| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Team | Madrid Bravos |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 20, 1961 Corrigan, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1980–1981 | Kilgore |
| 1982–1983 | Texas |
| 1984–1985 | San Diego Chargers |
| 1986–1987 | Denver Broncos |
| 1987-1988 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Position(s) | Defensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988–1995 | Kilgore (assistant) |
| 1996 | Texas Terror (assistant) |
| 1997 | Frankfurt Galaxy (DC/DL) |
| 1999 | Houston Outlaws |
| 2000 | Houston Marshals |
| 2000–2003 | Scottish Claymores (DC/LB) |
| 2003–2004 | Burton (TX) HS |
| 2005–2006 | Navarro (DC) |
| 2007 | Navarro |
| 2008–2016 | Lamar |
| 2019–2020 | Chester HS (TX) |
| 2021 | Groveton HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 2024–present | Madrid Bravos (DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 34–46 (college) 9–3 (junior college) |
| Bowls | 1–0 (junior college) |
| Tournaments | 2–0 (SWJCFC playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 SWJCFC (2007) | |
Ray Woodard (born August 20, 1961) is an American football coach and former player. He is the defensive coordinator for the Madrid Bravos of the European League of Football (ELF). Woodward was the head football coach of the Lamar Cardinals football from 2008 to 2016.[1] He spent four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos, and Kansas City Chiefs, during which he played in nine games all during the strike-shortened 1987 season. He played three games as a "scab" for Denver, the year they went to Super Bowl XXII, but he was ineligible to share in the bonus as he resigned with the Chiefs. Woodard played college football at Kilgore College and the University of Texas at Austin.