"Gentleman Jim" Yeager (February 2, 1909 – May 17, 1971) was an American football player and coach.

Yeager won conference championships in 1935 with Fort Hays State and in 1942 and 1943 with Colorado.

[1] Yeager got his start in coaching as the ninth head football coach for the Fort Hays Tigers located in Hays, Kansas, and he held that position for the 1935 season.

[2] That year, his team was declared the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference co-champions.

[3] After his success at Fort Hays, Yeager was named the 16th head coach for the Iowa State University Cyclones located in Ames, Iowa, and he held that position for four seasons, from 1937 until 1940.