| Jim Hillyer | |
| Birth Date: | 23 March 1928 |
| Player Years1: | c. 1950 |
| Player Team1: | Samuel Huston |
| Player Positions: | Fullback |
| Coach Years1: | 1962–1967 |
| Coach Team1: | Dunbar HS (TX) |
| Coach Years2: | 1968–1969 |
| Coach Team2: | Colorado State (offensive ends) |
| Coach Years3: | 1970 |
| Coach Team3: | Prairie View A&M (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1971 |
| Coach Team4: | Prairie View A&M |
| Overall Record: | 3–7 (college) 51–6–5 (high school) |
James Hillyer (March 23, 1928 – February 19, 1991) was an American football coach. He was the 11th head football coach at Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas and he held that position for the 1971 season. His record at Prairie View was 3–7.[1] [2]
Hillyer attended Solomon Coles High School in Corpus Christi, Texas, where he starred in football and basketball. He played college football as a fullback at Samuel Huston College—now known as Huston–Tillotson University. Hillyer was the head football coach at Dunbar High School in Lubbock, Texas for seven seasons, compiling a record of 51–6–5. He was hired in 1970 as an assistant coach as Prairie View A&M.<ref>News: . Ex-DHS Boss—Prairie View Tabs Hillyer Grid Coach . . . March 28, 1971 . 53 . August 16, 2019 . .