Harris G. Cope

Harris G. Cope
Cope, c. 1913
Biographical details
Born(1880-03-16)March 16, 1880
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
DiedSeptember 24, 1924(1924-09-24) (aged 44)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1899–1901Sewanee
Position(s)Quarterback (football)
Third baseman (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1904Sewanee (assistant)
1909–1916Sewanee
1922–1923Howard (AL)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1909–1913Sewanee
1922–1924Howard (AL)
Head coaching record
Overall48–28–12
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 SIAA (1909)

Harris Goodwin Cope (March 16, 1880 – September 24, 1924) was an American football and baseball player and football coach. He served as the head football coach at Sewanee: The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee from 1909 to 1916 and Howard College—now known as Samford University—in Marion, Alabama from 1922 to 1923, compiling a career college football coaching record of 48–28–12. Cope was a member of the National Football Rules Committee in 1914–15.