Ray Best
# Ray Best

Ray Best (born c. 1937) 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.

## 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: | Doane: | 35–12–3 | 20–3–2 | | | |
| Total: | Total: | 35–12–3 | | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth |||||||
| $^#Rankings$ from NAIA Division II poll. |||||||
