Tom Harp

Tom Harp

Harp c. 1967
Biographical details
Born	c. 1927
Playing career
1945	Miami (OH)
1949–1950	Muskingum
Position(s)	Quarterback, fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1951–1953	Carrollton HS (OH)
1954–1955	Massillon Washington HS (OH)
1956–1960	Army (backfield)
1961–1965	Cornell
1966–1970	Duke
1973–1977	Indiana State
Head coaching record
Overall	61–82–4 (college) 38–8–1 (high school)

Thomas Harp (born c. 1927) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Cornell University (1961–1965), Duke University (1967–1970), and Indiana State University (1973–1977), compiling a career college football record of 61–82–4.

Playing career

Harp played football as a fullback at Miami University in 1945 and then as a quarterback at Muskingum University in 1949 and 1950, where he was a member of back-to-back Ohio Athletic Conference championship squads.

Coaching career

Harp began his coaching career in 1951 at Carrollton High School in Carrollton, Ohio, where he compiled a record of 20–6–1 over three seasons. He then moved on to Massillon Washington High School in Massillon, Ohio, tallying a mark of 18–2 over two seasons and winning the Ohio State title in 1954. From 1956 to 1960, Harp coached the backfield at the United States Military Academy under head coaches Earl Blaik and Dale Hall.

From 1961 to 1965, Harp coached at Cornell, where he compiled a 19–23–3 record. From 1966 to 1970, he coached at Duke, where he compiled a 22–28–1 record. From 1973 to 1977, he coached at Indiana State, where he compiled a 20–31 record.

Family

Harp is the stepfather of former Miami Dolphins head coach Cam Cameron.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Cornell Big Red (Ivy League) (1961–1965)
1961	Cornell	3–6	2–5	6th
1962	Cornell	4–5	4–3	T–3rd
1963	Cornell	5–4	4–3	T–4th
1964	Cornell	3–5–1	3–4	T–5th
1965	Cornell	4–3–2	3–3–1	4th
Cornell:		19–23–3	16–18–1
Duke Blue Devils (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1966–1970)
1966	Duke	5–5	2–3	5th
1967	Duke	4–6	2–4	6th
1968	Duke	4–6	3–4	5th
1969	Duke	3–6–1	3–3–1	T–3rd
1970	Duke	6–5	5–2	T–2nd
Duke:		22–28–1	15–16–1
Indiana State Sycamores (NCAA Division II independent) (1973–1975)
1973	Indiana State	4–7
1974	Indiana State	5–5
1975	Indiana State	5–5
Indiana State Sycamores (NCAA Division I independent) (1976)
1976	Indiana State	3–7
Indiana State Sycamores (Missouri Valley Conference) (1977)
1977	Indiana State	3–7	2–3	T–4th
Indiana State:		20–31	2–3
Total:		61–82–4