Bill Hess was head coach of the Ohio Bobcats football team from 1958-1977. For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of Ohio University features 16 varsity sports teams called the Bobcats. In his tenure at Ohio, Hess had a 108-91-4 record, giving him a winning percentage of . 542 that is second only to legendary coach Don Peden on Ohio's all-time list. Don Peden was Head coach of the Ohio Bobcats football team from 1924 - 1946. Coach Hess's teams won 4 Mid-American Conference Championships (1953, 1960, 1963, 1967, and 1968) and won a National Small College Championship in 1960 after having an undefeated season. The Mid-American Conference ( MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division I college athletic conference with a membership Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hess also led the Bobcats to two bowl games, losing 14-15 to West Texas State in the 1962 Sun Bowl and losing 42-49 to Richmond in the 1968 Tangerine Bowl. In the United States, a bowl game is traditionally a post-season College football game however the term "bowl" has become synonymous with a major American West Texas A&M University (also known as WTAMU, or WT, West Texas State) part of the Texas A&M University System, is a Public university Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Sun Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game that is played usually at the end of December in El Paso Texas. The University of Richmond is a private nonsectarian liberal arts university located on the border of the city of Richmond and Henrico County, Virginia Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
| Preceded by Carroll Widdoes |
Ohio Bobcats Head Football Coach 1958–1977 |
Succeeded by Bob Kappes |