Ryan Gunderson - Football Coach - Oregon State University Athletics

Ryan Gunderson

Title:
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

Hometown: Portland, Ore.
Family: Wife Hilary, son Cooper, daughter Camryn
Education: Oregon State, 2007 - construction engineering management

NOTABLES
4th: Nationally in passing by SJSU in 2019, averaging 338 yards per game
36.5: Points per game by UCLA in 2021, 12th in the nation
88: Touchdown passes by Dorian Thompson-Robinson at UCLA, a Bruin career record
10,710: Pass yards by Thompson-Robinson, also No. 1 all-time at UCLA
2019: Broyles Award nominee for the nation’s top assistant coach
13: Seasons as a Beaver player, GA or staffer
12: Bowl game appearances as a coach, GA or player
2020: Mountain West Conference title at San Jose State, the program’s first in 30 seasons

OREGON STATE (2023-Present)
• Appointed offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on December 4, 2023
• Appointed offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on December 4, 2023
• Beavers averaged 390.6 yards per game in 2024, including 189.2 on the ground
• Anthony Hankerson finished with 1,082 rush yards, the 19th 1,000-yard season in OSU history
• Trent Walker caught 81 passes for 901 yards after coming into 2024 with just five career receptions

UCLA (2021-23)
• Served as the quarterbacks coach at UCLA in 2021, 2022 and 2023
• UCLA averaged 241.2 passing yards per game during his tenure. Bruin QBs threw for 73 touchdowns
• Bruins averaged better than 7 yards per pass attempt in 2023 and UCLA averaged 229.1 yards per game
• Guided Dorian Thompson-Robinson to a UCLA record 69.6 completion percentage in 2022. That rated sixth in the nation
• Thompson-Robinson completed his UCLA career as the program’s record holder in total offense (12,536), completions (860), touchdown passes (88), passing yards (10,710) and quarterback starts (48)
• Thompson-Robinson was drafted in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL Draft by Cleveland
• UCLA led the Pac-12 in team passing efficiency (147.7) and passing yards per completion (13.1) in 2021
• Thompson-Robinson led Pac-12 QBs in passing efficiency (153.9) and total offense (274.4) in 2021. DTR placed 29th in the NCAA. He also led the Pac-12 in points for at 182
• Bruins ranked 12th in 2021 for scoring average - 36.5
• UCLA played in 2022 Sun Bowl

SAN JOSE STATE (2017-20)
• Served as quarterbacks coach all four seasons in San Jose. Added passing game coordinator to his title in 2018
• 2019 Broyles Award nominee for top assistant coach in the nation
• Helped San Jose State to the 2020 Mountain West Football Championship, team’s first outright title since 1990. SJSU was also ranked twice in the CFP and finished the regular season with a 7-0 record
• Spartans ranked fourth nationally in passing offense (338.0) in 2019 and 19th in 2020 (298.4)
• QB Nick Starkel named Player of the Week by both the Manning Award and Davey O’Brien Award in 2020. Starkel finished the season 19th nationally for passing yards per game (271.8) and 23rd for passing efficiency (152.6)
• QB Josh Love named MWC Offensive Player of the Year in 2019, ranking third nationally for passing yards per game at 326.9. Ranked seventh for overall pass yards at 3,923
• Receiver Tre Walker ranked third in the FBS with 116.1 receiving yards per game and fourth in catches at 7.9
• SJSU improved from 87th (198.0) to 32nd (262.2) nationally for average passing yards per game from 2017 to 2018

NEBRASKA (2015-16)
• Served as Nebraska’s director of football player personnel for 2015 and 2016
• Was directly involved in all aspects of student-athlete recruitment, roster management, social media activities for the head coach, prospect camps, staff and student-athlete compliance and assisting the offensive coordinator with plans and strategies on game day

OREGON STATE (2008-14)
• Began his professional career as a graduate assistant in 2008
• Moved to assistant director of player personnel in 2010
• Promoted to director of player personnel in 2014

PLAYING EXPERIENCE
• Oregon State - letterwinner at quarterback from 2004-07
• Played in 13 career games, passing for 645 yards and two touchdowns
• Two-time Pac-10 Academic All-Conference selection

BOWL GAMES
2022   Sun Bowl
2021   Holiday Bowl
2020   Arizona Bowl
2016   Music City Bowl (Staff)
2015   Foster Farms Bowl (Staff)
2013   Hawai’i Bowl (Staff)
2012   Alamo Bowl (Staff)
2009   Las Vegas Bowl (GA)
2008   Sun Bowl (GA)
2007   Emerald Bowl (Player)
2006   Sun Bowl (Player)
2004   Insight Bowl (Player)
2003   Las Vegas Bowl (Player)