| Dixon Foster | |
| Birth Date: | 24 December 1888 |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1905–1908 |
| Player Team2: | Hampden–Sydney |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1909–1910 |
| Coach Team2: | Greenbrier Military (WV) |
| Coach Years4: | 1912–1915 |
| Coach Team4: | Porter Military (SC) |
| Coach Years5: | 1916 |
| Coach Team5: | South Carolina (freshmen) |
| Coach Years6: | 1917 |
| Coach Team6: | South Carolina |
| Coach Years7: | 1919 |
| Coach Team7: | South Carolina |
| Coach Sport8: | Basketball |
| Coach Years9: | 1916–1920 |
| Coach Team9: | South Carolina |
| Coach Sport10: | Baseball |
| Coach Years11: | 1917–1920 |
| Coach Team11: | South Carolina |
| Admin Years1: | 1917 |
| Admin Team1: | South Carolina |
| Admin Years2: | 1919 |
| Admin Team2: | South Carolina |
| Overall Record: | 4–12–1 (college football) 26–31 (college basketball) |
William Dixon Foster (December 24, 1888 – May 6, 1973) was an American football, basketball and baseball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach (1917, 1919), head men's basketball coach (1916–1920) and head baseball coach (1917–1920) at the University of South Carolina.[2]
Foster was a graduate of Hampden–Sydney College in Hampden Sydney, Virginia.[3]