Woody Hayes
Last coached Ohio State Buckeyes, 1978- Record
- 205-61-10
- Win percentage
- .761
- Games
- 276
- Seasons
- 281951–1978
Season history
Every season the coach has run a program.
| Season | Team | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Ohio State | 7-4-1 | AP preseason #7 | AP final — | SRS 14.8 | SP+ 11.4 | Offense 33.2 | Defense 23.2 |
| 1977 | Ohio State | 9-3 | AP preseason #5 | AP final #11 | SRS 23.6 | SP+ 22.7 | Offense 33.8 | Defense 11.7 |
| 1976 | Ohio State | 9-2-1 | AP preseason #4 | AP final #6 | SRS 22.9 | SP+ 25.8 | Offense 35.0 | Defense 10.0 |
| 1975 | Ohio State | 11-1 | AP preseason #4 | AP final #4 | SRS 26.7 | SP+ 27.3 | Offense 37.6 | Defense 10.9 |
| 1974 | Ohio State | 10-2 | AP preseason #2 | AP final #4 | SRS 27.8 | SP+ 25.3 | Offense 40.1 | Defense 16.3 |
| 1973 | Ohio State | 10-0-1 | AP preseason #2 | AP final #2 | SRS 36.3 | SP+ 30.2 | Offense 40.6 | Defense 10.7 |
| 1972 | Ohio State | 9-2 | AP preseason #3 | AP final #9 | SRS 16.2 | SP+ 15.4 | Offense 31.9 | Defense 17.5 |
| 1971 | Ohio State | 6-4 | AP preseason #11 | AP final — | SRS 17.2 | SP+ 14.2 | Offense 27.4 | Defense 13.4 |
| 1970 | Ohio State | 9-1 | AP preseason #1 | AP final #5 | SRS 27.4 | SP+ 24.7 | Offense 36.2 | Defense 12.1 |
| 1969 | Ohio State | 8-1 | AP preseason #1 | AP final #4 | SRS 31.1 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1968 | Ohio State | 10-0 | AP preseason #11 | AP final #1 | SRS 23.8 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1967 | Ohio State | 6-3 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 2.4 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1966 | Ohio State | 4-5 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -0.6 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1965 | Ohio State | 7-2 | AP preseason #10 | AP final — | SRS 13.0 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1964 | Ohio State | 7-2 | AP preseason #5 | AP final #9 | SRS 16.2 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1963 | Ohio State | 5-3-1 | AP preseason #10 | AP final — | SRS 13.9 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1962 | Ohio State | 6-3 | AP preseason #1 | AP final — | SRS 21.7 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1961 | Ohio State | 8-0-1 | AP preseason #2 | AP final #2 | SRS 22.2 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1960 | Ohio State | 7-2 | AP preseason #16 | AP final #8 | SRS 25.1 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1959 | Ohio State | 3-5-1 | AP preseason #7 | AP final — | SRS 7.3 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1958 | Ohio State | 6-1-2 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 19.3 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1957 | Ohio State | 9-1 | AP preseason #17 | AP final #2 | SRS 23.1 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1956 | Ohio State | 6-3 | AP preseason #5 | AP final #15 | SRS 17.0 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1955 | Ohio State | 7-2 | AP preseason #4 | AP final #5 | SRS 15.6 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1954 | Ohio State | 10-0 | AP preseason #20 | AP final #1 | SRS 27.2 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1953 | Ohio State | 6-3 | AP preseason #7 | AP final — | SRS 11.5 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1952 | Ohio State | 6-3 | AP preseason #20 | AP final #17 | SRS 15.9 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1951 | Ohio State | 4-3-2 | AP preseason #3 | AP final — | SRS 11.4 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
Coaching history
Every job, not only the years spent running a program.
| Years | Team | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1951–1978 | Ohio State | Head Coach |
| 1948–1950 | Miami (OH) | Head Coach |