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| Title | Head Coach | |
| College | Ohio State | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Team record | 73–16 (82. For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of This is a list of American institutions of Higher education in the United States and abroad sorted by region The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with 0%) | |
| Born | December 5, 1952 | |
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| Overall | 208–73–2 (73. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mentor is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 50278 at the 2000 census. 9%) | |
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| Division I-A: 2002 Division I-AA: 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997 Big Ten: 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
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| 12 coach of the year awards (see awards below) | ||
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| 1971-1974 | Baldwin-Wallace College | |
| Position | QB | |
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| 1986-2000 2001-present |
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James Patrick Tressel (born December 5, 1952) is the current head football coach at The Ohio State University. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. James Patrick Tressel (born December 5, 1952) is the current head football coach at The Ohio State University. Baldwin-Wallace College is a small Liberal arts college in Berea Ohio. Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of Youngstown State University, founded in 1908 is an accredited University located in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. He was hired in 2001 to replace John Cooper. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. John Cooper (born July 2, 1937 in Knoxville, Tennessee) was the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes College football Since becoming Ohio State's 22nd head football coach, his team has won a National Championship, achieving the first 14-0 season record in major college football since Penn went 15-0 in 1897. The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. [1] He has an overall record of 73-16, including four Big Ten Conference championships, a 4-3 bowl record and a 6-1 record against arch-rival Michigan. The Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan. Tressel's six wins against Michigan place him second in school history to Woody Hayes' 16, and alone in Ohio State football history in winning six of his first seven meetings with the Wolverines. Wayne Woodrow “Woody” Hayes ( February 14, 1913  &ndash March 12, 1987) was a College football coach who is best remembered [2]
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Jim Tressel was born in Mentor, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, on December 5, 1952. Mentor is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 50278 at the 2000 census. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His father, Lee Tressel, who hails from Ada, Ohio, was the coach at Mentor's high school; after a 34-game winning streak, Lee was hired as head football coach for Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio, located in suburban Cleveland. Lee Tressel ( February 12, 1925 - April 16, 1981) was a football coach and Athletic director at Division III Baldwin-Wallace Ada is a village in Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5582 at the 2000 census. Baldwin-Wallace College is a small Liberal arts college in Berea Ohio. Berea is a city in Cuyahoga County in the US state of Ohio, and is a suburb of Cleveland. B-W would go on to win the 1978 NCAA Division III National Championship under Lee Tressel. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. Jim attended many of his father's games and practices; he also developed a friendship with neighbor (and Cleveland Browns legend) Lou Groza -- who, like Lee Tressel, had attended Ohio State and continued to be a fan. The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. Louis Roy Groza ( January 25, 1924 - November 29, 2000) was an American football Placekicker who played his entire His mother Eloise Tressel worked as the Athletic Historian at Baldwin Wallace College during Lee's time as head coach. Baldwin-Wallace College is a small Liberal arts college in Berea Ohio.
