| Vernon McCain | |
| Birth Date: | 4 June 1908 |
| Birth Place: | Marietta, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1930 |
| Player Team2: | Langston |
| Player Positions: | Quarterback |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1945–1947 |
| Coach Team2: | Tennessee A&I (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1948–1963 |
| Coach Team3: | Maryland State |
| Coach Sport4: | Basketball |
| Coach Years5: | 1950–1954 |
| Coach Team5: | Maryland State |
| Admin Years1: | 1948–1964 |
| Admin Team1: | Maryland State |
| Overall Record: | 100–21–5 (football) |
| Bowl Record: | 0–2 |
| Championships: | Football 3 CIAA (1955, 1957, 1960) |
| Cfbhof Year: | 2006 |
| Cfbhof Id: | 2175 |
Vernon E. "Skip" McCain (June 4, 1908 – April 5, 1993) was an American football and basketball coach and mathematics professor. He served as the head football coach at Maryland State College—now known as the University of Maryland Eastern Shore—from 1948 to 1963, compiling a record of 100–21–5. McCain was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
McCain was born in Marietta, Oklahoma. He played college football as a quarterback at Langston University in 1930. Prior to being hired at Maryland State in 1948, McCain was an assistant coach at Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College—now known as Tennessee State University. He died on April 5, 1993, at his home in Oxon Hill, Maryland.[1] [2]