Ryland Milner

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]

Ryland Milner

Biographical details
Born	(1909-09-24)September 24, 1909 Glen Cove, Texas, U.S.
Died	June 16, 1999(1999-06-16) (aged 89) Maryville, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1929–1932	Northwest Missouri State
Basketball
1929–1933	Northwest Missouri State
Position(s)	Quarterback (football) Guard (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1933–1936	Jackson HS (MO)
1937–1957	Northwest Missouri State
Basketball
1933–1937	Jackson HS (MO)
1943–1950	Northwest Missouri State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1958–1975	Northwest Missouri State
Head coaching record
Overall	91–62–13 (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)

Milner attended Classen High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where was coached by Henry Iba. Milner then attended Northwest Missouri State, where Iba has been appointed head basketball coach in 1929. Milner lettered in football and basketball each for four seasons at Northwest Missouri State. He played football as a quarterback and basketball as a 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