Ryan Larsen

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Ryan Larsen
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Carnegie Mellon
Conference PAC
Record27–3
Biographical details
Born (1986-10-18) October 18, 1986 (age 38)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater Claremont McKenna College (2009)
Indiana University Bloomington (2010)
Playing career
2005–2008 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009 Indiana (intern)
2010Indiana (OQC)
2011 Wabash (WR)
2012–2013 Rhodes (WR)
2014Rhodes (OC/QB)
2015–2018 Stevenson (OC/QB)
2019–2021 Columbia (QB)
2022–present Carnegie Mellon
Head coaching record
Overall29–3
Bowls1-0
Tournaments1–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 PAC (2022)
Awards
AFCA Region 2 Coach of the Year (2022)

PAC Coach of the Year (2022)
ECAC Coach of the Year (2022)

In The D3FB Huddle National Coach of the Year (2022)

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Records
Carnegie Mellon most all-time wins in a season (tied)

Ryan Larsen (born October 18, 1986) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Carnegie Mellon University, a position he has since 2022. [1] [2] [3] He also coached for Indiana, Wabash, Rhodes, Stevenson, [4] [5] and Columbia. [6] He played college football for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps as a quarterback.

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs AFCA#D3°
Carnegie Mellon Tartans (Presidents' Athletic Conference)(2022–present)
2022 Carnegie Mellon11–18–01stL NCAA Division III Second Round 1414
2023 Carnegie Mellon10–19–12nd25
2024 Carnegie Mellon8–18–11613
Carnegie Mellon:29–325–2
Total:29–3
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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