Ralph Sherlock Kent (August 2, 1878 – April 3, 1949) was an American college football coach.

He served as the head football coach at Auburn University for the first five games of the 1902 season, compiling a record of 2–2–1.

Kent returned to Cornell to finish up law school after coaching at Auburn.

Kent died of heart disease in 1949 at the age of 70.

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