| Maurice Elder | |
| Birth Date: | 21 March 1916 |
| Birth Place: | Wellington, Kansas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Gilroy, California, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1934–1936 |
| Player Team1: | Kansas State |
| Player Positions: | Fullback |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1946–1951 |
| Coach Team2: | Southern Colorado |
| Coach Sport3: | Baseball |
| Coach Years4: | 1947 |
| Coach Team4: | Colorado State |
| Overall Record: | 25–25–3 (football) 3–8 (baseball) |
| Awards: | |
Maurice "Red" Elder (March 21, 1916 – August 14, 2011) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Colorado State University Pueblo (CSU Pueblo) from 1946 to 1951.[1]
Elder was a fullback at Kansas State University in the mid–1930s, where he played on the conference champion 1934 Kansas State Wildcats football team. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) in 1937 but dropped out of training camp and, instead, pursued a career in coaching.[2]
Elder was the maternal grandfather of NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia.[3]