Eastern Michigan Athletics
Football
Grubb, Ryan
vs
Northern Illinois
Oct 11 (Sat)
TBA
Ryan Grubb
- Title:
- Assistant Coach/Offensive Line
- Email:
- rgrubb1@emich.edu
- Phone:
- 734.487.2160
Entering his third year at EMU is Ryan Grubb, who came to Ypsilanti after spending seven years at the University of Sioux Falls. Grubb will serve as the team’s offensive line coach.
During the 2015 campaign, EMU finished the year with 39 touchdowns, a mark that tied for the fifth-most in a single-season during the squad’s 124-year history, while its 4,560 yards of total offense was also the fifth most. On the ground, EMU churned out the 14th-best single-season rushing total at 1,894 yards.
In his first season at EMU, Grubb’s offensive line helped the offense racked up 1,654 yards on the ground and 1,821 yards though the air.
Before arriving in Ypsilanti, Grubb spent four seasons as offensive coordinator for the Cougars after a three-year stint as the run game coordinator and offensive line coach. During his time at Sioux Falls, the team posted an astonishing 75-13 (.852) record, as Grubb helped guide USF to two national championships and four Great Plains Athletic Conference championships.
During the 2013 campaign, the Cougars’ offense averaged 33.0 points and 467.9 yards of total offense per game. The USF rushing attack was extremely potent, racking up 2,705 yards on the ground and 31 touchdowns. That number ranked 18th in Division II and was an increase of more than 1,300 yards from the previous season. In total, the offense rushed for four games with 300-or-more yards, including a season-best 467 yards and six scores against the University of Minnesota-Crookston.
Carrington Hanna was named the 2013 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference South Offensive Preseason Player of the Year. Splitting time between wide receiver and quarterback, Hanna became the first player in the history of the conference to be selected as both an all-conference wide receiver and all-conference quarterback in the same year.
Grubb’s 2012 quick-strike offense played a vital role in USF’s inaugural NCAA success. Nationally, the Cougar offense ranked 40th in passing efficiency (141.78), 47th in passing offense (253.50) and 49th in scoring (31.3 ppg). Within the conference, USF ranked sixth in passing offense. His high-powered unit scored 40 points or more on four occasions, including a 54-point explosion against Upper Iowa University, while tallying an impressive 60 plays of 25 yards or more, 15 of which resulted in a touchdown. Grubb mentored five all-conference selections and two Don Hansen All-Region honorees in 2012.
In 2011, Grubb’s youthful offense posted 347 total yards per game en route to 31.2 points per contest. The Cougar scoring attack was especially efficient in the red-zone, where they converted 89 percent of their chances, 66 percent of which resulted in a touchdown.
The Cougar offense thrived in its first year under the command of Grubb. During the 2010 season, the USF offense led the GPAC in pass offense (271.5 yds/gm), scoring offense (41.2 pts/gm), and total offense (432.6). In the NAIA, USF’s offense ranked third in scoring offense (577 pts) and fourth in pass offense (3,821 yds). Under Grubb, senior receiver Jon Ryan was named the NAIA Football Player of the Year and the GPAC Offensive Player of the Year. Coach Grubb saw 15 offensive players grab GPAC All-Conference honors, three of which were honored on the first team.
Entering the 2010 season, the USF offense had the tough task of replacing seven starters from the previous season, including the quarterback position. Transfer Jon Eastman stepped into the quarterback position and filled the void exceptionally. During the 2010 season, he connected with Jon Ryan for 24 touchdowns, setting a school and NAIA record for touchdown receptions in a season. Eastman made his mark in the USF record books by taking over the sixth spot in career touchdowns with 45 touchdown tosses in just one season.
The 2009 offensive line provided spectacular blocking for both USF’s running backs and NAIA Player of the Year quarterback Lorenzo Brown on the way to the program’s fourth national title. The Cougar offense set school records for points in a game (80), points per game (51.6), points in a season (775), total offense (7,313 yards) and rush offense (3,842), the most rushing yards by a team in the NAIA. Seniors TJ Wendt and Kyle Staudt earned first team All-GPAC honors, while the Cougars other three starting offensive linemen, Travis Beaver, Kyle Wasson and Casey Peters, found themselves on either the second team or honorable mention list for the conference. The unit only gave up 14 sacks in 15 games.
