Cocoa High School’s head football coach Ryan Schneider stepped down Friday, Jan. 16, after eight years with the program.
Players and coaches were notified Friday.
Cocoa athletic director David Kintigh told FLORIDA TODAY he had no comment when reached late Friday afternoon.
Schneider had been head coach at Cocoa High since the 2018 season, leading the team into five state championship games in 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, winning three titles.
The Tigers won three consecutive state championships from 2022-24 and extended their streak to 19 consecutive regional championship titles.
In his first season as Cocoa’s head coach, Schneider led the team to a 10-4 record and a run to the Class 4A state title game. The Tigers finished as state runner-up after falling to Raines in the championship game.
After a two-year championship game absence, the Tigers returned to the Class 4A state championship game in 2021, competing against Cardinal Gibbons, which won a tight contest, 21-19.
In 2022, Schneider won his first state title with the program after the team defeated Florida High in overtime of the Class 2S state title to finish the season 11-3. The Tigers repeated as Class 2S champions in 2023 after win a over Braford, ending the season with a 14-1 record.
The program won its seventh overall championship title and third consecutive under Schneider in 2024 after defeating Gadsden County, finishing with a record of 11-3.
This season, Schneider and the Tigers finished the year 8-5 after making a run to the Class 2A state final four. Cocoa won six straight games to claim a spot in the state semifinals.
Schneider owns the second-most head coaching wins in Cocoa program history, behind his predecessor, John Wilkinson.
Schneider went 83-23 during his tenure, including playoffs.
His teams made it into the state semifinals every year he was there.
Cocoa was the dominant force in Brevard County under Schneider, including a 27-game in-county win streak that began in 2020 and ended in 2025 with a loss to Eau Gallie.
He’s seen many former players go to Division I programs, including his two Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Football, Jayvan Boggs (2023) and Brady Hart (2024).
This article originally appeared on Florida Today: Cocoa High football coach Ryan Schneider steps down after eight seasons
Reporting by Chasite Banks, Florida Today / Florida Today
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