Jerry R. Kill (born August 24, 1961) is an American college football coach who currently serves as a consultant at Vanderbilt.

[4] During the course of his career he was credited with bringing several programs to new heights, and these successes led to increasingly more prestigious coaching positions.

His teams led the NCAA's Division II in rushing each of his last two years and his last season was second in the nation in total offense (498.3) and scoring (42.5).

[10] In December 2007, Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, announced that Kill had been hired as its new head coach.

[11] He replaced Joe Novak, who retired after developing the Huskies into a successful program over 12 seasons, though just one bowl win.

Northern Illinois was defeated by Louisiana Tech, 17–10, in the bowl game despite outgaining the Bulldogs in rushing and passing yardage.

In 2010, Northern Illinois had a nine-game win streak and reached the MAC Championship Game, losing to Miami.

In December, days after the losing the conference championship to Miami, Kill accepted the position of head coach for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Additionally, besides the emotional impact, USA Today noted, "The timing of the announcement further hurts the program due to Kill most likely taking the bulk of his staff to Minnesota.

[22] While his first season in Minnesota was not particularly successful (finishing with a 3–9 record and one of only two non-bowl eligible teams in the Big Ten), Kill was in the headlines most often due to his health issues.

With his longtime defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys serving as acting head coach, Kill watched their next game, a win over Northwestern, from the press box.

The team ended with an 8–5 record, with losses to TCU, Illinois (28–24), Ohio State (31–24), Wisconsin (34–24), and Mizzou (33–17) at the Citrus Bowl.

[26] TCU head coach Gary Patterson hired Kill away from Virginia Tech in January 2020 to be a special assistant, overseeing the offense.

Following the Aggies' victory in the Quick Lane Bowl, Kill got a tattoo on his right arm to commemorate his team's success.

[31] Kill joined the staff at Vanderbilt for the 2024 season, as chief consultant to the head coach and senior offensive advisor.

[33] Kill is a close friend of Gary Patterson, former head football coach at Texas Christian University.