| Fred Sefton | |
| Birth Date: | 7 August 1888 |
| Birth Place: | Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1913 |
| Player Team2: | Colgate |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1915–1923 |
| Coach Team2: | Akron |
| Coach Sport3: | Basketball |
| Coach Years4: | 1916–1924 |
| Coach Team4: | Akron |
| Coach Years5: | 1925–1927 |
| Coach Team5: | Akron |
| Coach Sport6: | Baseball |
| Coach Years7: | 1916–1924 |
| Coach Team7: | Akron |
| Coach Years8: | 1927–1930 |
| Coach Team8: | Akron |
| Admin Years1: | ?–1946 |
| Admin Team1: | Akron |
| Overall Record: | 33–34–4 (football) 103–42 (basketball) |
| Championships: | Basketball 2 OAC (1919–1920) |
Frederick Stanley Sefton (August 7, 1888 – March 11, 1976) was an American college football, college basketball, and college baseball coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Akron for nine seasons, from 1915 to 1923, compiling a record of 33–34–4. Sefton also coached the men's basketball team at Akron for a total of 11 seasons, nine from 1916 to 1924 and two more from 1925 to 1927, tallying a total mark of 103–42. He played college football at Colgate University.
Sefton died on March 11, 1976, at Akron General Medical Center in Akron, Ohio.[1]