Ryan Grubb enters his fourth season as offensive coordinator and sixth overall as a member of the Sioux Falls football coaching staff. He spent his first three seasons as the run game coordinator and offensive line coach.
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 31.2 points per contest. The Cougar scoring attack was especially efficient in the red-zone, where they converted 89% of their chances, 66% of which resulted in a touchdown.
The Cougar offense thrived in its first year under the command of coach 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 coach 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 to 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. Senior Colorado State University 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 GPAC honors, while the Cougars three other starting offensive lineman, 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 2nd team All-American. Flanagan signed a NFL free-agent contract in the spring.
Coach Grubb also serves as the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator for the 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, one Hula Bowl selection, and tutored current Green Bay Packer WR JaRon Harris.
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 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. Ryan and his wife Amber live in Renner, S.D.
