| Buddy Green | |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1972 |
| Player Team2: | NC State |
| Player Sport3: | Baseball |
| Player Years4: | 1972–1974 |
| Player Team4: | NC State |
| Player Positions: | Cornerback (football) |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1977 |
| Coach Team2: | Mt. Holly JHS (NC) |
| Coach Years3: | 1978 |
| Coach Team3: | Cherryville (NC) (DC) |
| Coach Years4: | 1979 |
| Coach Team4: | NC State (GA) |
| Coach Years5: | 1980 |
| Coach Team5: | LSU (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 1981 |
| Coach Team6: | Southern (DC/DB) |
| Coach Years7: | 1982 |
| Coach Team7: | Northern Nash HS (NC) |
| Coach Years8: | 1983–1984 |
| Coach Team8: | VMI (DB) |
| Coach Years9: | 1985 |
| Coach Team9: | Auburn (assistant) |
| Coach Years10: | 1986–1989 |
| Coach Team10: | NC State (DB) |
| Coach Years11: | 1990–1993 |
| Coach Team11: | NC State (DC/DB) |
| Coach Years12: | 1994–1999 |
| Coach Team12: | Chattanooga |
| Coach Years13: | 2000–2001 |
| Coach Team13: | NC State (DC) |
| Coach Years14: | 2002–2014 |
| Coach Team14: | Navy (DC/DB) |
| Coach Years15: | 2015 |
| Coach Team15: | Navy (def. consultant) |
| Admin Years1: | 1982–1983 |
| Admin Team1: | Northern Nash HS (NC) |
| Overall Record: | 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]