After graduating from Berea High School in 1971, Jim played quarterback under his father at Baldwin-Wallace. Berea High School is a High school located in Berea Ohio. It was founded in 1882 and the current structure was built in 1929 Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. As quarterback, he earned four varsity letters and won all-conference honors as a senior in 1974. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The next year, he graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor's degree in education. Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an Academic degree was earned While at Baldwin-Wallace Jim was initiated into the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. This article is about the student fraternity in the United States
After graduating, Tressel became a Graduate Assistant at the University of Akron. The University of Akron is an open enrollment regional institution of higher learning located in Akron Ohio. He worked there coaching the quarterbacks, receivers, and running backs, while earning his Masters degree in education. A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football A running back ( RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield. In 1978, he left to become quarterbacks and receivers coach at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Miami University (colloquially and incorrectly referred to as Miami of Ohio for clarification purposes is a Coeducational Public university founded in 1809 Oxford is a city in northwestern Butler County, Ohio, United States, in the southwestern portion of the state By 1981, he had left to become the quarterbacks coach at Syracuse. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Syracuse University (SU is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York. In 1983, he was hired at Ohio State to be the quarterbacks and receivers coach. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) That year, OSU had a 9-3 record, including a 28-23 victory over Pittsburgh in the Fiesta Bowl; a 39-yard pass from quarterback Mike Tomczak to wide receiver Thad Jemison clinched the win with 39 seconds remaining in the game. The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a non-sectarian coeducational independent state-related, "public" research University The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1971 Michael John Tomczak (born October 23 1962 in Calumet City Illinois) is a former American football player In 1984, he was given the added responsibility of coaching the running backs. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) That year, the team became Big Ten champs, played in the Rose Bowl, and tailback Keith Byars finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting. A running back ( RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield. Keith Alan Byars (born October 14, 1963 in Dayton Ohio) is a sports broadcaster and former American football player In 1985, OSU defeated BYU in the Citrus Bowl. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)
At the end of the 1985 season, Jim Tressel left OSU to become head coach at Youngstown State University. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Youngstown State University, founded in 1908 is an accredited University located in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. His first season as coach was one to forget, as Youngstown State finished the season with a 2-9 record. In his second year as head coach, the 1987 season showed an extreme turn of events for Tressel. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Youngstown State finished the season with an 8-4 record and won the Ohio Valley Conference championship. The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern and southeastern United States. From 1989-1994, Youngstown State would play in the Division I-AA National Championship game four times. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States In 1991, Tressel won his first National Championship, defeating Marshall; the victory made him and his father the only father-son duo to win National Championships in College Football. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Marshall University is a Coeducational public Research university in Huntington West Virginia, founded in 1837 as a private subscription
YSU won two more National Championships in the following three years: Against Marshall in 1993 (who had defeated them in 1992) and Boise State in 1994. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Boise State University is a Public university located near downtown Boise, the Capital city of the U Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) 1997 brought Tressel his fourth National Championship with a 10-9 victory against McNeese State. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar McNeese State University, founded in 1939 is a University located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA. He earned his 100th win against Indiana State. Indiana State University ( ISU) is a Public university that is located in Terre Haute Indiana, United States. 1999 marked Tressel's 9th visit to the Division I-AA playoffs, but the team lost to Georgia Southern in the title game. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Georgia Southern University (GSU is a public co-educational Regional Research University located in Statesboro, Georgia, USA 2000 presented Tressel with more success, leading Youngstown State to a 9-3 season and its 10th playoff appearance. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. During the 1990s, Youngstown State had a record of 103-27-2, the most wins by any Division I-AA team and fourth most of both Division I-A and I-AA combined. Tressel's overall record at Youngstown was 135-57-2. He was also named Division I-AA Coach of the Year in ’91, ’93, ’94 and ’97. [3]
After firing head coach John Cooper following a loss to unranked South Carolina in the 2000 Outback Bowl, the Buckeyes were looking for a new head coach to revive the program. This article is about the University of South Carolina in Columbia 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Outback Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Florida. After a lengthy search, Ohio State chose Tressel to replace Cooper as head football coach. While addressing Ohio State students during a ceremony introducing him as head coach, Tressel declared, "I can assure you that you will be proud of your young people in the classroom, in the community and most especially in 310 days in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on the football field"[4] an apparent reference to the Buckeyes' struggles against archrival Michigan under Cooper.
