Ryan Silverfield, the head football coach at the University of Arkansas, is known for his intense passion on the sidelines and is also a devoted family man with a compelling personal story involving his wife.
Ryan is currently married to Katie VanLandingham Silverfield, a well-known Memphis lobbyist and community leader.
The couple welcomed twin daughters, Adeline and Cecilia, in February 2025, a life-changing moment that came right in the middle of recruiting season.
Katie is no stranger to the public eye in Memphis.
In May 2025, she became CEO of Silverfield House, Inc., her own government-relations and consulting firm.
Before launching her company, she served as Chief Government Relations & Policy Officer at the University of Memphis, spent years as a senior associate at JohnsonPossKirby Government Relations, and was formerly Executive Director of the Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature.
She’s also one of Ryan’s biggest supporters.
On October 27, 2025, after a big Memphis win (back when Ryan was still head coach at the University of Memphis), Katie posted a touching Facebook message with a photo of her hugging her husband:
“My husband’s heart is our girls, the young men in his locker room, and his staff top to bottom. My husband’s passion is the game. EVERY aspect of it. My husband’s expectation is a constant mindset of growth. Man I love watching him do what he was built to do, especially when it goes his team’s way.”
Via Facebook
The post quickly went viral among Tiger fans and showed just how much the Silverfields are a true partnership.
The family still calls Memphis, Tennessee, home, even after Ryan took the Arkansas job.
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Previous Marriage to Dr. Angela Mariana Silverfield
Before marrying Katie, Ryan was married to Dr. Angela Mariana Silverfield, a dual board-certified physician.
The two were together from around 2017 until sometime after 2021.
They were often seen at Memphis athletic events during Ryan’s early years as an assistant and later head coach.
One popular photo from 2019 shows Ryan and Angela posing with then-Memphis Athletic Director Laird Veatch while holding a Tigers jersey.
The marriage eventually ended in divorce, and Ryan later found love again with Katie.
Ryan’s coaching journey is unusual; he actually started coaching in his senior year of high school and chose to stay on the sidelines rather than play during his four years at Hampden-Sydney College.
After climbing the ranks as an offensive line coach, he joined Mike Norvell’s staff at Memphis in 2016, became assistant head coach in 2019, and took over as interim (and then permanent) head coach when Norvell left for Florida State.
He spent six seasons turning Memphis into a consistent winner before Arkansas came calling after the 2025 season.
Through all the late nights, recruiting trips, and pressure that comes with being a Power-4 head coach, Ryan Silverfield has made it clear his family comes first, whether it’s his twin baby girls waiting at home in Memphis or his wife Katie cheering louder than anyone in the stands.
Razorback fans are getting a coach who brings energy, experience, and a rock-solid family foundation built around his wife Katie and their growing family.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Silverfield played for The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida, for four years.
- Ryan was born on August 4, 1980, in Jacksonville, Florida.
- Silverfield has two dogs, Sadee and Cooper.
