| Ryland Milner | |
| Birth Date: | 24 September 1909 |
| Birth Place: | Glen Cove, Texas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Maryville, Missouri, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1929–1932 |
| Player Team2: | Northwest Missouri State |
| Player Sport3: | Basketball |
| Player Years4: | 1929–1933 |
| Player Team4: | Northwest Missouri State |
| Player Positions: | Quarterback (football) Guard (basketball) |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1933–1936 |
| Coach Team2: | Jackson HS (MO) |
| Coach Years3: | 1937–1957 |
| Coach Team3: | Northwest Missouri State |
| Coach Sport4: | Basketball |
| Coach Years5: | 1933–1937 |
| Coach Team5: | Jackson HS (MO) |
| Coach Years6: | 1943–1950 |
| Coach Team6: | Northwest Missouri State |
| Admin Years1: | 1958–1975 |
| Admin Team1: | Northwest Missouri State |
| Overall Record: | 91–62–13 (college football) 67–60 (college basketball) |
| Championships: | Football 6 MIAA (1938–1939, 1941–1942, 1948, 1952) Basketball 1 MIAA regular season (1946) |
Ryland Harp "Taffy" Milner (September 24, 1909 – June 16, 1999) was an American football and basketball coach. He was the ninth head football coach at Northwest Missouri State College–now known as Northwest Missouri State University— in Maryville, Missouri, serving for 21 seasons, from 1937 to 1957, and compiling a record of 91–62–13. Milner was the head basketball coach at Northwest Missouri State from 1943 to 1950, tallying a mark of 67–60. He was also the school's athletic director from 1958 to 1975.[1]
Milner attended Classen High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where was coached by Henry Iba. Milner then attended Northwest Missouri State, where Iba has been appointed head basketball coach in 1929. Milner lettered in football and basketball each for four seasons at Northwest Missouri State. He played football as a quarterback and basketball as a guard. After graduating in 1933, Milner began his coaching career at Jackson High School in Jackson, Missouri, succeeding Wilbur Stalcup, a fellow Northwest Missouri State alum.[2]
Milner died on June 16, 1999, in Maryville.[3]