| Raymond Woodie Jr. | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Bethune–Cookman |
| Current Conference: | SWAC |
| Current Record: | 5–18 |
| Birth Date: | 2 November 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Palmetto, Florida, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1992–1995 |
| Player Team1: | Bethune–Cookman |
| Player Years2: | 1996 |
| Player Team2: | BC Lions |
| Player Positions: | Linebacker, safety |
| Coach Years1: | 1996 |
| Coach Team1: | Bayshore HS (FL) (DC) |
| Coach Years2: | 1997–2006 |
| Coach Team2: | Bayshore HS (FL) |
| Coach Years3: | 2007–2009 |
| Coach Team3: | Palmetto HS (FL) |
| Coach Years4: | 2010–2011 |
| Coach Team4: | Western Kentucky (DE) |
| Coach Years5: | 2012 |
| Coach Team5: | Western Kentucky (LB) |
| Coach Years6: | 2013–2014 |
| Coach Team6: | South Florida (LB) |
| Coach Years7: | 2015 |
| Coach Team7: | South Florida (AHC/LB) |
| Coach Years8: | 2016 |
| Coach Team8: | South Florida (AHC/DC) |
| Coach Years9: | 2017 |
| Coach Team9: | Oregon (ST/OLB) |
| Coach Years10: | 2018–2019 |
| Coach Team10: | Florida State (LB) |
| Coach Years11: | 2020 |
| Coach Team11: | Florida Atlantic (OLB) |
| Coach Years12: | 2021–2022 |
| Coach Team12: | Florida Atlantic (AHC/ST/OLB) |
| Coach Years13: | 2023–present |
| Coach Team13: | Bethune–Cookman |
| Overall Record: | 5–18 (college) 68–69 (high school) |
| Awards: | 2× First Team All-MEAC (1994–1995) 2× NCAA Division I-AA All-American (1994–1995) |
Raymond Woodie Jr. (born November 2, 1973) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Bethune–Cookman University, a position he has held since 2023. He played college football for Bethune–Cookman before playing professionally for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He also coached for Bayshore High School, Palmetto High School, Western Kentucky, South Florida, Oregon, Florida State, and Florida Atlantic.
Woodie grew up in Palmetto, Florida, and played high school football for Palmetto High School.
Woodie played college football for Bethune–Cookman. With the Wildcats he played as a linebacker and safety. He earned All-MEAC honors and all Division I-AA honors in his junior and senior seasons.[1]
In 1996, Woodie signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He suffered a career-ending ankle injury with the team.[2]
Following Woodie's stint in the CFL he joined Bayshore High School as the team's defensive coordinator in 1996. The following season in 1997 he was promoted to the school's head coach, and became the youngest head coach in Florida at the age of 23.[3] In ten seasons with the school he led the Bruins to seven playoff appearances.
In 2007, Woodie returned to his alma mater, Palmetto High School, to be their head coach. In 2008 he led the team to a district title.
After thirteen years of coaching high school football, Woodie joined Western Kentucky as their defensive ends coach. In 2012, he was promoted to linebackers coach.[4]
In 2015, Woodie was hired by South Florida to be their linebackers coach. After two seasons he also earned the role of assistant head coach alongside being the linebackers coach. In 2016, he was promoted to defensive coordinator.
In 2017, Woodie joined Oregon as the team's special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach.[5]
Following one season with the Ducks, Woodie returned to the state of Florida, this time with Florida State as their linebackers coach.[6]
After two seasons with Florida State, Woodie joined Florida Atlantic as the team's outside linebackers coach. He was promoted to special teams coordinator, assistant head coach, and outside linebackers coach for the 2021 season.[7]
On February 5, 2023, Woodie returned to Bethune–Cookman to be the school's next head coach after the team failed to agree on a contract with Ed Reed.[8] [9]
Woodie's son, Raymond Woodie III, is a defensive back for Bethune–Cookman.[10]