Ryland Milner

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Ryland Milner
Biographical details
Born(1909-09-24)September 24, 1909
Glen Cove, Texas, U.S.
DiedJune 16, 1999(1999-06-16) (aged 89)
Maryville, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1929–1932Northwest Missouri State
Basketball
1929–1933Northwest Missouri State
Position(s)
Guard (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1933–1936Jackson HS (MO)
1937–1957Northwest Missouri State
Basketball
1933–1937Jackson HS (MO)
1943–1950Northwest Missouri State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1958–1975Northwest Missouri State
Head coaching record
Overall91–62–13 (college football)
67–60 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
6 MIAA (1938–1939, 1941–1942, 1948, 1952)

Basketball
1 MIAA regular season (1946)

Ryland Harp "Taffy" Milner (September 24, 1909 – June 16, 1999) was an American football and basketball coach. He was the ninth head football coach at Northwest Missouri State College–now known as Northwest Missouri State University— in Maryville, Missouri, serving for 21 seasons, from 1937 to 1957, and compiling a record of 91–62–13. Milner was the head basketball coach at Northwest Missouri State from 1943 to 1950, tallying a mark of 67–60. He was also the school's athletic director from 1958 to 1975.[1]

Milner attended

guard. After graduating in 1933, Milner began his coaching career at Jackson High School in Jackson, Missouri, succeeding Wilbur Stalcup, a fellow Northwest Missouri State alum.[2]

Milner died on June 16, 1999, in Maryville.[3]

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1937–1957)
1937 Northwest Missouri State 2–5–2 1–3–1 5th
1938
Northwest Missouri State
9–0 5–0 1st
1939
Northwest Missouri State
9–0 5–0 1st
1940 Northwest Missouri State 7–2 3–2 2nd
1941 Northwest Missouri State 6–2–1 3–1–1 T–1st
1942 Northwest Missouri State 4–2–1 3–1 T–1st
1943 Northwest Missouri State 5–1–1
1944
Northwest Missouri State
7–0
1945 No team—World War II
1946
Northwest Missouri State
4–3 2–3 4th
1947 Northwest Missouri State 5–2–2 2–1–2 3rd
1948 Northwest Missouri State 6–2 4–1 T–1st
1949 Northwest Missouri State 6–1–1 3–1–1 T–2nd
1950 Northwest Missouri State 3–5–1 1–3–1 T–4th
1951 Northwest Missouri State 2–6–1 2–3 4th
1952 Northwest Missouri State 6–3 4–1 T–1st
1953 Northwest Missouri State 3–4–1 2–2–1 3rd
1954 Northwest Missouri State 2–6 1–4 T–4th
1955 Northwest Missouri State 2–5–1 2–3 T–5th
1956 Northwest Missouri State 2–7 1–4 5th
1957 Northwest Missouri State 1–6–1 1–4 6th
Northwest Missouri State: 91–62–13 45–37–7
Total: 91–62–13
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References