Ray Best

Ray Best
Biographical details
Born	October 16, 1936 (age 88)
Playing career
1956–1959	Doane
Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1965–1970	Doane (assistant)
1971–1975	Doane
Head coaching record
Overall	35–12–3
Tournaments	0–1 (NAIA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	3 NIAC (1971–1973)

Ray Best (born October 16, 1936) is a former American football coach. He was the 27th as head football coach at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska, serving for five seasons, from 1971 to 1975, and compiling a record of 35–12–3.^[1]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NAIA^#
Doane Tigers (Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1971–1975)
1971	Doane	6–2–1	4–1	1st
1972	Doane	10–1	5–0	1st	L NAIA Division II Semifinal	3
1973	Doane	7–2–1	4–0–1	1st		20
1974	Doane	6–3	4–1	2nd
1975	Doane	6–4–1	3–1–1	2nd
Doane:		35–12–3	20–3–2
Total:		35–12–3
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
^#Rankings from NAIA Division II poll.

References

^ Doane College coaching records Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Doane College coaching records Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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