| Howard Fletcher | |
| Birth Date: | 13 March 1913 |
| Birth Place: | Streator, Illinois, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1938–1939 |
| Player Team1: | Northern Illinois State |
| Player Positions: | Tackle |
| Coach Years1: | c. 1950 |
| Coach Team1: | West Chicago HS (IL) |
| Coach Years2: | 1952–1955 |
| Coach Team2: | Walnut Hills HS (OH) |
| Coach Years3: | 1956–1968 |
| Coach Team3: | Northern Illinois State / Northern Illinois |
| Overall Record: | 74–48–1 (college) |
| Bowl Record: | 1–2 |
| Championships: | 1 NCAA College Division (1963) 3 IIAC (1963–1965) |
Howard W. Fletcher (March 13, 1913 – August 23, 2001) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the Northern Illinois University from 1956 to 1968, compiling a record of 74–48–1. Fletcher's Northern Illinois Huskies squad was named the NCAA College Division Champion by the Associated Press in 1963. He led the Huskies to three consecutive Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) championships, in 1963, 1964, and 1965. The Huskies also won the Mineral Water Bowl in 1963.[1] [2]