:J. A. Pierce

{{Short description|American football coach (1874–1956)}}

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{{Infobox college coach

| name = J. A. Pierce

| image = JAPierce.JPG

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1874|8|31}}

| birth_place = Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1956|6|23|1874|8|31}}

| death_place = McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| coach_years1 = 1899–1900

| coach_team1 = Tennessee

| overall_record = 9–4–1

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Joseph Audley Pierce (August 31, 1874 – June 23, 1956) was an American football coach. He was the first head football coach at the University of Tennessee, serving from 1899 to 1900 and compiling a record of 9–4–1. Pierce was an alumnus of Lafayette College.{{Cite journal |date=1903 |title=Joseph Audley Pierce |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JkRGAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA995 |journal=The Twentieth Century Bench and Bar of Pennsylvania |publisher=H. C. Cooper, Jr., Bro. & Co. |volume=II |page=995 |access-date=December 28, 2015|via=Google Books}} During the 1920s, Pierce coached at Corsicana High School in Corsicana, Texas.

Pierce died in 1956 and was buried in Homewood Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Joseph Audley Pierce (1874-1956) - Find a Grave