| John B. McAuliffe | |
| Birth Date: | 16 October 1892 |
| Birth Place: | Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1913–1915 |
| Player Team1: | Dartmouth |
| Player Positions: | Tackle |
| Coach Years1: | 1916 |
| Coach Team1: | Marquette |
| Coach Years2: | 1917–1918 |
| Coach Team2: | Marquette (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1920–1921 |
| Coach Team3: | Colby |
| Coach Years4: | 1922–1924 |
| Coach Team4: | Dartmouth (line) |
| Coach Years5: | 1925–1929 |
| Coach Team5: | Catholic University |
| Admin Years1: | ?–1930 |
| Admin Team1: | Catholic University |
| Overall Record: | 25–24–1 (excluding Colby) |
| Awards: | All-American, 1915 |
John Boyle McAuliffe (October 16, 1892 – October 30, 1954) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Marquette University in 1916, at Colby College from 1920 to 1921, and at Catholic University from 1925 to 1929.
McAuliffe was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on October 16, 1892, to Timothy J. and Anne (Boyle) McAuliffe. His father was a noted stone carver. McAuliffe attended the Worcester Academy and enrolled in Dartmouth College in 1912.
McAuliffe played college football at Dartmouth from 1913 to 1915 under head coach Frank Cavanaugh. He was the captain of the team in 1915.[1] That season, McAuliffe was a second team selection by Walter Eckersall of the Chicago Tribune to the All-America Team. After graduating, McAuliffe joined the United States Navy and remained there for the duration of World War I. He spent part of his time in the Navy a gunnery instructor at Harvard College.
McAuliffe was the 11th head football coach at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and he held that position for the 1916 season. His coaching record at Marquette was 4–3–1.[2] He continued on at Marquette as an assistant to John J. Ryan in 1917 and 1918. After serving as line coach at his alma mater, Dartmouth, in 1924 under head coach Jesse Hawley, McAuliffe was appointed as head football coach at Catholic University in June 1925. He was living in Fitchburg, Massachusetts at the time.[3]
McAuliffe was an Internal Revenue Service agent in Worcester for the final 21 years of his life. He died on October 30, 1954, at Worcester City Hospital after suffering a coronary thrombosis.[4]