Ashel Cunningham was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach.
DePauw University
He served as the head football coach at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana in 1912. He also served as the school's head men's basketball coach from 1911 to 1913.
University of Redlands
He became an athletic coach at the University of Redlands in Redlands, California in 1913. He served as the school's head football coach from 1915 to 1920 and head men's basketball coach from 1917 to 1922 and 1926 to 1944.
The track and field facility at Redlands bears his name.