Dallas Carl "Dal" Ward (August 11, 1906 – February 15, 1983) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach.

He was the head football coach at the University of Colorado in Boulder from 1948 to 1958, compiling a career record of 63–41–6 in eleven seasons.

[6] After graduation from Oregon State, Ward taught in Minneapolis and became head coach at Marshall High in 1928, helped with a letter of recommendation written by Knute Rockne.

[7] The regents reconsidered their actions, but amid many letters of protest mailed in, the original decision was kept and Ward was fired.

[7] Although no official reason was stated, it was widely believed Ward was relieved because of his inability to defeat Oklahoma; his career record against the Sooners was 0–8–1,[8] with the tie in 1952 in Boulder in the season opener, earning him UPI Coach of the Week honors.