| Gilbert Carson | |
| Birth Date: | 8 July 1901 |
| Birth Place: | Gunion, Wayne County, Illinois, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Independence, Iowa, U.S. |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1936–1937 |
| Coach Team2: | Eastern Illinois |
| Coach Years3: | 1939–1941 |
| Coach Team3: | Eastern Illinois |
| Coach Sport4: | Basketball |
| Coach Years5: | 1936–1942 |
| Coach Team5: | Eastern Illinois |
| Overall Record: | 17–19–3 (football) 36–72 (basketball) |
Gilbert Ted Carson (July 8, 1901 – October 27, 1988) was an American football and basketball coach. He was the eighth head football coach at Eastern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Eastern Illinois University—in Charleston, Illinois, serving for five seasons, from 1936 to 1937 and again from 1939 to 1941, and compiling a record if 17–19–3.[1] He married Maxine Powell.Web site: The Telegraph-Herald - Google News Archive Search. Carson was also the head basketball coach at Eastern Illinois from 1936 to 1942, tallying a mark of 36–72.