| Edwin Elbel | |
| Birth Date: | 24 November 1895 |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1923–1927 |
| Coach Team2: | Ottawa |
| Coach Sport3: | Basketball |
| Coach Years4: | 1921–1922 |
| Coach Team4: | Ottawa |
| Coach Years5: | 1925–1927 |
| Coach Team5: | Ottawa |
| Overall Record: | 14–21–7 (football) |
Edwin R. Elbel (November 24, 1895 – July 5, 1983) was an American football coach and university professor. He was the tenth head football at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas, serving five seasons, from 1923 to 1927, compiling a record of 14–21–7.[1]
Elbel received a bachelor's degree from Springfield College in 1920 and a second bachelor's from Ottawa in 1925. He later returned to Springfield College and was awarded a master's degree in 1928. The University of Iowa awarded him a Doctor of Philosophy in 1938. In 1928, Elbel joined the faculty at the University of Kansas in the Department of Physical Education and reached full professor status in 1946. He retired in 1966 and died in 1983.[2]
While at the University of Kansas, he kept meticulous records on the height and weight of college students, as well as completing a study of response time before and after exercise.[3]