Temple University Athletics
Football
- Title:
- Wide Receivers Coach
Florida, ranked 12th by the Associated Press and 16th in the USA Today final coaches polls, defeated Iowa, 31-24, in the Outback Bowl on January 2 in Tampa, Fla. The Gators posted a 9-3 record with Day assisting the offense. Junior wide receiver Chad Jackson was a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award, ranking sixth nationally in receptions per game (7.36) and was selected with the 36th overall pick of the 2006 NFL Draft by New England.
Day arrived in Gainesville after spending the 2003 and 2004 seasons as the offensive graduate assistant coach at Boston College. With the Eagles, Day worked with the wide receivers and helped the team to a 9-3 overall record in 2004 and a No. 21 ranking in the final AP and ESPN/USA Today polls. Boston College was the only Big East team ranked in the final Top 25 in the ESPN/USA Today poll after defeating North Carolina, 37-24, in the Continental Tire Bowl. The ranking was the highest for the school since 1993 and senior wide receiver Grant Adams earned All-Big East accolades. In 2003, the Eagles posted an 8-5 overall mark and defeated Colorado State, 35-21, in the San Francisco Bowl.
Day was the tight ends coach at his alma mater, the University of New Hampshire, in 2002. A three-year starter at quarterback and team captain as a senior in 2001, Day held four UNH passing records upon graduation, including best passing percentage in a career (59.9, 1997-2001) and touchdown passes in a career (53). His 653 career completions is seventh best in Atlantic 10 Conference history.
Born March 12, 1979, Day is a native of Manchester, N.H and is married to Christina. He earned his undergraduate degree in business administration in 2002 before receiving a master's of science in administrative studies at Boston College in 2004. He was the New Hampshire Gatorade Player of the Year at Manchester Central High School in 1996.
PERSONAL
Year Coaching: 5th
College: New Hampshire '02, B.S. Business Administration; Boston College '04, M.A. Administrative Studies
High School: Manchester Central (N.H.)
COACHING
Temple
2006 - Wide Receivers
Florida
2005 - Offensive Graduate Assistant
Boston College
2003-04 - Offensive Graduate Assistant
New Hampshire
2002 - Tight Ends
PLAYING
New Hampshire
1998-01 - Quarterback
BOWL EXPERIENCE
As a coach (3): 2006 Outback Bowl, 2004 Continental Tire Bowl, 2003 San Francisco Bowl
GOLDEN ON DAY
"Ryan joined our staff after serving as a graduate assistant for one of the most innovative offensive minds in college football, Urban Meyer. Seldom have I heard coach (Tom) O'Brien and coach (Dana) Bible (offensive coordinator at Boston College) give such glowing recommendations on a coaching candidate. I knew when I got the job here at Temple that Ryan would be someone I would want to have on our team. He is bright, energetic, articulate and an outstanding communicator. He has already established himself around the beltway (Baltimore-Washington) as an excellent recruiter and will continue to be a great ambassador for Temple Football."