Tressel has coached the Buckeyes to two 19-game winning streaks, one in the 2002-2003 seasons and the second in 2005-2006. Tressel's winning percentage at Ohio State of 83. 5% is the second best in school history, behind only Carroll Widdoes' 16-2 (88. 9%) mark in the 1944-1945 seasons. [5]
As Ohio State's head coach, Tressel is known for a conservative style of play calling, winning games with just enough scoring, strong defense, and "playing field position. "[6] Tressel often refers to the punt as the most important play in football. [7] In most interviews, he credits the seniors on the team, foregoing praise for his younger players, in an attempt to promote those who have dedicated themselves to The Ohio State University football program for a number of years. He is sometimes referred to as "The Senator", (most notably by ESPN's Chris Fowler), because of his composure on the sidelines during play and his diplomatic way of interacting with representatives from the media. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to Chris Fowler (born August 23 1962) is a sports broadcaster for ESPN known best for his work on College GameDay for [8] He is also often referred to as "The Sweater Vest" for his habit of wearing a sweater vest on the sidelines. A sleeveless sweater (known as a tank top in the United Kingdom, a sweater vest in North America and a Langdon in the Northeastern [9]
With his 5 national championships, Tressel is one of only two active coaches with 5 or more national championships in any division (only Larry Kehres of Division III Mount Union College has more with 9). Larry Kehres is current head coach of the Mount Union College football team Mount Union College is a 4-year private Liberal arts College in Alliance Ohio. His four national championships at Youngstown State University gave him the distinction of being a part of the only father-son coaching combination to win a national championship[10] (his father, Lee Tressel, won a Division III title at Baldwin-Wallace College in 1978). Youngstown State University, founded in 1908 is an accredited University located in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. Lee Tressel ( February 12, 1925 - April 16, 1981) was a football coach and Athletic director at Division III Baldwin-Wallace Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. Baldwin-Wallace College is a small Liberal arts college in Berea Ohio. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) His 2002 national title victory at Ohio State gave him two more distinctions: he became the only coach to win national titles at two different schools (Youngstown State and Ohio State) and he won national titles at two different divisional levels of NCAA football (Ohio State is Division I-A, while Youngstown State is Division I-AA). See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
During Tressel's first year, Ohio State had a 7-5 record. Ohio State returned to the Outback Bowl, where the Buckeyes once again fell to South Carolina. Although the Buckeyes lost on a last minute field goal, the team battled back to tie the game at 28-28 after being down 28-0. [11] Despite a second consecutive bowl loss and a 5-loss season, Tressel had coached the Buckeyes to a 26-20 upset victory over Michigan, fulfilling the promise he had made 10 months earlier.
The following year Tressel and the Buckeyes became the first team in college football history to finish 14-0, defeating the heavily favored University of Miami Hurricanes in double overtime to win the 2003 Fiesta Bowl and the 2002 National Championship. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida, UM, or just The U) is a private non-sectarian University founded in 1925 The 2003 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl took place on January 3, 2003 in Tempe Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium, with the Ohio It was Ohio State's first national championship in 34 years. That success made him the first coach in NCAA history to win the AFCA's Coach of the Year award while at different schools, he is also the first to win the award in two different divisions. [12]
They were able to earn the national championship through close wins on a defensive-minded scheme that relied on field position. With a combination of senior leadership with Michael Doss and freshman Maurice Clarett, Tressel was able to pull out many close games during the season. Michael Allen Doss (born March 24, 1981 in Canton Ohio) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent Maurice Edward Clarett (born October 29, 1983 in Youngstown Ohio) is a former American football player Seven of their 14 victories were within 7 points including one overtime game against Illinois, and a double overtime game coming in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl. The 2003 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl took place on January 3, 2003 in Tempe Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium, with the Ohio [13] His playcalling style of tough defense, conservative ball-control offense, and field position was dubbed "Tresselball" by the media. [14]
