Donald J. Salls (June 24, 1919 – January 2, 2021) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Jacksonville State University from 1946 to 1952 and from 1954 to 1964. He was a World War II veteran and a Purple Heart recipient. He died in January 2021 at the age of 101.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs |
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| Jacksonville State Gamecocks (Alabama Intercollegiate Conference) |
| 1946 | Jacksonville State | 3–5–1 | 1–1–1 | | |
| 1947 | Jacksonville State | 9–0 | 3–0 | 1st | |
| 1948 | Jacksonville State | 8–1–1 | 4–0 | 1st | W Paper Bowl |
| 1949 | Jacksonville State | 6–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | W Paper Bowl |
| 1950 | Jacksonville State | 6–2–1 | 2–1 | | L Paper Bowl |
| 1951 | Jacksonville State | 3–3–2 | 2–0 | | |
| 1952 | Jacksonville State | 3–6 | 0–3 | | |
| 1954 | Jacksonville State | 7–2–1 | 2–1 | | |
| 1955 | Jacksonville State | 10–1 | 2–1 | | W Refrigerator Bowl |
| 1956 | Jacksonville State | 5–3 | 2–1 | | |
| 1957 | Jacksonville State | 4–4 | 2–0 | T–1st | |
| 1958 | Jacksonville State | 5–4 | 2–0 | | |
| Jacksonville State Gamecocks (Alabama Collegiate Conference) |
| 1959 | Jacksonville State | 6–2–1 | 2–0 | T–1st | |
| 1960 | Jacksonville State | 3–6 | 2–1 | | |
| 1961 | Jacksonville State | 5–4 | 2–1 | | |
| 1962 | Jacksonville State | 4–3–2 | 2–0–1 | T–1st | |
| 1963 | Jacksonville State | 4–4–1 | 2–0–1 | T–1st | |
| 1964 | Jacksonville State | 4–4–1 | 3–0 | 1st | |
| Jacksonville State: | 95–57–11 | 38–12–2 | |
| Total: | 95–57–11 | |
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