Ryan Dinwiddie

American gridiron football player and coach (born 1980)

Ryan DinwiddieToronto Argonauts

Dinwiddie with the Argonauts in 2022

Born:| November 27, 1980 (1980-11-27) (age 42)
Elk Grove, California, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)| Head coach
Height| 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight| 195 lb (88 kg)
College| Boise State
High school| Elk Grove
Career history
As coach
2013–2015| Montreal Alouettes (OQC)
2016–2019| Calgary Stampeders (QB)
2020–present| Toronto Argonauts (HC)
As player
2004–2005*| Chicago Bears
2005| Hamburg Sea Devils
2006–2008| Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2010–2011| Saskatchewan Roughriders
*Offseason and/or practice roster member only
Career highlights and awards

* Grey Cup champion (2018)
* Fort Worth Bowl MVP (2003)

As head coach:

* Grey Cup champion (2022)

Career stats

* Playing stats at NFL.com

Ryan Dinwiddie (born November 27, 1980[1][2]) is the head coach of the Toronto Argonauts and is a former professional Canadian football quarterback. After playing college football, he went undrafted and signed with the Chicago Bears, however he was cut from their training camp. Dinwiddie later went on to play professionally for the Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europe, and also played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.

## College career[edit]

Dinwiddie graduated from Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove, California. He was three-year starter at Boise State from 2001 to 2003, and one of the most prolific passers in college football history. In 2003, he passed for 4,031 yards, 28 touchdowns, and only 5 interceptions. Dinwiddie's record NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) for career passing efficiency with a mark of 168.9 was broken in 2007 by Colt Brennan's career 169.25.

Dinwiddie is considered, by some, to be the greatest quarterback in the history of Boise State football.[3] Though many of his records and accomplishments went on to be surpassed by Kellen Moore. His leadership and on-field performance was one of the reasons for the continued success of Boise State football during his tenure.

## Professional career[edit]

Dinwiddie with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

### Winnipeg Blue Bombers[edit]

After an injury to Winnipeg Blue Bombers starting quarterback Kevin Glenn in the 4th quarter of the CFL East Division Final on November 18, 2007, Dinwiddie was pressed into action. He made his first CFL start for the Blue Bombers against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the 2007 Grey Cup, won by Saskatchewan 23 to 19. Dinwiddie gave up 3 interceptions to James Johnson.[4]

Making just his second career CFL start (and first career CFL regular season start) on July 24, 2008, Dinwiddie moved the ball, avoided sacks and kept plays alive. He finished 24 of 39 for 450 yards and one touchdown with no interceptions. Dinwiddie also ran for 26 yards on six carries to lead the Blue Bombers to their first win of the season.

Dinwiddie's success was short-lived with the Blue Bombers, however. During his 3 years as a backup in Winnipeg, his career CFL statistics are 58.2% completion percentage, for 1,581 yards, 6 Touchdowns and 9 Interceptions, for a Passer Rating of 73.8. He also rushed the ball 23 times for 112 yards, 1 Touchdown, and 2 Fumbles.

Dinwiddie was released at the beginning of the Blue Bombers 2009 training camp.[5]

### Saskatchewan Roughriders[edit]

On May 26, 2010 it was announced that Dinwiddie had signed a contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[6] After serving as the back-up to Darian Durant for two years, Dinwiddie was released on January 19, 2012.[7] He retired as a player shortly thereafter.

