| Vern Thomsen | |
| Birth Place: | Exeter, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1957–1958 |
| Player Team1: | Fairbury JC |
| Player Years2: | 1959–1960 |
| Player Team2: | Peru State |
| Player Years3: | 1965 |
| Player Team3: | Lincoln Comets |
| Player Positions: | Tackle, defensive tackle |
| Coach Years1: | 1965–1966 |
| Coach Team1: | Weeping Water HS (NE) |
| Coach Years2: | 1967–1971 |
| Coach Team2: | Wahoo HS (NE) |
| Coach Years3: | 1973 |
| Coach Team3: | Fairbury JC |
| Coach Years4: | 1974–1975 |
| Coach Team4: | Ellsworth (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 1976–1982 |
| Coach Team5: | Ellsworth |
| Coach Years6: | 1983–1987 |
| Coach Team6: | Northwest Missouri State |
| Overall Record: | 24–31–1 (college) |
| Tournament Record: | 0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Championships: | 1 MIAA (1984) |
Vern Thomsen is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri for five seasons, from 1983 to 1987, compiling a record of 24–31–1. Thomsen was the head football coach at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, Iowa from 1976 to 1982, tallying a mark of 58–12–1 in seven seasons.[1] Thomsen was born in Exeter, Nebraska, and attended Fairbury Junior College (now part of Southeast Community College) and Peru State Teachers College.[2]