| E. M. Waller | |
| Birth Date: | 18 October 1904 |
| Birth Place: | Bessemer, Alabama, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1924–1926 |
| Player Team2: | Vanderbilt |
| Player Positions: | Quarterback |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1927–1932 |
| Coach Team2: | Bessemer City HS (AL) |
| Coach Years3: | 1933–1934 |
| Coach Team3: | Middle Tennessee State Teachers |
| Coach Sport4: | Basketball |
| Coach Years5: | 1933–1935 |
| Coach Team5: | Middle Tennessee State Teachers |
| Coach Sport6: | Baseball |
| Coach Years7: | 1933–1935 |
| Coach Team7: | Middle Tennessee State Teachers |
| Overall Record: | 3–14–1 (college football) 9–12 (college basketball) 49–11–4 (high school football) |
Edmund Meredith "Nig" Waller[1] (October 18, 1904 – June 4, 1988) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Middle Tennessee State University from 1934 to 1935. He also coached basketball and baseball there from 1933 to 1935. During his two-season tenure as basketball coach at Middle Tennessee State, Waller compiled an overall record of 9–2. His football record was an overall 3–14–1. Waller played quarterback under Dan McGugin at Vanderbilt University from 1924 to 1926. He was called "Nig" due to his dark complexion.[2] He was coach when Middle Tennessee was first dubbed the "Blue Raiders."
Prior to coaching at Middle Tennessee State University, Waller coached at Bessemer City High School in Bessemer, Alabama. In seven seasons at Bessemer, Waller went 49–11–4 .[3]