Scott Tinsley (1963 or 1964 â February 17, 2026) was an American football coach. He served as head football coach at West Virginia State University in Institute, West Virginia, from 1992 through 1994 and at West Virginia University Institute of Technology from 2008 to 2011, compiling a career college football coaching record of 17âÂÂ56.
After a successful 13-year stint as the head football coach at Nitro High School, Tinsley was named head football coach at West Virginia Tech in Montgomery, West Virginia. He served there from 2008 through the 2011 season, when the program was discontinued. His coaching record at West Virginia Tech was 6âÂÂ37.
Tinsley died on February 17, 2026, at the age of 62.