| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Nebraska–Kearney |
| Conference | MIAA |
| Record | 7–11 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 23, 1974 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1993–1996 | Nebraska |
| Position(s) | Quarterback, wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997 | Nebraska (SA) |
| 1998–1999 | Tennessee (GA) |
| 2001 | Peru State |
| 2002–2004 | Oklahoma Panhandle State |
| 2005–2008 | Southwestern Oklahoma State |
| 2011 | Butler (KS) (OC) |
| 2012–2013 | Highland (HS) |
| 2014–2015 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M |
| 2016–2017 | UCF (RB) |
| 2018–2021 | Nebraska (RB) |
| 2022 | North Alabama (AHC/OC/QB) |
| 2022 | North Alabama (interim HC) |
| 2023–present | Nebraska–Kearney |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 42–66 (college) 17–22 (junior college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 LSC North Division (2007) | |
Ryan Held (born November 23, 1974) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for the University of Nebraska at Kearney, a position he has held since 2023. He was previously the running backs coach at University of Nebraska–Lincoln and was hired in that role in December 2017,[1] after serving in that same position at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida since 2016.[2] Prior to that, he had served as the head coach at Peru State as well as several college and teams in Kansas and Oklahoma.