| Fred Faurot | |
| Birth Date: | 18 March 1909 |
| Birth Place: | Mountain Grove, Missouri, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Columbia, Missouri, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1930, 1932 |
| Player Team1: | Missouri |
| Coach Years1: | 1934 |
| Coach Team1: | Chillicothe HS (MO) |
| Coach Years2: | 1935–1937 |
| Coach Team2: | Kirksville |
| Coach Years3: | 1938–1941 |
| Coach Team3: | Parsons |
| Coach Years4: | 1946 |
| Coach Team4: | Central (MO) |
| Coach Years5: | 1948–1955 |
| Coach Team5: | Murray State |
| Overall Record: | 78–52–10 (college) |
| Bowl Record: | 0–0–1 |
| Championships: | 2 MIAA (1935–1936) 3 OVC (1948, 1950–1951) |
Frederick Winslow "Fritz" Faurot Jr. (March 18, 1909 – December 12, 2000) was an American football player and coach. He then served as the head football coach at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College—commonly known at the time as Kirksville State Teachers College and now known as Truman State University—from 1935 to 1937, Parsons College from 1938 to 1941, Central College—now known as Central Methodist University—in 1946, and Murray State University from 1948 to 1955, compiling a career college football coach record of 78–52–10. Faurot played college football at the University of Missouri, lettering in 1930 and 1932. He served as a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy, as an instructor in the physical training program, during World War II.[1] He was the brother of College Football Hall of Fame coach, Don Faurot.