| J. P. Linn | |
| Birth Date: | 24 February 1870 |
| Birth Place: | Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Redwood Falls, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | early 1890s |
| Player Team1: | Washington & Jefferson[1] |
| Player Positions: | End |
| Coach Years1: | 1895 |
| Coach Team1: | Western U. of Pennsylvania |
| Overall Record: | 1–6 |
James Patterson Linn (February 24, 1870 – June 9, 1949) was an American football coach. He served and the head football coach at the Western University of Pennsylvania—now known as the University of Pittsburgh—in 1895, compiling a record of 1–6.
Linn was born in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania in 1870.[2] [3] He died in Redwood Falls, Minnesota in 1949 and was buried in Redwood Falls Cemetery.[4]