Football

- Title:
- Director of Football Operations
- Email:
- dvd@oregonstate.edu
- Phone:
- 737-2614
Dan Van De Riet is in his sixth year as chief of staff and director of operations for the Oregon State football team, and 20th overall with the program after serving in multiple roles from 2001-2014.
Van De Riet oversees Oregon State’s football day-to-day operations and is a liaison with other departments. He is responsible for travel, the team’s budget and staffing for the football office.
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A native of Gilroy, Calif., he returned to Oregon State in December 2017 after three seasons with Nebraska as associate athletic director of football administration.
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Van De Riet first came to Corvallis in 2001 as the assistant director of football operations. He was promoted to director of football operations in 2008, then associate athletic director in 2014.
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He served on the Rose Bowl Advisory Committee during his previous tenure at Oregon State and also at Nebraska. He has been a part of planning 13 bowl games, including 11 with the Beavers.
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Prior to arriving in Corvallis in 2001, Van De Riet spent seven months as a student manager at Stanford University.
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He attended San Jose State University, graduating in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and a minor in special education. While at SJSU he served as a student assistant equipment manager with the football program. In addition to his daily duties with the program, he also assisted with game-day Spartan Stadium preparation, summer camps and on-campus recruiting.
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Van De Riet and his wife, Sabrina, have two daughters, Sevennah and Reese, and a son, Preston.
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VAN DE RIET PROFILE
Assignment: Chief of Staff / Director of Football Operations
Year at OSU: 20th
Hometown: Gilroy, CAÂ
Education:Â B.S. in Kinesiology from San Jose State University
Family: Wife, Sabrina, Daughters, Sevennah & Reese, and Son, Preston
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Chief of Staff / Director of Football Operations -- Oregon State, 2017-Present
Associate Athletic Director for Football Operations/Administration – Nebraska, 2015-2017
Associate Athletic Director for Football Operations – Oregon State, 2014
Director of Football Operations – Oregon State, 2008-2013
Assistant Director of Football Operations – Oregon State, 2001-2007
Student Equipment Manager – Stanford, 2000
Student Equipment Manager – San Jose State, 1995-1999
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BOWL GAMES
2022Â Las Vegas Bowl (Oregon State)
2021Â Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl (Oregon State)
2016 Music City Bowl (Nebraska)
2015 Foster Farms Bowl (Nebraska)
2013 Hawaii Bowl (Oregon State)
2012 Alamo Bowl (Oregon State)
2009 Las Vegas Bowl (Oregon State)
2008 Sun Bowl (Oregon State)
2007 Emerald Bowl (Oregon State)
2006 Sun Bowl (Oregon State)
2004 Insight Bowl (Oregon State)
2003 Las Vegas Bowl (Oregon State)
2002 Insight Bowl (Oregon State)