Ryan Hansen enters his fourth season with the Upper Iowa football program as the Peacocks' wide receivers coach in 2019-20. Hansen also took over recruiting coordinator duties prior to the 2018 National Signing Day.
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Hansen came to Upper Iowa from Maryville College in Maryville, Tenn. where he served as the Scots' co-offensive coordinator, director of player development, and wide receivers coach in 2015. In 2015, Maryville posted the second highest scoring average in program history at 34.2 points per game while going 8-2 in the USA South Conference.
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Hansen carried twelve years of collegiate coaching experience to the Peacock football program. He began his coaching career at Quincy University as a wide receivers coach for two seasons as the team improved from two wins to eight in that span. After working with the Hawks, Hansen moved on to Murray State, where he coached the special teams and running backs for six seasons. The Racers won the Ohio Valley Conference in his third season (2002) and Hansen helped to recruit four players that eventually advanced to the NFL.
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The 2015 season marked a return to Maryville for Hansen. He served as the Scots' offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator for three seasons from 2006-2008. During his first run with Maryville, Hansen's offense helped tally a 17-13 overall record that included the program's first winning season in 11 years (7-3 in 2007). His offenses averaged 344 yards per game over that time frame developing 18 All-USA South performers including MC's all-time leading rusher Rommel Hightower who finished with 3,243 career yards on 683 total carries.
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Prior to his return to Maryville, Hansen spent the five years as a scout and consultant for the Dike-New Hartford High School football program in Dike, Iowa. His efforts to assist the staff and players resulted in five straight postseason appearances for the Wolverines.
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Hansen earned his bachelor's degree from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa in 1997 and his master's degree from Murray State University in 2001.
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