In 2008, the offensive line paved the way to the sixth-ranked rushing attack (235.6 yards per game) and 10th-best scoring attack (36.5) in the country, while only giving up 10 sacks in 14 games. Shawn Flanagan, Kyle Staudt and TJ Wendt earned all-conference recognition, while Wendt was named a first team All-American, and Flanagan was named second team All-American. Flanagan signed an NFL free-agent contract in the spring.
Grubb also served as the strength and conditioning coordinator for the USF football program and was named American Football Monthly’s NAIA National Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year for the 2008 season.
Prior to coaching at USF, Grubb coached wide receivers and running backs at South Dakota State University in 2005 and 2006, earning four team rushing records, four All-Great West selections, an ESPN All-American and one Hula Bowl selection while tutoring wide reciver JaRon Harris, who went on to play for the Green Bay Packers.
Prior to coaching at SDSU, Grubb was the offensive coordinator at Kingsley-Pierson High School in Iowa, producing six all-state selections and was named the 2004 Class 1A Assistant Coach of the Year.
Grubb is a 1999 graduate of Buena Vista University where he was a four-year starter and team captain. Grubb earned his master’s in sports administration at South Dakota State University in 2006.
The Ryan Grubb File
Name: Ryan Grubb
High School: Kingsley-Pierson H.S. - Kingsley, Iowa
College: Buena Vista University - Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration - 1999
South Dakota State University - Master's degree in Sports Administration - 2006
Coaching Experience
Year School Position
2014-Pres. Eastern Michigan University Assistant Coach/Offensive Line
2010-13 University of Sioux Falls Assistant Coach/Offensive Coordinator
2007-10 University of Sioux Falls Assistant Coach/Run Game Coordinator/OL
2005-06 South Dakota State University Assistant Coach/Wide receivers/Running backs
2003-04 Kingsley-Pierson (Iowa) High School Assistant Coach/Offensive Coordinator
1996-99 Buena Vista University Four-year starter and team captain
Coaching Honors
2008 American Football Monthly's NAIA National Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year
2004 Class 1A Assistant Coach of the Year
During the 2015 campaign, EMU finished the year with 39 touchdowns, a mark that tied for the fifth-most in a single-season during the squad’s 124-year history, while its 4,560 yards of total offense was also the fifth most. On the ground, EMU churned out the 14th-best single-season rushing total at 1,894 yards.
In his first season at EMU, Grubb’s offensive line helped the offense racked up 1,654 yards on the ground and 1,821 yards though the air.
Before arriving in Ypsilanti, Grubb spent four seasons as offensive coordinator for the Cougars after a three-year stint as the run game coordinator and offensive line coach. During his time at Sioux Falls, the team posted an astonishing 75-13 (.852) record, as Grubb helped guide USF to two national championships and four Great Plains Athletic Conference championships.
During the 2013 campaign, the Cougars’ offense averaged 33.0 points and 467.9 yards of total offense per game. The USF rushing attack was extremely potent, racking up 2,705 yards on the ground and 31 touchdowns. That number ranked 18th in Division II and was an increase of more than 1,300 yards from the previous season. In total, the offense rushed for four games with 300-or-more yards, including a season-best 467 yards and six scores against the University of Minnesota-Crookston.
Carrington Hanna was named the 2013 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference South Offensive Preseason Player of the Year. Splitting time between wide receiver and quarterback, Hanna became the first player in the history of the conference to be selected as both an all-conference wide receiver and all-conference quarterback in the same year.
Grubb’s 2012 quick-strike offense played a vital role in USF’s inaugural NCAA success. Nationally, the Cougar offense ranked 40th in passing efficiency (141.78), 47th in passing offense (253.50) and 49th in scoring (31.3 ppg). Within the conference, USF ranked sixth in passing offense. His high-powered unit scored 40 points or more on four occasions, including a 54-point explosion against Upper Iowa University, while tallying an impressive 60 plays of 25 yards or more, 15 of which resulted in a touchdown. Grubb mentored five all-conference selections and two Don Hansen All-Region honorees in 2012.
