• 2016 Canada West Coach of the Year
Stephen Bryce was hired in March, 2016 as the head coach of the University of Regina Rams.
It didn't take long for Bryce to make an impact in his first season with the Rams. Taking over a team that had gone winless the previous season, Bryce guided the squad to a 6-2 conference record in 2016 as the Rams finished in first place in the Canada West standings for the first time in program history. He was an easy choice as the Canada West Coach of the Year.
The Rams followed that up with another postseason appearance in 2017 after a third-place finish in the conference standings.
Highlighting the list of individual accomplishments under Coach Bryce's tenure with the Rams is the selection of quarterback Noah Picton as the Hec Crighton Trophy recipient in 2016, an annual award given to the top player in Canadian university football. Picton was an All-Canadian in both 2016 and 2017, while his cousin Mitchell Picton earned All-Canadian status in 2016. Bryce's team also produced the Canada West Rookie of the Year in 2016, while his players have combined for 10 Canada West all-star selections over his first three seasons as head coach. Three of those all-stars – Zver, Mitchell Picton, and Simon – went on to be selected in the CFL Draft.
Prior to coming to the U of R, Bryce’s longest coaching stint was at Etiwanda High School in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. where he spent seven seasons as head coach of the Eagles. Taking over a team that had just had a winless season, Bryce helped guide Etiwanda to the top of the Baseline League in short order. The Eagles had 4-1 league records in 2006, 2007, and 2009 and won California Interscholastic Federation playoff games in both 2009 and 2010.
Bryce is a former player himself with the Regina Rams, playing for five seasons and helping the program win a national championship in 1987 – his first year with the team. He went on to play for four years at Jamestown College, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 with an emphasis on human biology. He continued his education at Cal State San Bernardino, receiving a Bachelor of Science in geology in 2015.
