| Ernest T. Jones | |
| Birth Date: | 18 January 1970 |
| Player Years1: | 1994–1995 |
| Player Team1: | Alcorn State |
| Player Positions: | Wide receiver |
| Coach Years1: | 2000–2003 |
| Coach Team1: | Concordia (MN) (DB) |
| Coach Years2: | 2003 |
| Coach Team2: | Kentucky State (DB) |
| Coach Years3: | 2004 |
| Coach Team3: | Oberlin (DC) |
| Coach Years4: | 2005–2006 |
| Coach Team4: | Central Michigan (DB/RB) |
| Coach Years5: | 2007 |
| Coach Team5: | Cincinnati (RB) |
| Coach Years6: | 2008 |
| Coach Team6: | Alcorn State |
| Coach Years7: | 2010 |
| Coach Team7: | Buffalo (associate HC) |
| Coach Years8: | 2014 |
| Coach Team8: | Connecticut (RB) |
| Coach Years9: | 2015 |
| Coach Team9: | ASA College |
| Coach Years10: | 2016–2017 |
| Coach Team10: | Morgan State (DC) |
| Coach Years11: | 2018 |
| Coach Team11: | Morgan State (interim HC) |
| Admin Years1: | 2009 |
| Admin Team1: | Cincinnati (Director of Player Services) |
| Admin Years2: | 2011–2013 |
| Admin Team2: | Notre Dame (Director of Player Development) |
| Overall Record: | 6–17 |
Ernest T. Jones (born January 18, 1970) is an American football coach.[1] He was briefly running backs coach for the University of Connecticut Huskies football team. He was head football coach at Alcorn State University. He was named the head football coach after the 2007 season and served as head coach in 2008. He was controversially fired from this position in December 2008.[2] He returned to the University of Cincinnati as the Director of Player Services in 2009. For the 2010 he will be an assistant coach at the University at Buffalo under former University of Cincinnati assistant coach and now UB head football Coach Jeff Quinn.
Jones is an alumnus of Alcorn State and a former wide receiver on the Braves' football team. Prior to receiving the head coach position, Jones served as an assistant at Concordia University, Kentucky State University, Oberlin College, Central Michigan University and the University of Cincinnati.