## Coaching career[edit]

### Montreal Alouettes[edit]

On February 19, 2013, it was announced that Dinwiddie was joining the coaching staff of the Montreal Alouettes newly hired head coach, Dan Hawkins, as the offensive quality control coach.[8][9]

### Calgary Stampeders[edit]

On December 8, 2015, Dinwiddie was hired by the Calgary Stampeders as the team's QB coach.[10] Under Dinwiddie, Bo Levi Mitchell won CFL Most Outstanding Player twice as the Stampeders reached the Grey Cup in three consecutive years, including winning in 2018.[11]

### Toronto Argonauts[edit]

On December 12, 2019, Dinwiddie was named the head coach of the Toronto Argonauts, the 45th in team history.[11] However, the 2020 CFL season was cancelled and he did not coach in 2020. In his first season, in 2021, he led the team to a first place finish in the East Division, but the club lost the East Final to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

In 2022, after a 4–5 start to the season, Dinwiddie led the team to an 11–7 finish and a second consecutive first place finish in the East Division. He earned his first playoff victory against the Montreal Alouettes in the East Final and coached in his first Grey Cup as a head coach. He led the team to the 18th championship in franchise history after the team defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 109th Grey Cup game.[12]

### CFL Coaching Record[edit]

Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season

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Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Result
TOR | 2021 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 1st in East Division | 0 | 1 | Lost in East Final
TOR | 2022 | 11 | 7 | 0 | .611 | 1st in East Division | 2 | 0 | Won 109th Grey Cup
Total | 20 | 12 | 0 | .625 | 2 Division
Championships | 2 | 1 | 1 Grey Cups

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Team profile". Winnipeg Blue Bombers website. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
2. ^ "Scout.com profile". Retrieved 2007-11-19.
3. ^ Writer, John Hull-Citizen Sports. "Where Are They Now: Ryan Dinwiddie". Elk Grove Citizen. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
4. ^ "Winnipeg Sun, November 19, 2007". Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2007.
5. ^ "Blue Bombers sign Edwards to extension; release 4". TSN.ca. 2009-06-06. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
6. ^ https://www.cfl.ca/article/riders-add-qbs-dinwiddie-and-reesing Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Riders add QBs Dinwiddie and Reesing
7. ^ https://www.cfl.ca/article/riders-release-backup-qb-ryan-dinwiddie Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine Riders release backup QB Ryan Dinwiddie
8. ^ "Dan Hawkins named head coach | Montreal Alouettes". Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
9. ^ "Montreal Alouettes name Dan Hawkins new head coach | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2013-02-24.
10. ^ "Source: Dinwiddie to join Stampeders as QB coach - Sportsnet.ca".
11. ^ a b "Ryan Dinwiddie named 45th head coach in Argos history". Toronto Argonauts. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
12. ^ "Title wave: Argos wash away Bombers' dynasty hopes". CFL.ca. Canadian Football League. November 20, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

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Canadian Football League head coaches by team

West Division|

* Rick Campbell (BC)
* Dave Dickenson (Calgary)
* Chris Jones (Edmonton)
* Craig Dickenson (Saskatchewan)
* Mike O'Shea (Winnipeg)

East Division|

* Orlondo Steinauer (Hamilton)
* Jason Maas (Montreal)
* Bob Dyce (Ottawa)
* Ryan Dinwiddie (Toronto)

See also|

* Historical list of head coaches by wins

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Toronto Argonauts head coaches

