Ryan Day (American football)

Ryan Day
Day talking to press ahead of the 2025 CFP National Championship.
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamOhio State
ConferenceBig Ten
Record70–10
Annual salary$12.5 million
Biographical details
Born (1979-03-12) March 12, 1979
Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
Playing career
1998–2001New Hampshire
Position(s)Quarterback, linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002New Hampshire (TE)
2003–2004Boston College (GA)
2005Florida (GA)
2006Temple (WR)
2007–2011Boston College (WR)
2012Temple (OC/WR)
2013–2014Boston College (OC/QB)
2015Philadelphia Eagles (QB)
2016San Francisco 49ers (QB)
2017Ohio State (co-OC/QB)
2018Ohio State (OC/QB/acting HC)
2019–presentOhio State
Head coaching record
Overall70–10
Bowls6–4
Tournaments5–3 (CFP)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 National (2024)
2 Big Ten (2019, 2020)
3 Big Ten East Division (2019–2021)
Awards
Big Ten Coach of the Year (2019)

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.