Fred Besana (born March 9, 1954 at Roseville, California) is a former American football quarterback for the Oakland Invaders of the United States Football League as well as the Buffalo Bills and the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round (115th overall) of the 1977 NFL Draft. He was active for two games in 1977 and two games in 1978, before being released by the New York Giants on August 13, 1979.