The Ohio State Buckeyes college football team represents the Ohio State University in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes compete as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 25 coaches since it began play during the 1890 season.[1] The Buckeyes have played over 1,200 games over 125 seasons. In those seasons, nine head coaches have led the Buckeyes to postseason bowl games: John Wilce, Wes Fesler, Woody Hayes, Earle Bruce, John Cooper, Jim Tressel, Luke Fickell, Urban Meyer, and Ryan Day. 13 coaches have won conference championships with the Buckeyes: Albert Herrnstein, John Richards, Wilce, Francis Schmidt, Paul Brown, Carroll Widdoes, Fesler, Hayes, Bruce, Cooper, Tressel, Meyer, and Day. Four coaches led Buckeyes to national championships: Brown, Hayes, Tressel, and Meyer. Hayes is the all-time leader in games coached and years coached with the Buckeyes, while also leading all coaches in victories (205). Meyer currently holds the highest winning percentage of all Buckeye coaches (.902), with a record of 83–9 through seven seasons. David Edwards holds the lowest winning percentage of any Buckeye head coach (.167), going 1–7–1 in the only season that he coached. Of the 24 Buckeye head coaches, Howard Jones, Wilce, Schmidt, Fesler, Hayes, Bruce, Cooper, and Tressel have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The previous head coach of the Buckeyes was Urban Meyer who was hired in November 2011[2] and then announced December 4, 2018, he would retire following the Rose Bowl. Ryan Day then became the new coach of the Buckeyes.[3]
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Coaches edit
| # | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | CCs | DCs | NCs | National awards |
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| 1 | Alexander Lilley | 1890–1891 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Frederick Ryder | 1892–1895, 1898 | 46 | 22 | 22 | 1 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Charles Hickey[A 7] | 1896 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | David Edwards | 1897 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | John Eckstorm | 1899–1901 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 3 | .810 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Perry Hale | 1902–1903 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Edwin Sweetland | 1904–1905 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | .652 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .750 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Albert Herrnstein | 1906–1909 | 39 | 28 | 10 | 1 | .731 | 17 | 6 | 1 | .729 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Howard Jones[8]† | 1910 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .750 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .750 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Harry Vaughan | 1911 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .714 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | John Richards | 1912 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 12 | John Wilce[9]† | 1913–1928 | 120 | 78 | 33 | 9 | .688 | 37 | 30 | 4 | .549 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Sam Willaman | 1929–1933 | 41 | 26 | 10 | 5 | .695 | 14 | 8 | 4 | .615 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Francis Schmidt[10]† | 1934–1940 | 56 | 39 | 16 | 1 | .705 | 30 | 9 | 1 | .763 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Paul Brown | 1941–1943 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 1 | .685 | 9 | 6 | 1 | .594 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 – 1942 | — |
| 16 | Carroll Widdoes | 1944–1945 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .889 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | — | — | 1 | — | — | AFCA Coach of the Year (1944)[11] |
| 17 | Paul Bixler | 1946 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Wes Fesler[12]† | 1947–1950 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 3 | .608 | 13 | 10 | 2 | .560 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Woody Hayes[13]† | 1951–1978 | 276 | 205 | 61 | 10 | .761 | 152 | 37 | 7 | .793 | 5 | 6 | 13 | — | 5 – 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970 | AFCA Coach of the Year (1957)[11] Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1957, 1968, 1975)[14] Walter Camp Coach of the Year (1968)[15] |
| 20 | Earle Bruce[16]† | 1979–1987 | 108 | 81 | 26 | 1 | .755 | 57 | 17 | 0 | .770 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | — | AFCA Coach of the Year (1979)[11] Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1979)[14] Woody Hayes Trophy (1979)[17] |
| 21 | John Cooper[18]† | 1988–2000 | 158 | 111 | 43 | 4 | .715 | 70 | 30 | 4 | .692 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 22 | Jim Tressel[19][A 8]† | 2001–2010 | 128 | 94 | 22 | — | .810 | 59 | 14 | — | .808 | 5 | 4 | 6 | — | 1 – 2002 | AFCA Coach of the Year (2002)[11] Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (2002)[14] Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2002)[21] Woody Hayes Trophy (2002)[17] |
| Int | Luke Fickell[A 9] | 2011 | 13 | 6 | 7 | — | .462 | 3 | 5 | — | .375 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Urban Meyer | 2012–2018 | 92 | 83 | 9 | — | .902 | 54 | 4 | — | .931 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 – 2014 | Woody Hayes Trophy (2012)[17] |
| 24 | Ryan Day[A 10] | 2019–present | 64 | 56 | 8 | — | .875 | 39 | 3 | — | .929 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Notes edit
- ^ A running total of the number of coaches of the Buckeyes. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is counted only once. Acting head coaches are not included in the count.
- ^ The Big Ten began divisional play in 2011. From 2011–2013 they were in the Leaders division, from 2014 on they have been in the East.
- ^ Ohio State did not join a conference until 1902.[4]
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[5]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[6]
- ^ The Big Ten Conference began a conference championship game during the 2011 season and the results are included in the calculation of postseason wins and losses.
- ^ Charles Hickey was hired part-way through the 1896 season and student coached the team in several games.[7]
- ^ Ohio State finished the 2010 season with an overall record of 12–1 and a conference record of 7–1. Ohio State voluntarily vacated all victories during the season, as well as the conference championship and Sugar Bowl victory, as a result of NCAA infractions.[20]
- ^ Luke Fickell was named interim head coach in May 2011, following the resignation of Jim Tressel.[22]
- ^ Ryan Day was named acting head coach during the three-game suspension of Urban Meyer at the beginning of the 2018 season. His statistics include these three games.[23]
References edit
General
- "Ohio State Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- "Ohio State Records – Coaching Records" (PDF). Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
Specific
- ^ "Ohio State Buckeyes Coaching Records" (PDF). Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ "Ohio State football: Meyer signs contract". Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ "Urban Meyer Announces Retirement Following Rose Bowl, Ryan Day To Take Over As Ohio State's Next Head Coach". Eleven Warriors. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ "Ohio State Records – Head Coaching Records" (PDF). Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (2006-08-25). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (1987-09-06). "Big Plays Help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ "History of Ohio State Football" (PDF). Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ "Howard Jones". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ "John Wilce". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ "Francis Schmidt". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ a b c d "AFCA Coach of the Year Award – Past Winners". American Football Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ "Wes Fesler". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ "Woody Hayes". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ a b c "Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award Winners". SR/College Football. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ "Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award Winners". SR/College Football. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ "Earle Bruce". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ a b c "Past Touchdown Club Trophies :: Touchdown Club of Columbus". www.tdccolumbus.com. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
- ^ "John Cooper". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ "Hall of Famers: Jim Tressel". USA Today. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
- ^ "Ohio State vacates all 2010 victories". ESPN. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ "Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year Award Winners". SR/College Football. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ "Luke Fickell Named Interim Ohio State Football Coach". 10TV.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ Gardner, Steve (August 1, 2018). "Who is Ohio State interim football head coach Ryan Day?". USA Today. Retrieved December 4, 2018.