| A. L. Williams | |
| Birth Date: | 11 March 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Haynesville, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1953–1956 |
| Player Team1: | Louisiana Tech |
| Player Positions: | Running back, wide receiver, punt returner |
| Coach Years1: | late 1950s |
| Coach Team1: | Fair Park HS (LA) |
| Coach Years2: | 1960–1965 |
| Coach Team2: | Woodlawn HS (LA) (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1966–1973 |
| Coach Team3: | Woodlawn HS (LA) |
| Coach Years4: | 1974 |
| Coach Team4: | Northwestern State (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 1975–1982 |
| Coach Team5: | Northwestern State |
| Coach Years6: | 1983–1986 |
| Coach Team6: | Louisiana Tech |
| Admin Years1: | 1978–1983 |
| Admin Team1: | Northwestern State |
| Overall Record: | 66–65–1 (college) |
| Tournament Record: | 3–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Championships: | 1 Southland (1984) |
| Awards: | Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame (2007) |
Albert Lawrence Williams Jr., known as A. L. Williams, (born March 11, 1934) is a former American football coach and college athletic administrator. He held the position of head football coach at Northwestern State University from 1975 to 1982 and Louisiana Tech University from 1983 to 1986. Throughout his coaching career, he amassed a record of 66–65–1 in college football. Williams also served as the athletic director at Northwestern State from 1978 to 1983.
Williams began his coaching career at the high school level, at Fair Park High School and Woodlawn High School in Shreveport, Louisiana. During his tenure at Woodlawn, Williams achieved remarkable success, guiding the team to a commendable record of 64–25. Under his leadership, Woodlawn secured four district titles and clinched the state championship in 1968, with quarterback Joe Ferguson playing a pivotal role. Notably, Williams also had the opportunity to coach Terry Bradshaw during his time at Woodlawn.[1] [2]