| Edwin F. Gayle | |
| Birth Date: | 18 August 1875 |
| Birth Place: | Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Tulane (1906, LLB) |
| Player Years1: | 1893 |
| Player Team1: | LSU |
| Player Positions: | Halfback |
| Coach Years1: | 1904 |
| Coach Team1: | Southwestern Louisiana |
| Overall Record: | 2–0–1 |
Edwin Franklin Gayle (August 18, 1875 – May 11, 1976) was an American lawyer and college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette–then known as the Southwestern Louisiana Institute–in 1904.[1]
Gayle was an 1896 graduate of Louisiana State University (LSU).[2] He later earned a master's degree from Columbia University in 1903 and a law degree from the Tulane University Law School in 1906.[3]