After the success Memphis enjoyed with Mike Norvell as the team’s head coach before he went to Florida State, Ryan Silverfield has kept the Tigers playing at a high level.
Since Silverfield became the head coach going into 2020, the Tigers haven’t suffered a losing season. They went 11-2 overall and 6-2 in AAC play in 2024, concluding the season with a win over West Virginia in the Frisco Bowl.
Here’s more information about Silverfield.
What’s Memphis Head Coach Ryan Silverfield’s Salary?
Ryan Silverfield signed a five-year, $12.25 million deal last offseason that would last through the 2028 season. But it had the potential to be extended and give the coach raises if Memphis won at least nine regular season games, which it did in 2024, or went to the AAC Championship in the ensuing five years, according to the Commercial Appeal.
Silverfield made $2.2 million in total pay in 2024, according to USA Today.
Ryan Silverfield’s Coaching History
| Years | Team | Position |
| 2019-present | Memphis | HC |
| 2019 | Memphis | Deputy HC/Run Game Coordinator/OL |
| 2018 | Memphis | AHC/Run Game Coordinator/OL |
| 2017 | Memphis | Run Game Coordinator/OL |
| 2016 | Memphis | OL |
| 2015 | Detroit Lions | Assistant OL |
| 2015 | Arizona State | Senior Off. Analyst |
| 2014 | Toledo | Off. Consultant |
| 2011-13 | Minnesota Vikings | Assistant OL |
| 2008-10 | Minnesota Vikings | Off. Quality Control/DL Assistant |
| 2006-07 | UCF | GA |
| 2005 | Jacksonville | QBs |
| 2003 | Hampden-Sydney College | TEs/H-Backs |
| 2001-02 | Hampden-Sydney College | DL |
| 2000 | Hampden-Sydney College | Off. Assistant |
What’s Memphis Head Coach Ryan Silverfield’s Record?
Ryan Silverfield is 42-20 in the FBS as a head coach. Memphis has been at .500 or better in all five years he’s been leading the Tigers. They are also 4-0 in bowl games since 2020.
How Old Is Memphis Head Coach Ryan Silverfield?
Ryan Silverfield is 44 years old.
Memphis Head Coach Ryan Silverfield’s Background
Silverfield has coached at five Division I schools and with three NFL teams.
He began his coaching career at the high school level with his alma mater, The Bolles School, in 1999 as an assistant. He then went to another alma mater of his, Hampden-Sydney College, and worked with players on both sides of the ball.
He returned to the high school level to be Memorial Day’s head coach in Savannah, Georgia, before going to Jacksonville University to be a quarterbacks coach in 2005. He was a graduate assistant on offense and defense at UCF after that.
In 2008, he went to the pro level, becoming an offensive quality control staff member and defensive line staff assistant for the Minnesota Vikings. In 2011, he was a Vikings assistant offensive line coach.
In 2014, he went back to the collegiate ranks to become an offensive consultant at Toledo. He was a senior offensive analyst for Arizona State and assistant offensive line coach for the Detroit Lions in 2015.
He’s been at Memphis since 2016, where he’s been an offensive line coach, a run game coordinator, an assistant head coach, and a deputy head coach.
