Howard Joseph Hancock (December 20, 1894 – February 12, 1978) was an American football and baseball coach and college athletics administrator.

He served as the head football coach at Oshkosh State Normal School—now known as the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh from 1921 to 1928 and again in 1930 and at Illinois State Normal University—now known as Illinois State University—in Normal, Illinois, from 1931 until 1944, and compiling a career college football coaching record of 95–65–29.

Hancock Stadium, the home venue for the Illinois State Redbirds football team is named for him.

Hancock died on February 12, 1978, while visiting his wife at the Octavia Manor Nursing Home in Colfax, Illinois.

[2] Including his records from other schools, Hancock leads college football with the highest tie percentage in varsity play.