Ed Meierkort (born March 24, 1959) is an American football coach.
Meierkort was named head coach of the Coyotes of the University of South Dakota in 2004.
He oversaw the program's elevation from the NCAA Division II level to Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).
The team's first victory against a Division I opponent came against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds of the on November 15, 2008.
In 2010, the program achieved its first win against an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponent with a victory over the Minnesota Golden Gophers.