| Chester S. Barnard | |
| Birth Date: | 25 October 1894 |
| Birth Place: | Rogersville, Missouri, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Jackson Township, Maries County, Missouri, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1915–1917 |
| Player Team2: | Fourth District Normal (MO) |
| Player Years3: | 1918 |
| Player Team3: | Great Lakes Navy |
| Player Years4: | 1919 |
| Player Team4: | Northwestern |
| Player Sport5: | Basketball |
| Player Years6: | 1914–1918 |
| Player Team6: | Fourth District Normal (MO) |
| Player Positions: | End (football) |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1924 |
| Coach Team2: | Ole Miss |
| Coach Years3: | 1925–1941 |
| Coach Team3: | Kalamazoo |
| Coach Years4: | c. 1950 |
| Coach Team4: | Missouri Mines (assistant) |
| Coach Sport5: | Basketball |
| Coach Years6: | 1925–1942 |
| Coach Team6: | Kalamazoo |
| Coach Sport7: | Track |
| Coach Years8: | c. 1920–1924 |
| Coach Team8: | Southwest Missouri State |
| Coach Sport9: | Swimming |
| Coach Years10: | c. 1950 |
| Coach Team10: | Missouri Mines |
| Overall Record: | 67–59–17 (football) 180–154 (basketball) |
| Championships: | Football 4 MIAA (1930, 1934, 1936–1937) |
Chester Smith Barnard (October 25, 1894 – October 16, 1952)[1] was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at the University of Mississippi in 1924 and at Kalamazoo College from 1925 to 1941, compiling a career college football record of 67–59–17. He was a twin brother of Lester Barnard.
Barnard was the head football coach at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He held that position for 17 seasons, from 1925 until 1941. His coaching record at Kalamazoo was 63–54–17.[2] Barnard left Kalamazoo in 1942 to join the United States Navy.
Barnard committed suicide in 1952 by drowning in the Gasconade River.[3]