| Ed Knecht | |
| Birth Date: | 12 October 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Corvallis, Oregon, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1946–1949 |
| Player Team1: | Toledo |
| Coach Years1: | 1957–1959 |
| Coach Team1: | Idaho (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1960–196x |
| Coach Team2: | Defiance HS (OH) |
| Coach Years3: | 1964 |
| Coach Team3: | Boise HS (ID) |
| Coach Years4: | 1965–1968 |
| Coach Team4: | Oregon State (freshmen/LB) |
| Coach Years5: | 1974–1975 |
| Coach Team5: | College of Idaho (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 1976–1977 |
| Coach Team6: | College of Idaho |
| Admin Years1: | 1969–1973 |
| Admin Team1: | Idaho |
Edward Theodore Knecht (October 12, 1927 – June 8, 2018) was an American football coach and collegiate athletic director. He was the head coach at the College of Idaho in Caldwell from 1976 to 1976.[1] Prior to the C of I, Knecht was the athletic director at the University of Idaho in Moscow from 1969 to 1973.[2] [3]