| Kent Briggs | |
| Player Years1: | 1976–1979 |
| Player Team1: | Western Carolina |
| Player Positions: | Quarterback |
| Coach Years1: | 1982–1988 |
| Coach Team1: | Western Carolina (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1989–1995 |
| Coach Team2: | NC State (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1996–1999 |
| Coach Team3: | NC State (co-DC) |
| Coach Years4: | 2000 |
| Coach Team4: | Connecticut (DB) |
| Coach Years5: | 2001 |
| Coach Team5: | Connecticut (DC) |
| Coach Years6: | 2002–2007 |
| Coach Team6: | Western Carolina |
| Coach Years7: | 2010–2012 |
| Coach Team7: | Smoky Mountain HS (NC) (assistant) |
| Coach Years8: | 2014–2018 |
| Coach Team8: | Cherokee HS (NC) |
| Overall Record: | 22–43 (college) 37–29 (high school) |
Kent Briggs (born) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Western Carolina University from 2002 to 2007, compiling a record of 22–43.[1] A native of Asheville, North Carolina, Briggs played as a quarterback at A. C. Reynolds High School in Asheville and then at Western Carolina. He was the head football coach at Cherokee High School in Cherokee, North Carolina, from 2014 to 2018, leading his team to a 1A state title in 2017 and an overall record of 37–29.[2]