| Haywood Scissum | |
| Birth Date: | 19 November 1924 |
| Death Place: | Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1946–1949 |
| Player Team1: | Tuskegee |
| Player Positions: | End, tackle |
| Coach Years1: | 1950–1969 |
| Coach Team1: | East Highland HS (AL) |
| Coach Years2: | 1970–1980 |
| Coach Team2: | Tuskegee |
| Overall Record: | 65–49–1 (college) 135–29–11 (high school) |
| Bowl Record: | 1–0 |
| Championships: | 2 SIAC Division I (1970, 1974) |
Haywood Scissum (November 19, 1924 – August 28, 1995) was an American football coach. He was the 11th head football coach at Tuskegee Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—in Tuskegee, Alabama, serving for 11 seasons, from 1970 to 1980, a comping a record of 65–49–1. A native of Attalla, Alabama, Scissum played college football as the end, and tackle positions in the late 1940s. Prior to his hiring at Tuskegee in 1970, he was the head football coach at East Highland High School in Sylacauga, Alabama for 20 years, amassing a record of 135–29–11.[1]
Scissum died on August 28, 1995, in Tuskegee.[2]