| Howard Hancock | |
| Birth Date: | 20 December 1894 |
| Birth Place: | Shullsburg, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Colfax, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | University of Wisconsin (1918) Indiana University[1] |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1916–1917 |
| Player Team2: | Wisconsin |
| Player Sport3: | Baseball |
| Player Years4: | c. 1917 |
| Player Team4: | Wisconsin |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1921–1928 |
| Coach Team2: | Oshkosh Normal/State |
| Coach Years3: | 1930 |
| Coach Team3: | Oshkosh State |
| Coach Years4: | 1931–1944 |
| Coach Team4: | Illinois State Normal |
| Coach Sport5: | Baseball |
| Coach Years6: | 1933–1946 |
| Coach Team6: | Illinois State Normal |
| Admin Years1: | 1921–1931 |
| Admin Team1: | Oshkosh Normal/State |
| Admin Years2: | 1931–1963 |
| Admin Team2: | Illinois State Normal |
| Overall Record: | 95–65–29 (football) 120–112–2 (baseball) |
| Championships: | Football 2 INACW/WSTCC (1923, 1928) 3 IIAC (1937, 1940–1941) |
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 was the head baseball coach at Illinois State from 1933 to 1946, tallying a mark of 120–112–2, and also coached golf at the school. He was the athletic director at Oshkosh State from 1921 to 1931 and Illinois State from 1931 to 1961. Hancock Stadium, the home venue for the Illinois State Redbirds football team is named for him.
Hancock was born on December 20, 1894, in Shullsburg, Wisconsin. He was captain of the football team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison before graduating in 1918. 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.[3] [4]