| Tex Oliver | |
| Birth Date: | 21 November 1899 |
| Death Place: | Costa Mesa, California, U.S. |
| Coach Years1: | 1926–1932 |
| Coach Team1: | Santa Ana HS (CA) |
| Coach Years2: | 1933–1937 |
| Coach Team2: | Arizona |
| Coach Years3: | 1938–1941 |
| Coach Team3: | Oregon |
| Coach Years4: | 1942 |
| Coach Team4: | Saint Mary's Pre-Flight |
| Coach Years5: | 1945–1946 |
| Coach Team5: | Oregon |
| Coach Years6: | 1950–1951 |
| Coach Team6: | Fullerton |
| Overall Record: | 61–42–8 (college) 8–10–2 (junior college) |
| Championships: | 2 Border (1935–1936) |
Gerald Allen "Tex" Oliver (November 21, 1899 – April 10, 1988) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Arizona from 1933 to 1937 and at the University of Oregon[1] from 1938 to 1941 and again from 1945 to 1946.
From 1933 to 1937, Oliver coached the Arizona Wildcats to a 32–11–4 record. During that stretch, he never had a losing season. From 1938 to 1946, he coached the Oregon Webfoots to a 23–28–3 record.
After retiring from coaching, Oliver worked as a school administrator in Compton and Lancaster, California. He retired as superintendent of schools in Lancaster in 1966. Oliver died of cancer on April 10, 1988, at his home in Costa Mesa, California.[2] [3]