| Rayford Petty | |
| Player Years1: | 1975–1976 |
| Player Team1: | Chowan JC |
| Player Years2: | 1977–1978 |
| Player Team2: | Elon |
| Player Positions: | Linebacker |
| Coach Years1: | 1982–1987 |
| Coach Team1: | North Carolina A&T (DB) |
| Coach Years2: | 1988 |
| Coach Team2: | Southern (DB) |
| Coach Years3: | 1989 |
| Coach Team3: | Southern (LB) |
| Coach Years4: | 1990–1991 |
| Coach Team4: | Forestville HS (MD) |
| Coach Years5: | 1992–1999 |
| Coach Team5: | Howard (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 2000–2001 |
| Coach Team6: | Norfolk State (DC/DB) |
| Coach Years7: | 2002–2006 |
| Coach Team7: | Howard |
| Coach Years8: | 2007–2010 |
| Coach Team8: | Delaware State (DC) |
| Coach Years9: | 2011–2012 |
| Coach Team9: | Howard (DC) |
| Coach Years10: | 2013 |
| Coach Team10: | Howard (interim HC / DC) |
| Coach Years11: | 2014–2016 |
| Coach Team11: | Howard (DC) |
| Overall Record: | 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. A graduate of Elon University, Petty played as a linebacker for the Phoenix during the late 1970s.