Ryan Silverfield
Ryan Silverfield went 53–29 as a head coach, 2019–2026, at Memphis and Arkansas. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (2026, 2–4); by them his record is 52–29. Share
- Record
- 53–29 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Born
- Aug 4, 1980
- Alma mater
- Hampden Sydney 2003
- Best season
- 2019 12–2, No. 17
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Memphis interim, bowl game | 0–1 | Cotton Bowl L | 17 | ||
| 2020 | Memphis | 8–3 | T–3rd | Montgomery Bowl W | ||
| 2021 | Memphis | 6–6 | T–7th | Hawaii (not played) | ||
| 2022 | Memphis | 7–6 | T–8th | First Responder Bowl W | ||
| 2023 | Memphis | 10–3 | 4th | Liberty Bowl W | ||
| 2024 | Memphis | 11–2 | T–3rd | Frisco Bowl W | 24 | |
| 2025 | Memphis | 8–4 | T–6th | Gasparilla (not coached) | ||
| 2026 | Arkansas | 3–4 (Wikipedia: 2–4) |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
Players he coached
Brady White2020 William V. Campbell Trophy
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 11 | 3–8 | 27% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 9 | 6–3 | 67% |
| Conference games | 52 | 28–24 | 54% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 5 | 4–1 | 80% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 35 | 19–16 | 54% |
| At home | 43 | 33–10 | 77% |
| On the road | 33 | 16–17 | 48% |
| At neutral sites | 6 | 4–2 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 63 | 48–15 | 76% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 19 | 5–14 | 26% |
His own 82 games on file, 2019–2026, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Fritz 2020–2023 | 1–3 | Tulane | 4 | |
| Ken Niumatalolo 2020–2022 | 3–0 | Navy | 3 | |
| Butch Jones 2021–2023 | 3–0 | Arkansas State | 3 | |
| Alex Golesh 2023–2025 | 3–0 | South Florida | 3 | |
| Dana Holgorsen 2020–2022 | 1–2 | Houston | 3 | |
| Brian Newberry 2023–2025 | 1–2 | Navy | 3 |
Ryan Silverfield’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Navyseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Tulaneseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| South Floridaseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Arkansas Stateseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Tulsaseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Templeseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| SMUseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| North Texasseries | 3 | 3–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Bolles School (FL) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 2000 | Hampden-Sydney | Offensive assistant | |
| 2001–02 | Hampden-Sydney | Student assistant | |
| 2003 | Hampden-Sydney | Tight ends coach | |
| 2004 | Memorial Day HS high school | Head coach | |
| 2005 | Jacksonville | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 2006–07 | UCF | Graduate assistant | |
| 2008 | Minnesota Vikings NFL | Offensive quality control coach | |
| 2009–10 | Minnesota Vikings NFL | Defensive line staff assistant | |
| 2011–13 | Minnesota Vikings NFL | Assistant offensive line | |
| 2014 | Toledo | Offensive consultant | |
| 2015 | Arizona State | Offensive assistant | |
| 2015 | Detroit Lions NFL | Assistant offensive line | |
| 2016 | Memphis | Offensive line coach | |
| 2017–18 | Memphis | Running game coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| 2019 | Memphis | Assistant head coach, running game coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| 2019 | Memphis | Head coach | |
| 2020–25 | Memphis | Head coach | |
| 2026–present | Arkansas | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included. Head-coaching seasons the infobox leaves out come from our records.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- George O’LearyUCF
- Brad ChildressMinnesota Vikings
- Matt CampbellToledo
- Jim CaldwellDetroit Lions
- Todd GrahamArizona State
- Mike NorvellMemphis
Assistants who became head coaches
- Adam FullerAssumption
- Pete LemboBall State, Buffalo, Lehigh, Elon
- Brad SalemAugustana (SD)
- Mike MacIntyreSan José State, Colorado, Florida International
- Drew SvobodaNorth Texas
- Larry SmithTulane, Arizona, USC, Missouri
- Lee MarksFresno State
- Mitch StewartMurray State
- Reggie HowardMemphis
- Chad LunsfordGeorgia Southern, Florida Atlantic
- Ron RobertsDelta State, SE Louisiana
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George O’Leary | UCF | 2006–07 | Graduate assistant | |
| Brad Childress | Minnesota Vikings NFL | 2008–10 | 2008: offensive quality control coach; 2009–10: defensive line staff assistant | |
| Matt Campbell | Toledo | 2014 | Offensive consultant | |
| Jim Caldwell | Detroit Lions NFL | 2015 | Assistant offensive line | |
| Todd Graham | Arizona State | 2015 | Offensive assistant | |
| Mike Norvell | Memphis | 2016–19 | 2016: offensive line coach; 2017–18: running game coordinator and offensive line coach; 2019: assistant head coach, running game coordinator and offensive line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (11)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Fuller | Memphis, 2019: defensive coordinator | Assumption | |
| Pete Lembo | Memphis, 2019–20: assistant head coach and special teams coach | Ball State, Buffalo, Lehigh, Elon | |
| Brad Salem | Memphis, 2020: senior offensive consultant; 2021–25: tight ends coach | Augustana (SD) | |
| Mike MacIntyre | Memphis, 2020–21: defensive coordinator | San José State, Colorado, Florida International | |
| Drew Svoboda | Memphis, 2021: special teams coordinator | North Texas | |
| Larry Smith | Memphis, 2024–25: co-offensive coordinator | Tulane, Arizona, USC, Missouri | |
| Lee Marks | Memphis, 2024–25: running backs coach | Fresno State | |
| Mitch Stewart | Memphis, 2024: senior offensive assistant; 2025: quarterbacks coach; Arkansas, 2026: quarterbacks coach | Murray State | |
| Reggie Howard | Memphis, 2024–25: assistant head coach and defensive backs coach | Memphis | |
| Chad Lunsford | Arkansas, 2026: special teams coordinator | Georgia Southern, Florida Atlantic | |
| Ron Roberts | Arkansas, 2026: defensive coordinator | Delta State, SE Louisiana |
Other assistants under him (6)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johns | Memphis, 2019–21: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Matt Barnes | Memphis, 2022–23: defensive coordinator | |
| Tim Cramsey | Memphis, 2022–25: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; Arkansas, 2026: offensive coordinator | |
| Jordon Hankins | Memphis, 2024–25: defensive coordinator | |
| Spence Nowinsky | Memphis, 2024: co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach | |
| Deron Wilson | Arkansas, 2026: co-defensive coordinator |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.
How he coached
Silverfield’s teams went for it on 29% of fourth downs and on 48% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 54% of plays and took 25.3 seconds a play, 2020–2026.
| Season | School | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 11 g | Memphis | 24 of 86 28% | 50% | 55% | 22.8 | +0.08 | |
| 2021 12 g | Memphis | 38 of 98 39% | 52% | 56% | 21.7 | +0.10 | |
| 2022 13 g | Memphis | 24 of 95 25% | 48% | 52% | 24.8 | +0.09 | |
| 2023 13 g | Memphis | 28 of 90 31% | 53% | 55% | 26.2 | +0.15 | |
| 2024 13 g | Memphis | 22 of 92 24% | 47% | 54% | 27.1 | +0.14 | |
| 2025 13 g | Memphis | 25 of 89 28% | 50% | 51% | 27.3 | +0.14 | |
| 2026 7 g | Arkansas | 11 of 53 21% | 30% | 54% | 27.1 | −0.02 | |
| All 82 g | 172 of 603 29% | 48% | 54% | 25.3 | +0.11 |
His seasons as a head coach from 2004 on, from ESPN’s play by play: fourth downs where he went for it out of every fourth-down decision; how often he went when SportsDataverse’s fourth-down model said going for it was the better call; the share of his offense’s plays that were passes; seconds of game clock per offensive play (lower is faster); and expected points added per offensive play (EPA, a measure of how much each play moved the offense toward points). The season in progress counts its games so far. SportsDataverse’s coach tendencies, from ESPN’s play by play; the EPA and the fourth-down model are SportsDataverse’s.