| Ray Alborn | |
| Birth Date: | 23 December 1938 |
| Player Years1: | 1959–1961 |
| Player Team1: | Rice |
| Player Positions: | Defensive tackle |
| Coach Years1: | 1969–1971 |
| Coach Team1: | Sharpstown HS (TX) |
| Coach Years2: | 1972–1977 |
| Coach Team2: | Rice (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1978–1983 |
| Coach Team3: | Rice |
| Coach Years4: | 1984–1985 |
| Coach Team4: | Houston Gamblers (DL) |
| Coach Years5: | 1986–1989 |
| Coach Team5: | Lamar |
| Coach Years6: | 1998–2001 |
| Coach Team6: | Lamar Consolidated HS (TX) |
| Overall Record: | 26–83 (college) 28–41–1 |
Gus Raymond Alborn (born December 23, 1938) is a former American football player and coach. He served as head football coach at Rice University from 1978 to 1983 and at Lamar University from 1986 to 1989, compiling a career college football record of 26–83.
While coaching at his alma mater, Rice, Alborn compiled a 13–53 record overall. He was fired after the 1983 season and soon after became defensive line coach for the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League (USFL). In 1986, Alborn was hired as head coach at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. He was released from his contract in 1990 when Lamar chose to discontinue the school's football program.[1] Alborn later served as head coach at Lamar Consolidated High School before retiring in 2002.
On March 2, 2010, Alborn was elected mayor of Ruidoso, New Mexico.[2]