| Don Peden | |
| Birth Date: | 30 December 1898 |
| Birth Place: | Kewanee, Illinois, U.S. |
| Death Place: | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1920–1921 |
| Player Team2: | Illinois |
| Player Sport3: | Baseball |
| Player Years4: | 1921–1922 |
| Player Team4: | Illinois |
| Player Positions: | Halfback (football) |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1923 |
| Coach Team2: | Ohio (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1924–1946 |
| Coach Team3: | Ohio |
| Coach Sport4: | Baseball |
| Coach Years5: | 1924–1948 |
| Coach Team5: | Ohio |
| Admin Years1: | 1938–1949 |
| Admin Team1: | Ohio |
| Admin Years2: | 1950 |
| Admin Team2: | Cincinnati Reds (scout) |
| Overall Record: | 121–46–11 (football) 250–134 (baseball) |
| Championships: | Football 6 Buckeye (1929–1931, 1935–1936, 1938) |
Don C. Peden (December 30, 1898 – February 23, 1970) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Ohio University from 1924 to 1946, compiling a record of 121 wins, 46 losses and 11 draws Peden's winning percentage of (.711) is the highest of any coach in the history of the Ohio Bobcats football program. His teams won six Buckeye Athletic Association championships, in 1929, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1936, and 1938.
Peden was also the head baseball coach at Ohio from 1924 to 1948, tallying a mark of 250–134 and served as the university's Athletic Director from 1938 to 1949.
The Bobcats' football stadium was renamed in his honor as Peden Stadium following his retirement.[1] Peden died at the age of 71 on February 23, 1970, in San Diego, California.[2]