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Ryan Carty
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- Head Coach
A 2006 University of Delaware alum and member of the 2003 national championship team, Ryan Carty was named the head football coach in December 2021.
In January 2025, Carty signed an extension that will keep him in Newark through the 2030 season.
Entering 2025, the Blue & Gold have gone 26-11 under Carty. In his first two seasons, the team won a FCS First Round game. UD has at least eight wins in three-straight years for the first time since the 1995-97 seasons, and the nine wins in both 2023 and 2024 marked the first back-to-back nine-win seasons since 2003-04. Delaware’s win over Rhode Island in 2024 was Carty’s 25th career victory, tying him with David Nelson for the third-fastest Delaware coach to reach 25 wins. The Hens have scored at least 40 points on 14 occasions and surpassed 400 total yards 19 times, including 11 games with 500-plus.
UD has had 34 All-CAA honorees during Carty’s tenure, including a league-high 15 in 2024. Five Blue Hens have received All-American selections. The program has also been successful off the field with 254 CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll honorees, 14 CSC Academic All-District selections, and two Campbell Trophy Award semifinalists.
Prior to being named the head coach at his alma mater, Carty spent four seasons as the offensive coordinator at Sam Houston. He was named the FCS Coordinator of the Year by FootballScoop.com and to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football’s “Top 40 Coaches Under 40” list, Carty played an instrumental part in Sam Houston winning the 2020 FCS National Championship as well as advancing to the 2021 FCS quarterfinals.
Carty’s offense helped lead Sam Houston to a 34-10 record from 2018-21 and a 21-1 mark in his final two seasons. During his four-year stint with Sam Houston, the Bearkats advanced to the playoffs in back-to-back years and won two conference titles.
The Bearkats had an undefeated regular season in 2021 and advanced to the FCS Quarterfinals. Sam Houston finished the season ranked third in the nation in scoring offense (41.0 ppg), fifth in total offense (490.9 ypg), and sixth in rushing offense (228.2 ypg).
During the Bearkats’ undefeated 10-0 Spring 2021 season, SHSU ranked first nationally in total yards (4,403), first in touchdowns (45), third in first downs (204), seventh in passing yards per attempt (8.6), eighth in passing yards per completion (14.3), ninth in scoring offense (38 ppg), 13th in total offense (440 ypg), and 13th in passing offense (282 ypg).
Before his stop in Huntsville, Carty had an 11-year run on the New Hampshire coaching staff, including six years as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. During Carty’s stint at New Hampshire, the Wildcats qualified for the FCS playoffs in each of Carty’s six seasons as offensive coordinator, compiling an 8-6 postseason record and reaching the semifinals in 2013 and 2014.
The Branchburg, N.J. native, a team captain during his 2006 senior campaign, earned his bachelor’s degree in management from Delaware in 2006.
In January 2025, Carty signed an extension that will keep him in Newark through the 2030 season.
Entering 2025, the Blue & Gold have gone 26-11 under Carty. In his first two seasons, the team won a FCS First Round game. UD has at least eight wins in three-straight years for the first time since the 1995-97 seasons, and the nine wins in both 2023 and 2024 marked the first back-to-back nine-win seasons since 2003-04. Delaware’s win over Rhode Island in 2024 was Carty’s 25th career victory, tying him with David Nelson for the third-fastest Delaware coach to reach 25 wins. The Hens have scored at least 40 points on 14 occasions and surpassed 400 total yards 19 times, including 11 games with 500-plus.
UD has had 34 All-CAA honorees during Carty’s tenure, including a league-high 15 in 2024. Five Blue Hens have received All-American selections. The program has also been successful off the field with 254 CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll honorees, 14 CSC Academic All-District selections, and two Campbell Trophy Award semifinalists.
Prior to being named the head coach at his alma mater, Carty spent four seasons as the offensive coordinator at Sam Houston. He was named the FCS Coordinator of the Year by FootballScoop.com and to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football’s “Top 40 Coaches Under 40” list, Carty played an instrumental part in Sam Houston winning the 2020 FCS National Championship as well as advancing to the 2021 FCS quarterfinals.
Carty’s offense helped lead Sam Houston to a 34-10 record from 2018-21 and a 21-1 mark in his final two seasons. During his four-year stint with Sam Houston, the Bearkats advanced to the playoffs in back-to-back years and won two conference titles.
The Bearkats had an undefeated regular season in 2021 and advanced to the FCS Quarterfinals. Sam Houston finished the season ranked third in the nation in scoring offense (41.0 ppg), fifth in total offense (490.9 ypg), and sixth in rushing offense (228.2 ypg).
During the Bearkats’ undefeated 10-0 Spring 2021 season, SHSU ranked first nationally in total yards (4,403), first in touchdowns (45), third in first downs (204), seventh in passing yards per attempt (8.6), eighth in passing yards per completion (14.3), ninth in scoring offense (38 ppg), 13th in total offense (440 ypg), and 13th in passing offense (282 ypg).
Before his stop in Huntsville, Carty had an 11-year run on the New Hampshire coaching staff, including six years as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. During Carty’s stint at New Hampshire, the Wildcats qualified for the FCS playoffs in each of Carty’s six seasons as offensive coordinator, compiling an 8-6 postseason record and reaching the semifinals in 2013 and 2014.
The Branchburg, N.J. native, a team captain during his 2006 senior campaign, earned his bachelor’s degree in management from Delaware in 2006.
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