| Jim Pittman | |
| Birth Date: | August 28, 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Boyle, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Waco, Texas, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1947–1949 |
| Player Team1: | Mississippi State |
| Coach Years1: | 1951–1953 |
| Coach Team1: | Mississippi State (freshmen) |
| Coach Years2: | 1954–1955 |
| Coach Team2: | Mississippi State (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1956 |
| Coach Team3: | Washington (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1957–1965 |
| Coach Team4: | Texas (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 1966–1970 |
| Coach Team5: | Tulane |
| Coach Years6: | 1971 |
| Coach Team6: | TCU |
| Overall Record: | 24–33–1 |
| Bowl Record: | 1–0 |
James Noel Pittman (August 28, 1925 – October 30, 1971) was a college football coach at Tulane University and Texas Christian University.
A native of Boyle, Mississippi, Pittman played at Mississippi State University from 1947 to 1949. From 1966 to 1970, he served as the head football coach at Tulane, and during his tenure there he compiled a 21–30–1 record. In 1971, he served as the head football coach at TCU, where he compiled a 3–3–1 record, being credited for the 34–27 win that happened on the day of his death.[1] [2] He died of a heart attack on the sidelines of a game against Baylor in Waco, Texas on October 30, 1971.[2]