| Jerry Nissen | |
| Birth Date: | c. 1884 |
| Death Date: | (aged 69) |
| Death Place: | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1904–1907 |
| Player Team2: | Washington State |
| Player Positions: | Halfback |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1908–1909 |
| Coach Team2: | Idaho (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1913 |
| Coach Team3: | Washington State (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1914 |
| Coach Team4: | Montana (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 1915–1917 |
| Coach Team5: | Montana |
| Coach Sport6: | Basketball |
| Coach Years7: | 1914–1918 |
| Coach Team7: | Montana |
| Overall Record: | 7–7–3 (football) 21–16 (basketball) |
Jerry Nissen (c. 1884 – April 18, 1954) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Montana from 1915 to 1917, compiling a record of 7–7–3.[1] [2] Nissen was also the head basketball coach at Montana from 1914 to 1918, tallying a mark of 21–16.[3] Nissen played college football at Washington State University. He was an assistant football coach at the University of Idaho from 1908 to 1909 and at his alma mater, Washington State, in 1913.[4] [5]
After leaving coaching, Nissen worked as an inspector for the Washington State Department of Highways, retiring around 1951. He died at the age of 69, on April 18, 1954, in Seattle, Washington, following a long illness.[6]