Buddy Green (American football)

Buddy Green
Playing career
Football
1972	NC State
Baseball
1972–1974	NC State
Position(s)	Cornerback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1977	Mt. Holly JHS (NC)
1978	Cherryville (NC) (DC)
1979	NC State (GA)
1980	LSU (assistant)
1981	Southern (DC/DB)
1982	Northern Nash HS (NC)
1983–1984	VMI (DB)
1985	Auburn (assistant)
1986–1989	NC State (DB)
1990–1993	NC State (DC/DB)
1994–1999	Chattanooga
2000–2001	NC State (DC)
2002–2014	Navy (DC/DB)
2015	Navy (def. consultant)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1982–1983	Northern Nash HS (NC)
Head coaching record
Overall	27–39 (college)

James "Buddy" Green is a former American football coach. He served as head football coach at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga from 1994 to 1999, compiling a record of 27–39. Green had two stints as the defensive coordinator at his alma mater, North Carolina State University, from 1990 to 1993 and 2000 to 2001, and a 13-year run as the defensive coordinator at the United States Naval Academy, from 2002 to 2014.

Green played football and baseball at NC State before graduating in 1976.^[1]

Head coaching record[]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Chattanooga Moccasins/Mocs (Southern Conference) (1994–1999)
1994	Chattanooga	3–8	2–6	T–7th
1995	Chattanooga	4–7	2–6	T–7th
1996	Chattanooga	3–8	2–6	T–6th
1997	Chattanooga	7–4	4–4	T–5th
1998	Chattanooga	5–6	4–4	T–4th
1999	Chattanooga	5–6	3–5	6th
Chattanooga:		27–39	17–31
Total:		27–39

^ Phillips, Steve (June 22, 1982). "Green Is Optimistic Despite Late Start". The Nashville Graphic. Nashville, North Carolina. p. 6. Retrieved September 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .