| J. A. Pierce | |
| Birth Date: | 31 August 1874 |
| Birth Place: | Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coach Years1: | 1899–1900 |
| Coach Team1: | Tennessee |
| Overall Record: | 9–4–1 |
Joseph Audley Pierce (August 31, 1874 – June 23, 1956) was an American football coach. He was the first head football coach at the University of Tennessee, serving from 1899 to 1900 and compiling a record of 9–4–1. Pierce was an alumnus of Lafayette College.[1] During the 1920s, Pierce coached at Corsicana High School in Corsicana, Texas.
Pierce died in 1956 and was buried in Homewood Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2]