Ryan McCarthy was an American

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coach. He served the head football coach at

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from 2019 to 2022.

Early life

A native of

Wilder, Vermont Wilder is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Hartford in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. It is the location of the Wilder Dam on the Connecticut River. The population of the CDP was 1,690 at the ...

, McCarthy earned a B.S. in physical education at

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, where he played as a

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for the

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Coaching career

Macarthy began his coaching career at

Siena College Siena College is an American private Franciscan college in Loudonville, New York. Siena was founded by the Order of Friars Minor in 1937. The college was named after Bernardino of Siena, a 15th-century Italian Franciscan friar and preacher. St ...

in 2003. He then moved to the

University at Albany, SUNY The State University of New York at Albany, commonly referred to as the University at Albany, UAlbany or SUNY Albany, is a public research university with campuses in Albany, Rensselaer, and Guilderland, New York. Founded in 1844, it is one ...

and served as assistant coach for 11 seasons. His teams led the

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(NEC) in offense four times and set numerous offensive records under head coach Bob Ford. McCarthy moved to

and became the offensive coordinator under

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in 2015. When Rossomando left to join the staff at

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, McCarthy was named head coach. In his first season as head coach he won the

and led his team to a 11–1 regular season record. The 2020 season was canceled, and then following 4–7 and 2–9 seasons in 2021 and 2022, McCarthy's contract was not renewed.

Personal life

McCarthy and his wife, Jennifer, reside in

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with their three sons.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Albany profile

Central Connecticut profile
Year of birth missing (living people) 1970s births Living people Albany Great Danes football coaches Central Connecticut Blue Devils football coaches Cortland Red Dragons football players Siena Saints football coaches University at Albany, SUNY alumni People from Windsor County, Vermont Coaches of American football from Vermont Players of American football from Vermont {{2010s-collegefootball-coach-stub