Rayford Petty
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| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1975–1976 | Chowan |
| 1977–1978 | Elon |
| Position | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1982–1987 | North Carolina A&T (DB) |
| 1988 | Southern (DB) |
| 1989 | Southern (LB) |
| 1990–1991 | Forestville HS (MD) |
| 1992–1999 | Howard (assistant) |
| 2000–2001 | Norfolk State (DC/DB) |
| 2002–2006 | Howard |
| 2007–2010 | Delaware State (DC) |
| 2011–2012 | Howard (DC) |
| 2013 | Howard (interim HC / DC) |
| 2014–2016 | Howard (DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 31–36 (college) |
Rayford Tilman Petty is an American former college football player and coach. He served as head football coach at Howard University from 2002 to 2006, and again in an interim capacity in 2013, compiling an overall record of 31–36. His career also includes positions as an assistant coach at North Carolina A&T University, Southern University, Norfolk State University and Delaware State University. Petty played as a linebacker at Elon College—now known as Elon University—during the late 1970s.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Bison (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2002–2006) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Howard | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2003 | Howard | 4–7 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2004 | Howard | 6–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2005 | Howard | 4–7 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2006 | Howard | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Howard Bison (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2013) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Howard [n 1] | 6–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Howard: | 31–36 | 18–28 | |||||||
| Total: | 31–36 | ||||||||