| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Illinois College |
| Conference | MWC |
| Record | 56–35 |
| Playing career | |
| 1998–2001 | North Park |
| Position | Defensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2002–2005 | St. Patrick HS (IL) (DC) |
| 2006–2007 | Illinois College (ST/DL) |
| 2008–2015 | Illinois College (DC) |
| 2016–present | Illinois College |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 56–35 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MWC (2023) | |
| Awards | |
| MWC Coach of the Year (2023) | |
Ray DeFrisco is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Illinois College, a position he has held since 2016. DeFrisco had previously served as the Blueboys defensive coordinator under Garrett Campbell from 2008 to 2015, and as the defensive line coach and special teams coordinator from 2006 to 2007.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois College Blueboys (Midwest Conference) (2016–present) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Illinois College | 6–4 | 5–3 | 5th | |||||
| 2017 | Illinois College | 5–5 | 3–2 | 3rd (South) | |||||
| 2018 | Illinois College | 4–6 | 2–3 | T–3rd (South) | |||||
| 2019 | Illinois College | 6–3 | 2–2 | 3rd (South) | |||||
| 2020–21 | Illinois College | 0–1 | |||||||
| 2021 | Illinois College | 5–5 | 5–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2022 | Illinois College | 5–4 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2023 | Illinois College | 9–2 | 8–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2024 | Illinois College | 8–2 | 7–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2025 | Illinois College | 8–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | L Lakefront | ||||
| 2026 | Illinois College | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Illinois College: | 56–35 | 43–23 | |||||||
| Total: | 56–35 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||