O. V. Austin

{{short description|American football, basketball, and baseball coach}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = O. V. Austin

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1890|9|25}}

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1960|5|22|1890|9|25}}

| death_place = Mississippi, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_sport1 = Basketball

| player_years2 = 1910–1911

| player_team2 = Ole Miss

| player_sport3 = Baseball

| player_years4 = 1911

| player_team4 = Ole Miss

| player_positions =

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1921–1923

| coach_team2 = Mississippi Normal

| coach_sport3 = Basketball

| coach_years4 = 1921–1923

| coach_team4 = Mississippi Normal

| coach_sport5 = Baseball

| coach_years6 = 1920–1924

| coach_team6 = Mississippi Normal

| admin_years1 = 1921–1924

| admin_team1 = Mississippi Normal

| overall_record = 8–13 (football)
15–6 (basketball)
33–15–3 (baseball)

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record =

| championships =

| awards =

| coaching_records =

}}

Oliver V. "Spout" Austin Sr. (September 25, 1890 – May 22, 1960) was an American college football, college basketball, and college baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the Mississippi Normal College—now known as the University of Southern Mississippi—in Hattiesburg, Mississippi from 1921 to 1923, compiling a record of 8–13.{{cite web|url=https://southernmiss.com/documents/2018/7/16//HistoryandRecords_Pages_131_196_.pdf?id=4959|title=History and Records|publisher=University of Southern Mississippi|access-date=December 6, 2018}} Austin was also the head basketball coach at Mississippi Normal from 1921 to 19283, tallying a mark of 15–6, and the school's head baseball from 1920 to 1924, amassing a record of 33–15–3.{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/smis/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/2017-usm-basebl-almanac.pdf|title=2017 USM Baseball Almanac|publisher=University of Southern Mississippi|access-date=December 6, 2018}}