| Dave Triplett | |
| Birth Date: | 14 February 1950[1] |
| Birth Place: | Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1970–1971 |
| Player Team1: | Iowa |
| Player Positions: | Wide receiver, running back |
| Coach Years1: | 1972–1973 |
| Coach Team1: | Assumption HS (IA) |
| Coach Years2: | 1974–1975 |
| Coach Team2: | Bishop Heelan Catholic HS (IA) |
| Coach Years3: | 1976–1977 |
| Coach Team3: | Iowa State (OT/TE) |
| Coach Years4: | 1979–1988 |
| Coach Team4: | South Dakota |
| Coach Years5: | 1989–1994 |
| Coach Team5: | Iowa (assistant) |
| Overall Record: | 70–45 (college) 29–9 (high school) |
| Tournament Record: | 3–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
Dave Triplett (born February 14, 1950) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of South Dakota from 1979 to 1988, compiling a record of 70–45. Triplett played college football at the University of Iowa, from which he graduated in 1972. He was awarded the Big Ten Medal of Honor as a senior at Iowa in 1972.[2] Triplett began his coaching career in 1972 as head football coach at Assumption High School in Davenport, Iowa, where he served for two seasons with a record of 10–7. He moved to Bishop Heelan Catholic High School in Sioux City, Iowa in 1974, coaching his teams to a 19–2 mark in two seasons and a state championship in 1975. Triplett joined the college coaching ranks in 1976, working as an assistant coach at Iowa State University for two seasons under head coach Earle Bruce.[3] Triplett served as special teams coordinator and running backs coach and spent two seasons as tight ends coach under Hayden Fry at Iowa.