:Ray Best
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1936)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Ray Best
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1936|10|16}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| player_years1 = 1956–1959
| player_team1 = Doane
| player_positions = Tackle
| coach_years1 = 1965–1970
| coach_team1 = Doane (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1971–1975
| coach_team2 = Doane
| overall_record = 35–12–3
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = 0–1 (NAIA D-II playoffs)
| championships = 3 NIAC (1971–1973)
| awards =
| coaching_records =
}}
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.[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/naia/gpac/doane/coaching_records.php Doane College coaching records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525204024/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/naia/gpac/doane/coaching_records.php |date=May 25, 2011 }}
Head coaching record
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = NAIA }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Doane Tigers
| conf = Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| startyear = 1971
| endyear = 1975
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1971
| name = Doane
| overall = 6–2–1
| conference = 4–1
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
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| ranking =
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1972
| name = Doane
| overall = 10–1
| conference = 5–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname = NAIA Division II Semifinal
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 3
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1973
| name = Doane
| overall = 7–2–1
| conference = 4–0–1
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 20
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1974
| name = Doane
| overall = 6–3
| conference = 4–1
| confstanding = 2nd
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking =
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1975
| name = Doane
| overall = 6–4–1
| conference = 3–1–1
| confstanding = 2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking =
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Doane
| overall = 35–12–3
| confrecord = 20–3–2
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 35–12–3
| bowls = no
| polltype = Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
}}
References
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Category:Doane Tigers football coaches
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