Jerry Lane Stovall (born April 30, 1941) is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator.
He played college football at Louisiana State University (LSU), where he was a unanimous selection to the 1962 College Football All-America Team as a halfback.
Stovall played professionally as a defensive back and punter in the National Football League (NFL) with the St.
Louis Cardinals from 1963 to 1971.
Stovall served as the head football coach at his alma mater, LSU, from 1980 to 1983, compiling a record of 22–21–2 in four seasons and leading the 1982 team to an appearance in the 1983 Orange Bowl.
He was the athletic director at Louisiana Tech University from 1990 to 1993.
He is the only player in LSU history to be named a Unanimous All-American (1962), be selected to the college football hall of fame (2010), be selected as a first round pick (1963), and to be selected to the pro bowl (1966, 1967, and 1969).