ever since". The Oregonian. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Oregon State recruiting: The busy life of "recruiting operations-type guy" Ryan Gunderson". The Oregonian. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Ryan Gunderson, Hilary O'Bryan Join Mike Riley's Support Staff At Nebraska". SBNation. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Former Oregon State Beavers support staffers Ryan Gunderson, Hilary O'Bryan joining Mike Riley at Nebraska". The Oregonian. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Report: San Jose State hires two football assistants". The Mercury News. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "Football Fills Out Coaching Staff With Promotions And Additions". SJSU Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "2019 Broyles Award nominees announced". KATV. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Football Hires Gunderson to Coach Quarterbacks". UCLA Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "Trent Bray Names Four To Coaching Staff". Oregon State Athletics. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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