| Ben Wilson | |
| Birth Date: | 15 January 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Cadiz, Ohio, U.S. |
| Death Place: | near Silver Plume, Colorado, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1945–1948 |
| Player Team1: | Heidelberg |
| Player Positions: | Center, linebacker |
| Coach Years1: | 1950 |
| Coach Team1: | Heidelberg (freshmen) |
| Coach Years2: | 1951–1955 |
| Coach Team2: | Wellston HS (OH) |
| Coach Years3: | 1955–1957 |
| Coach Team3: | Mount Vernon HS (OH) |
| Coach Years4: | 1958–1959 |
| Coach Team4: | Sandusky HS (OH) |
| Coach Years5: | 1960–1964 |
| Coach Team5: | Warren G. Harding HS (OH) |
| Coach Years6: | 1965–1968 |
| Coach Team6: | Virginia (OC) |
| Coach Years7: | 1969–1970 |
| Coach Team7: | Wichita State |
| Overall Record: | 2–11 (college) 95–32–5 (high school) |
Ben Wilson (January 15, 1926 – October 2, 1970) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Wichita State University from 1969 until three games into the 1970 seasons when he was killed in a plane crash.
On October 2, 1970, Wilson and his wife, Helen, were killed along with 14 players on the team and several others during the Wichita State University football team plane crash en route to a game at Utah State University.[1] The remaining team members completed the season under assistant coach Bob Seaman.[2]