| Dick Scesniak | |
| Birth Date: | 28 June 1940 |
| Death Place: | Kent, Ohio, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1959–1961 |
| Player Team1: | Iowa State |
| Player Positions: | Linebacker |
| Coach Team1: | Missouri (GA) |
| Coach Years2: | 1965–1967 |
| Coach Team2: | Iowa State (OL) |
| Coach Years3: | 1968–1970 |
| Coach Team3: | Utah (OL) |
| Coach Years4: | 1971–1974 |
| Coach Team4: | Kent State (OC) |
| Coach Years5: | 1975–1978 |
| Coach Team5: | Washington (OC) |
| Coach Years6: | 1979 |
| Coach Team6: | New York Giants (OL) |
| Coach Years7: | 1982 |
| Coach Team7: | Wisconsin (OL) |
| Coach Years8: | 1983–1985 |
| Coach Team8: | Kent State |
| Overall Record: | 8–25 |
Richard Paul Scesniak (June 28, 1940 – April 1, 1986) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Kent State University from 1983 to 1985, compiling a record of 8–25. Scesniak died of an apparent heart attack on April 1, 1986, after he collapsed while exercising at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio.[1]