John Harold Cooper (born July 2, 1937) is a former American football player and coach.
Cooper was an assistant coach at Iowa State, Oregon State, UCLA, Kansas, and Kentucky.
Then, he embarked on a head coaching career, as he served as the head coach at the University of Tulsa (1977–1984), Arizona State University (1985–1987), and Ohio State University (1988–2000), compiling a career record of 192–84–6.
Cooper was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2008.