* H. T. Glazebrook (1873–1874)
* Harold Lambe (1875)
* W. H. Perram (1876–1877)
* Bedford (1878–1879)
* Orville Murphy (1880–1881)
* Hume Blake (1882)
* A. H. Campbell (1883)
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* Hugh Smith (1887–1890)
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* Pud Kent (1901–1903)
* Fred Thompson (1904–1905)
* Chaucer Elliott (1906)
* Art Kent and Fred Russell (1907–1908)
* Chaucer Elliott (1909–1910)
* Billy Foulds (1911)
* Jack Newton (1912)
* Ross Binkley (1913)
* Billy Foulds (1914)
* Warren Coryell and Billy Foulds (1915)
* Sinc McEvenue (1919)
* Mike Rodden (1920)
* Sinc McEvenue (1921)
* Jack O'Connor (1922–1925)
* Mike Rodden (1926)
* Frank Knight (1927–1928)
* Buck McKenna (1929–1932)
* Lew Hayman (1932–1944)
* Teddy Morris (1945–1949)
* Frank Clair (1950–1954)
* Bill Swiacki (1955)
* Hamp Pool (1956–1959)
* Steve Owen (1959)
* Lou Agase (1960–1962)
* Nobby Wirkowski (1962–1964)
* Bob Shaw (1965–1966)
* Leo Cahill (1967–1972)
* John Rauch (1973–1974)
* Joe Moss (1974)
* Russ Jackson (1975–1976)
* Leo Cahill (1977–1978)
* Bud Riley (1978)
* Forrest Gregg (1979)
* Willie Wood (1980–1981)
* Tommy Hudspeth (1981)
* Bob O'Billovich (1982–1989)
* Don Matthews (1990)
* Adam Rita (1991–1992)
* Dennis Meyer (1992–1993)
* Bob O'Billovich (1993–1994)
* Mike Faragalli (1995)
* Bob O'Billovich (1995)
* Don Matthews (1996–1998)
* Jim Barker (1999)
* John Huard (2000)
* Pinball Clemons (2000–2001)
* Gary Etcheverry (2002)
* Pinball Clemons (2002–2007)
* Rich Stubler (2008)
* Don Matthews (2008)
* Bart Andrus (2009)
* Jim Barker (2010–2011)
* Scott Milanovich (2012–2016)
* Marc Trestman (2017–2018)
* Corey Chamblin (2019)
* Ryan Dinwiddie (2020–present)

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Boise State Broncos starting quarterbacks

* Hal Zimmerman (1968)
* Pat Ebright (1968–1970)
* Eric Guthrie (1971)
* Ron Autele (1972)
* Jim McMillan (1973–1974)
* Lee Huey (1974–1975)
* Greg Stern (1975)
* Dee Pickett (1976)
* Hoskin Hogan (1977)
* Joe Aliotti (1978–1980)
* Gerald DesPres (1981–1983)
* Hazsen Choate (1984–1985)
* Kieth Jarrett (1986)
* Vince Alcalde (1986–1987)
* Duane Halliday (1988–1989)
* Mike Virden (1989–1990)
* Jeff Mladenich (1991–1992)
* Travis Stuart (1991–1992)
* Danny Langsdorf (1991–1993)
* Tony Hilde (1993–1996)
* Nate Sparks (1997–1998)
* Bart Hendricks (1997–2000)
* Ryan Dinwiddie (2001–2003)
* B. J. Rhode (2002)
* Jared Zabransky (2004–2006)
* Taylor Tharp (2007)
* Kellen Moore (2008–2011)
* Joe Southwick (2012–2013)
* Grant Hedrick (2013–2014)
* Ryan Finley (2015)
* Brett Rypien (2015–2018)
* Montell Cozart (2017)
* Hank Bachmeier (2019–2022)
* Chase Cord (2019)
* Jaylon Henderson (2019)
* Jack Sears (2020)
* Taylen Green (2022)

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* Dobler
* Hiney
* Hood
* Sandberg
* Hobson
* Gardiner
* Lozanski
* Jacobs
* Petrow
* Zaleski
* Thompson
* Crain
* Leake
* Hooper
* Day
* Ploen
* Van Pelt
* Cole
* Ledyard
* Thornton
* Badar
* Van Burkleo
* Schneider
* Weiss
* Gabler
* Johnson
* Dial
* Jonas
* Ealey
* Brock
* Knight
* Jackson
* N. Hall
* Gibbs
* Clements
* Hufnagel
* Dewalt
* Muecke
* Salisbury
* Saltz
* Burgess
* McManus
* Dunigan
* Garza
* McCant
* Slack
* Moore
* McDougal
* Austin
* Vargas
* Rubley
* Mason
* Kopp
* Bell
* Jones
* Ah Yat
* Barnes
* Glenn
* Martin
* Quinn
* Dinwiddie
* LeFors
* Bishop
* Pierce
* Jyles
* Brink
* Elliott
* Goltz
* M. Hall
* Willy
* Brohm
* Marve
* Nichols
* Davis
* LeFevour
* Streveler
* Collaros
* McGuire
* Brown

