Ryan Silverfield

Ryan Silverfield
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamMemphis
ConferenceThe American
Record42–21
Annual salary$2.2 million
Biographical details
Born (1980-08-04) August 4, 1980
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Alma materHampden–Sydney (2003)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999Bolles School (FL) (assistant)
2000Hampden–Sydney (off. asst.)
2001–2002Hampden–Sydney (DL)
2003Hampden–Sydney (TE)
2004Memorial Day HS
2005Jacksonville (QB)
2006–2007UCF (GA)
2008Minnesota Vikings (OQC)
2009–2010Minnesota Vikings (DL staff assistant)
2011–2013Minnesota Vikings (assistant OL)
2014Toledo (off. consultant)
2015Arizona State (OA)
2015Detroit Lions (assistant OL)
2016Memphis (OL)
2017–2018Memphis (RGC/OL)
2019Memphis (AHC/RGC/OL)
2020–presentMemphis
Head coaching record
Overall42–21 (college)
1–9 (high school)
Bowls4–1

Ryan Daniel Silverfield (born August 4, 1980) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach for the University of Memphis, a position he has held since 2020. Silverfield has spent most of his coaching career, which began during his senior year of high school, as either a line coach or a member of the offensive staff. He was hired at Memphis by then-head coach Mike Norvell prior to the 2016 season. After Norvell's departure to Florida State on December 8, 2019, Silverfield served as the interim head coach before being promoted to head coach on December 28, 2019.