| George Penton | |
| Birth Date: | 6 September 1882 |
| Birth Place: | Rockford, Alabama, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1907–1909 |
| Player Team1: | Auburn |
| Player Positions: | Guard, fullback |
| Coach Years1: | 1910 |
| Coach Team1: | Jacksonville State |
| Coach Years2: | 1911–1912 |
| Coach Team2: | Troy State |
| Coach Years3: | 1913 |
| Coach Team3: | Auburn (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1919–1921 |
| Coach Team4: | Sidney Lanier HS (AL) |
| Admin Years1: | 1911–1912 |
| Admin Team1: | Troy State |
| Overall Record: | 8–4–3 (college) |
George Washington "Doc" Penton (September 6, 1882 – July 11, 1969) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Jacksonville State Normal School (now Jacksonville State University) in 1910 and at Troy State Normal School (now Troy University) from 1911 to 1912, compiling a career college football coaching record of 8–4–3. Penton played college football at Auburn University as a guard and fullback from 1907 to 1909. He was the brother of fellow football player and coach, John Penton.
Penton played football, baseball, basketball, and track at Auburn University. He was a guard and fullback for Mike Donahue's Auburn Tigers football team from 1907 to 1909.[1]
Dick Jemison selected him second-team All-Southern at fullback.[2]
Penton was athletic director at Troy University and led the Troy Trojans to its only perfect season in 1912, a 3–0 record.
Penton was then an assistant under Donahue in 1913.[3] His first year there the team won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship.
Penton coached the Sidney Lanier High School Poets from 1919 to 1921.