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Saskatchewan Roughriders starting quarterbacks

* Showalter
* Rose
* Cook
* Belden
* Hartman
* Dobbs
* Tripucka
* Allard
* Adam
* Brodhead
* Ptacek
* Lancaster
* Grosscup
* Lane
* Clements
* Sanders
* Patterson
* Barnes
* Hufnagel
* Adams
* Paopao
* Tedford
* Burgess
* Jones
* Austin
* Worman
* Rylance
* Mason
* Kemp
* Slack
* Sarkisian
* Burris
* Graves
* Glenn
* K. Smith
* Greene
* Butler
* Crandell
* Joseph
* Durant
* Bishop
* Jyles
* Dinwiddie
* Willy
* Sunseri
* Doege
* B. Smith
* Price
* Gale
* Bridge
* Collaros
* Fajardo
* Harker
* Dolegala
* Fine

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Toronto Argonauts 109th Grey Cup champions

* 0 Robertson Daniel
* 1 Shaquille Richardson
* 2 Shawn Oakman
* 3 Jamal Peters
* 4 McLeod Bethel-Thompson
* 5 Shane Ray
* 6 Chris Edwards
* 8 DaShaun Amos
* 9 Royce Metchie
* 10 Hénoc Muamba (MVP, MVC)
* 11 Juwan Brescacin
* 12 Chad Kelly
* 13 Ben Holmes
* 14 Boris Bede
* 16 Brandon Banks
* 17 Markeith Ambles
* 18 Dejon Brissett
* 19 Kurleigh Gittens Jr.
* 20 Tarvarus McFadden
* 21 Daniel Adeboboye
* 23 Robert Priester
* 24 Eric Rogers
* 25 Eli Mencer
* 26 Caleb Holden
* 27 Josh Hagerty
* 29 John Haggerty
* 30 Jonathan Jones
* 32 Javon Leake
* 33 Andrew Harris
* 34 A. J. Ouellette
* 35 Tigie Sankoh
* 36 Eric Sutton
* 37 Enoch Penney-Laryea
* 38 Declan Cross
* 39 Maurice Carnell
* 40 Robbie Smith
* 41 Jonathan Eduardo
* 43 Trevor Hoyte
* 44 Brandon Calver
* 45 Jack Cassar
* 46 Maxime Latour
* 48 Wynton McManis
* 51 Theren Churchill
* 52 Peter Nicastro
* 53 Philip Blake
* 54 Justin Lawrence
* 56 Ja'Gared Davis
* 57 Braydon Noll
* 59 Dejon Allen
* 61 Kofi Appiah
* 62 Ryan Hunter
* 63 Trevon Tate
* 64 Dylan Giffen
* 65 Dariusz Bladek
* 66 Isiah Cage
* 67 Gregor MacKellar
* 68 Shane Richards
* 70 Toshiki Sato
* 74 Simeon Okonta-Wariso
* 80 DaVaris Daniels
* 81 Tommy Nield
* 82 Jeremiah Haydel
* 86 Damonte Coxie
* 89 Cam Phillips
* 90 Damontre Moore
* 91 Jared Brinkman
* 92 Deionte Knight
* 93 Benoit Marion
* 94 Fabion Foote
* 95 Brandon Barlow
* 96 Sam Acheampong
* 98 Ali Fayad
* 99 Dewayne Hendrix

* General Manager: Michael Clemons

* Head coach: Ryan Dinwiddie

* Assistant coaches: Josh Bell
* Pete Costanza
* Mickey Donovan
* Kevin Eiben
* William Fields
* Edwin Harrison
* Corey Mace
* Mike Miller
* Kris Sweet

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