Steve Ryan (American football)

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Steve Ryan
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Morningside
Conference GPAC
Record236–46
Playing career
1985–1989 Wheaton (IL)
Position(s) Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
? Ottawa (assistant) [1]
2002–present Morningside
Head coaching record
Overall236–46
Tournaments34–17 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 NAIA (2018–2019, 2021)
13 GPAC (2005, 2011–2022)
Awards
NAIA Coach of the Year (2012, 2018, 2019, 2021)
AFCA Region 4 (NAIA) Coach of the Year (2005, 2011)
GPAC Coach of the Year (2004–2005, 2011, 2017)

Steve Ryan is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Morningside College, a position he has held since 2002. Ryan has led the Morningside Mustangs to three NAIA Football National Championships, in 2018, 2019, and 2021.

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Ryan graduated from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois in 1989 with his undergraduate degree, where he was a four-time letter winner and three-year starter for the Thunder. He earned a master's degree in 1997 from National Louis University. Prior to his hiring at Morningside, Ryan served as an assistant coach at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas.

Coaching career

Ryan took over as the head coach in 2002 and led the Morningside Mustangs to a 5–5 season. That inaugural season was considered a success as the Mustangs ended a streak of 15 consecutive losing seasons. Ryan has had only one losing season, 2003. Since that year, the Mustangs have appeared in the NAIA playoffs for 12 straight seasons, including the championship game in 2012. They have lost no more than three contests in any season since 2003.

In 2018, Ryan led the Mustangs to an undefeated, 15–0 season, culminating with a national championship win over the Benedictine Ravens. It was the first national championship for both the Mustangs and Ryan.

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#
Morningside Mustangs (NAIA independent)(2002)
2002 Morningside5–5
Morningside Mustangs (Great Plains Athletic Conference)(2003–present)
2003 Morningside3–73–79th
2004 Morningside8–38–22ndL NAIA First Round 12
2005 Morningside12–110–01stL NAIA Semifinal 3
2006 Morningside9–38–23rdL NAIA Quarterfinal 13
2007 Morningside9–38–2T–2ndL NAIA Quarterfinal 11
2008 Morningside10–29–12ndL NAIA Quarterfinal 5
2009 Morningside10–29–12ndL NAIA Quarterfinal 5
2010 Morningside10–29–12ndL NAIA Quarterfinal 5
2011 Morningside9–28–11stL NAIA First Round 9
2012 Morningside13–19–01stL NAIA Championship 2
2013 Morningside11–28–11stL NAIA Semifinal 4
2014 Morningside11–28–1T–1stL NAIA Semifinal 3
2015 Morningside12–29–01stL NAIA Semifinal 3
2016 Morningside10–28–01stL NAIA Quarterfinal 5
2017 Morningside13–18–01stL NAIA Semifinal 3
2018 Morningside 15–09–01stW NAIA Championship 1
2019 Morningside 14–09–01stW NAIA Championship 1
2020–21 Morningside10–18–01stL NAIA Semifinal 3
2021 Morningside 14–010–01stW NAIA Championship 1
2022 Morningside11–110–01stL NAIA Quarterfinal
2023 Morningside9–38–2T–2ndL NAIA Second Round T–10
2024 Morningside8–18–06
Morningside:236–46184–21
Total:236–46
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. "Head Coach Steve Ryan". Morningside Athletics. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2012.