In 2011, Grubb’s youthful offense posted 347 total yards per game en route to 31.2 points per contest. The Cougar scoring attack was especially efficient in the red-zone, where they converted 89 percent of their chances, 66 percent of which resulted in a touchdown.
The Cougar offense thrived in its first year under the command of Grubb. During the 2010 season, the USF offense led the GPAC in pass offense (271.5 yds/gm), scoring offense (41.2 pts/gm), and total offense (432.6). In the NAIA, USF’s offense ranked third in scoring offense (577 pts) and fourth in pass offense (3,821 yds). Under Grubb, senior receiver Jon Ryan was named the NAIA Football Player of the Year and the GPAC Offensive Player of the Year. Coach Grubb saw 15 offensive players grab GPAC All-Conference honors, three of which were honored on the first team.
Entering the 2010 season, the USF offense had the tough task of replacing seven starters from the previous season, including the quarterback position. Transfer Jon Eastman stepped into the quarterback position and filled the void exceptionally. During the 2010 season, he connected with Jon Ryan for 24 touchdowns, setting a school and NAIA record for touchdown receptions in a season. Eastman made his mark in the USF record books by taking over the sixth spot in career touchdowns with 45 touchdown tosses in just one season.
The 2009 offensive line provided spectacular blocking for both USF’s running backs and NAIA Player of the Year quarterback Lorenzo Brown on the way to the program’s fourth national title. The Cougar offense set school records for points in a game (80), points per game (51.6), points in a season (775), total offense (7,313 yards) and rush offense (3,842), the most rushing yards by a team in the NAIA. Seniors TJ Wendt and Kyle Staudt earned first team All-GPAC honors, while the Cougars other three starting offensive linemen, Travis Beaver, Kyle Wasson and Casey Peters, found themselves on either the second team or honorable mention list for the conference. The unit only gave up 14 sacks in 15 games.
In 2008, the offensive line paved the way to the sixth-ranked rushing attack (235.6 yards per game) and 10th-best scoring attack (36.5) in the country, while only giving up 10 sacks in 14 games. Shawn Flanagan, Kyle Staudt and TJ Wendt earned all-conference recognition, while Wendt was named a first team All-American, and Flanagan was named second team All-American. Flanagan signed an NFL free-agent contract in the spring.
Grubb also served as the strength and conditioning coordinator for the USF football program and was named American Football Monthly’s NAIA National Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year for the 2008 season.
Prior to coaching at USF, Grubb coached wide receivers and running backs at South Dakota State University in 2005 and 2006, earning four team rushing records, four All-Great West selections, an ESPN All-American and one Hula Bowl selection while tutoring wide reciver JaRon Harris, who went on to play for the Green Bay Packers.
Prior to coaching at SDSU, Grubb was the offensive coordinator at Kingsley-Pierson High School in Iowa, producing six all-state selections and was named the 2004 Class 1A Assistant Coach of the Year.
Grubb is a 1999 graduate of Buena Vista University where he was a four-year starter and team captain. Grubb earned his master’s in sports administration at South Dakota State University in 2006.
The Ryan Grubb File
Name: Ryan Grubb
High School: Kingsley-Pierson H.S. - Kingsley, Iowa
College: Buena Vista University - Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration - 1999
South Dakota State University - Master's degree in Sports Administration - 2006
Coaching Experience
Year School Position
2014-Pres. Eastern Michigan University Assistant Coach/Offensive Line
2010-13 University of Sioux Falls Assistant Coach/Offensive Coordinator
2007-10 University of Sioux Falls Assistant Coach/Run Game Coordinator/OL
2005-06 South Dakota State University Assistant Coach/Wide receivers/Running backs
2003-04 Kingsley-Pierson (Iowa) High School Assistant Coach/Offensive Coordinator
1996-99 Buena Vista University Four-year starter and team captain
Coaching Honors
2008 American Football Monthly's NAIA National Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year
2004 Class 1A Assistant Coach of the Year
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