| Dave Maurer | |
| Birth Date: | March 18, 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Duquesne, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Springfield, Ohio, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1950s |
| Player Team1: | Denison |
| Player Positions: | Quarterback |
| Coach Years1: | 1955–1968 |
| Coach Team1: | Wittenberg (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1969–1983 |
| Coach Team2: | Wittenberg |
| Overall Record: | 129–23–3 |
| Bowl Record: | 1–0 |
| Tournament Record: | 9–2 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Championships: | 2 NCAA Division III (1973, 1975) 8 OAC (1969–1970, 1973–1974, 1976, 1978–1979, 1981) |
| Awards: | 2× AFCA College Division COY (1973, 1975) 5× OAC Coach of the Year (1969, 1973, 1976, 1978–1979) |
| Cfbhof Year: | 1991 |
| Cfbhof Id: | 1960 |
Dave Maurer (March 18, 1932 – July 30, 2011) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Wittenberg University from 1969 to 1983, compiling a record of 129–23–3. His teams won the NCAA Division III Football Championship in 1973 and 1975, and were runners-up in 1978 and 1979. Maurer was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1991 as a coach. He died on July 30, 2011, at the Eaglewood Care Center in Springfield, Ohio.[1]