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Ryan Day (American football)

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Ryan Day (American football)

Ryan Patrick Day (born March 12, 1979) is an American football coach and former college football player. He is the 24th and current head football coach at Ohio State University, a position he has held since 2019. Day was also the acting head coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes for the first three games of the 2018 season. He attended the University of New Hampshire in Durham, where he was a quarterback and linebacker for the Wildcats from 1998 to 2001 before beginning his coaching career in 2002.

Infobox

2002
New Hampshire (TE)
2005
Florida (GA)
2006
Temple (WR)
2012
Temple (OC/WR)
2015
Philadelphia Eagles (QB)
2016
San Francisco 49ers (QB)
2017
Ohio State (co-OC/QB)
2018
Ohio State (OC/QB/acting HC)
Title
Head coach
Team
Ohio State
Conference
Big Ten
Record
82–11
Annual salary
$12.5 million
Born
(1979-03-12) March 12, 1979 (age 46)Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
1998–2001
New Hampshire
Positions
Quarterback, linebacker
2003–2004
Boston College (GA)
2007–2011
Boston College (WR)
2013–2014
Boston College (OC/QB)
2019–present
Ohio State
Overall
82–11
Bowls
6–4
Tournaments
5–3 (CFP)

Tables

· Head coaching record
Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten Conference) (2018)
Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten Conference) (2018)
Year
Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten Conference) (2018)
2018
2018
Year
2018
Team
Ohio State
Overall
3–0
Conference
1–0
Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten Conference) (2019–present)
Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten Conference) (2019–present)
Year
Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten Conference) (2019–present)
2019
2019
Year
2019
Team
Ohio State
Overall
13–1
Conference
9–0
Standing
1st (East)
Bowl/playoffs
L Fiesta†
Coaches#
3
AP°
3
2020
2020
Year
2020
Team
Ohio State
Overall
7–1
Conference
5–0
Standing
1st (East)
Bowl/playoffs
W Sugar†, L CFP NCG†
Coaches#
2
AP°
2
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
Ohio State
Overall
11–2
Conference
8–1
Standing
T–1st (East)
Bowl/playoffs
W Rose†
Coaches#
5
AP°
6
2022
2022
Year
2022
Team
Ohio State
Overall
11–2
Conference
8–1
Standing
2nd (East)
Bowl/playoffs
L Peach†
Coaches#
4
AP°
4
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
Ohio State
Overall
11–2
Conference
8–1
Standing
2nd (East)
Bowl/playoffs
L Cotton†
Coaches#
10
AP°
10
2024
2024
Year
2024
Team
Ohio State
Overall
14–2
Conference
7–2
Standing
4th
Bowl/playoffs
W CFP First Round†, W Rose†, W Cotton†, W CFP NCG†
Coaches#
1
AP°
1
2025
2025
Year
2025
Team
Ohio State
Overall
12–1
Conference
9–0
Standing
T–1st
Bowl/playoffs
Cotton†
Ohio State:
Ohio State:
Year
Ohio State:
Team
82–11
Overall
54–5
Total:
Total:
Year
Total:
Team
82–11
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
Year
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
mw- .mw- †Indicates CFP / New Years' Six bowl. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll.
mw- .mw- †Indicates CFP / New Years' Six bowl. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll.
Year
mw- .mw- †Indicates CFP / New Years' Six bowl. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll.
Year
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Bowl/playoffs
Coaches#
AP°
Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten Conference) (2018)
2018
Ohio State
3–0
1–0
Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten Conference) (2019–present)
2019
Ohio State
13–1
9–0
1st (East)
L Fiesta†
3
3
2020
Ohio State
7–1
5–0
1st (East)
W Sugar†, L CFP NCG†
2
2
2021
Ohio State
11–2
8–1
T–1st (East)
W Rose†
5
6
2022
Ohio State
11–2
8–1
2nd (East)
L Peach†
4
4
2023
Ohio State
11–2
8–1
2nd (East)
L Cotton†
10
10
2024
Ohio State
14–2
7–2
4th
W CFP First Round†, W Rose†, W Cotton†, W CFP NCG†
1
1
2025
Ohio State
12–1
9–0
T–1st
Cotton†
Ohio State:
82–11
54–5
Total:
82–11
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
mw- †Indicates CFP / New Years' Six bowl. from final Coaches Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll.

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