BUDDY RYANRyan, James DavidBorn: February 17, 1934 Frederick, OK Died: June 28, 2016 Shelbyville, KY High School: Frederick (OK) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Oklahoma State | |
| 1953 | Oklahoma State | Lettered |
| 1954 | Oklahoma State | Lettered |
| 1955 | Oklahoma State | Lettered |
| Relatives: Father of Rex Ryan; father of Rob Ryan |
| Record Key |
| REGULAR SEASON | ||||||||||
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| YEAR TEAM | Conference | Division | Position | Seq | Finish | G | W | L | T | PCT |
| 1968 New York Jets (AFL)1968 NYJ AFL | Eastern | Defensive Line | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | ||
| 1969 New York Jets (AFL)1969 NYJ AFL | Eastern | Defensive Line | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | ||
| 1970 New York Jets (NFL)1970 NYJ NFL | American | Eastern | Defensive Line | 3 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | |
| 1971 New York Jets (NFL)1971 NYJ NFL | American | Eastern | Defensive Line | 3 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | |
| 1972 New York Jets (NFL)1972 NYJ NFL | American | Eastern | Defensive Line | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | |
| 1973 New York Jets (NFL)1973 NYJ NFL | American | Eastern | Defensive Line | 4 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | |
| 1974 New York Jets (NFL)1974 NYJ NFL | American | Eastern | Linebackers | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | |
| 1975 New York Jets (NFL)1975 NYJ NFL | American | Eastern | Linebackers | 4 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | |
| 1976 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1976 MIN NFL | National | Central | Defensive Line | 1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .821 | |
| 1977 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1977 MIN NFL | National | Central | Defensive Line | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | |
| 1978 Chicago Bears (NFL)1978 CHIB NFL | National | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 3 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | |
| 1979 Chicago Bears (NFL)1979 CHIB NFL | National | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | |
| 1980 Chicago Bears (NFL)1980 CHIB NFL | National | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 3 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | |
| 1981 Chicago Bears (NFL)1981 CHIB NFL | National | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 5 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | |
| 1982 Chicago Bears (NFL)1982 CHIB NFL | National | Defensive Coordinator | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | ||
| 1983 Chicago Bears (NFL)1983 CHIB NFL | National | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | |
| 1984 Chicago Bears (NFL)1984 CHIB NFL | National | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | |
| 1985 Chicago Bears (NFL)1985 CHIB NFL | National | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | |
| 1986 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1986 PHI NFL | National | Eastern | HEAD COACH | 4 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | .344 | |
| 1987 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1987 PHI NFL | National | Eastern | HEAD COACH | 4 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | |
| 1988 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1988 PHI NFL | National | Eastern | HEAD COACH | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | |
| 1989 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1989 PHI NFL | National | Eastern | HEAD COACH | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | |
| 1990 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1990 PHI NFL | National | Eastern | HEAD COACH | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | |
| 1994 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)1994 ARI NFL | National | Eastern | HEAD COACH | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | |
| 1995 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)1995 ARI NFL | National | Eastern | HEAD COACH | 5 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | HEAD COACH | 111 | 55 | 55 | 1 | .500 | ||||
| 18 Years (NFL)18 Years NFL | Assistant Coach | 261 | 138 | 122 | 1 | .531 | ||||
| PLAYOFFS | ||||||||||
| 1968 New York Jets (AFL)1968 NYJ AFL | Eastern | Defensive Line | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1969 New York Jets (AFL)1969 NYJ AFL | Eastern | Defensive Line | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||||
| 1976 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1976 MIN NFL | National | Central | Defensive Line | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | |||
| 1977 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1977 MIN NFL | National | Central | Defensive Line | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
| 1979 Chicago Bears (NFL)1979 CHIB NFL | National | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 1984 Chicago Bears (NFL)1984 CHIB NFL | National | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
| 1985 Chicago Bears (NFL)1985 CHIB NFL | National | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | |||
| 1988 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1988 PHI NFL | National | Eastern | HEAD COACH | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 1989 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1989 PHI NFL | National | Eastern | HEAD COACH | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 1990 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1990 PHI NFL | National | Eastern | HEAD COACH | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | ||||||
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | Assistant Coach | 14 | 9 | 5 | .643 | |||||
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