Michael T. Cooley (c. 1927 – June 13, 1988) was an American college football player and coach.

He served as the head football coach at Lehigh University from 1962 to 1964, compiling a record of 5–21–1.

Cooley played college football at the University of Georgia from 1944 to 1947 under Wally Butts.

Cooley died at the age of 60 on June 15, 1988, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.

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