| Kirk A Talley | |
| Birth Date: | 14 November 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Alma Mater: | Pacific Lutheran University, BA Miami University, MA |
| Player Years1: | 1979–1980 |
| Player Team1: | Golden Valley Lutheran |
| Player Years2: | 1981–1982 |
| Player Team2: | Pacific Lutheran |
| Coach Years1: | 1983–1984 |
| Coach Team1: | Bethel (MN) (DL) |
| Coach Years2: | 1985 |
| Coach Team2: | Northern State (GA/RB) |
| Coach Years3: | 1986 |
| Coach Team3: | Miami (OH) (GA) |
| Coach Years4: | 1987 |
| Coach Team4: | Anoka-Ramsey CC (OC) |
| Coach Years5: | 1988–1989 |
| Coach Team5: | Mount Senario |
| Coach Years6: | 1990–1991 |
| Coach Team6: | Oklahoma Panhandle State (OL/DB) |
| Coach Years7: | 1992–1995 |
| Coach Team7: | Taylor (OL/DB) |
| Coach Years8: | 1996–1997 |
| Coach Team8: | Greenville |
| Coach Years9: | 1998–2000 |
| Coach Team9: | Crown (MN) |
| Coach Years10: | 2001–2016 |
| Coach Team10: | Northwestern (MN) |
| Coach Years11: | 2017–2018 |
| Coach Team11: | Warner (DC) |
| Coach Years12: | 2019–2021 |
| Coach Team12: | Warner |
| Overall Record: | 136–110–1 |
| Bowl Record: | 1–5 |
| Tournament Record: | 0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Championships: | 8 UMAC - 1989, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Kirk Talley (born November 14, 1959) is an American football coach. He is the former head football coach at Warner University in Lake Wales, Florida. Talley served as the head football coach at the University of Northwestern – St. Paul in Roseville, Minnesota from 2001 to 2016 where he left as the winningest coach in school history. He has the distinction of being the head coach at four different Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) institutions: Mount Senario College, Greenville University, Crown College in St. Bonifacius, Minnesota, and at the University of Northwestern – St. Paul.
Talley played high school football and ran track at J.F. Kennedy in Bloomington, MN. He played college football at Golden Valley Lutheran College for two years, under Dave Skrien and transferred to Pacific Lutheran University to play under College Hall of Fame member and head coach Frosty Westering and then obtained his master's degree from Miami University OH as a graduate assistant under Tim Rose. He studied under Dr. Colleen Hacker, mental performance coach and professor at PLU as well as Dr. Robin Vealey, professor, at Miami.