Coming off the national title season, the Buckeyes earned an 11-2 record in 2003, but the team lost to Michigan in the 100th meeting between the two teams 35-21. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. It is the only time one of Tressel's teams has not beaten the Wolverines. The Buckeyes finished the 2003 season with a 35-28 victory over Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl on January 2, 2004. In 2004, the team finished 8-4, closing out the season with a 33-7 victory against Oklahoma State at the Alamo Bowl. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Alamo Bowl is a major American College football Bowl game played annually since 1993 in the 65000-seat Alamodome in San Antonio During 2005, the Buckeyes had a 10-2 record which featured an early season loss to Texas and another in Happy Valley versus Penn State. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. However, the season ended with the Buckeyes defeating Notre Dame 34-20 in the Fiesta Bowl. The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame) (ˌnoʊtɚˈdeɪm is a private Roman Catholic Research university located in The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1971 The 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team went undefeated in the regular season -- including a 42-39 victory over Michigan which saw the first ever meeting between the two teams ranking numbers 1 and 2 respectively in the national polls. The 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team representing the Ohio State University in the College football season of 2006-2007 [15] Ohio State finished second in the final AP and Coaches polls after losing the 2007 BCS National Championship Game to the University of Florida, 41-14. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->Three human polls and one Formulaic The 2007 Tostitos BCS National Championship Game or BCS Title Game was played on January 8 2007 at the University of Phoenix The 2006 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 2006 college football season. In the 2007 season Jim Tressel led the 11-2 Buckeyes to a third consecutive Big Ten Championship and second consecutive National Championship berth, played January 7, 2008 against the LSU Tigers, in the Superdome. The LSU Tigers football team aka "Fighting Tigers" represents Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge Louisiana, United States in The Louisiana Superdome, often informally referred to simply as the However OSU was beaten 38-24 by LSU, becoming only the second team to lose two consecutive BCS title games (the first being the University of Oklahoma). [16] Jim Tressel and Ohio State remain winless against SEC teams in bowl games with a record of 0-3 and 0-9, respectively. [17]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Youngstown State Penguins (Ohio Valley Conference) (1986 – 1987) | |||||||||
| 1986 | Youngstown State | 2-9 | 2-5 | ||||||
| 1987 | Youngstown State | 8-4 | 5-1 | ||||||
| Youngstown State Penguins (Division I-AA Independent) (1988 – 1996) | |||||||||
| 1988 | Youngstown State | 4-7 | |||||||
| 1989 | Youngstown State | 9-4 | |||||||
| 1990 | Youngstown State | 11-1 | |||||||
| 1991 | Youngstown State | 12-3 | W 25-17 vs. Youngstown State University is in NCAA Division I Nicknamed the Penguins they play in the Horizon League and Missouri Valley Football Conference, The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern and southeastern United States. Youngstown State University is in NCAA Division I Nicknamed the Penguins they play in the Horizon League and Missouri Valley Football Conference, Marshall I-AA Championship | ||||||
| 1992 | Youngstown State | 11-3-1 | |||||||
| 1993 | Youngstown State | 13-2 | W 17-5 vs. The Marshall Thundering Herd are the intercollegiate athletic teams that collectively represent the Marshall University in Huntington West Virginia. Marshall I-AA Championship | ||||||
| 1994 | Youngstown State | 14-0-1 | W 28-14 vs. The Marshall Thundering Herd are the intercollegiate athletic teams that collectively represent the Marshall University in Huntington West Virginia. Boise State I-AA Championship | ||||||
| 1995 | Youngstown State | 3-8 | |||||||
| 1996 | Youngstown State | 8-3 | |||||||
| Youngstown State Penguins (Gateway Football Conference) (1997 – 2000) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Youngstown State | 13-2 | 4-2 | W 10-9 vs. This page discusses the Boise State football program For more Boise State athletics see Boise State Broncos. Youngstown State University is in NCAA Division I Nicknamed the Penguins they play in the Horizon League and Missouri Valley Football Conference, The Missouri Valley Football Conference (formerly the Gateway Football Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern United States McNeese State I-AA Championship | |||||
| 1998 | Youngstown State | 6-5 | 3-3 | ||||||
| 1999 | Youngstown State | 12-3 | 5-1 | ||||||
| 2000 | Youngstown State | 9-3 | 4-2 | ||||||
| Youngstown State: | 135-57-2 | 23-14 | |||||||
| Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten Conference) (2001 — present) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Ohio State | 7-5 | 5-3 | 3rd | L Outback | — | — | ||
| 2002 | Ohio State | 14-0 | 8-0 | T-1st | W Fiesta † | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2003 | Ohio State | 11-2 | 6-2 | 2nd | W Fiesta † | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2004 | Ohio State | 8-4 | 4-4 | 5th | W Alamo | 19 | 20 | ||
| 2005 | Ohio State | 10-2 | 7-1 | T-1st | W Fiesta † | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2006 | Ohio State | 12-1 | 8-0 | 1st | L BCS National Championship † | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2007 | Ohio State | 11-2 | 7-1 | 1st | L BCS National Championship † | 4 | 5 | ||
| Ohio State: | 73-16 | 45-11 | |||||||
| Total: | 208-73-2 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. McNeese State University, founded in 1939 is a University located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA. The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. The 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season saw the hurricane winds blow again as the University of Miami, the team of the 80s returned The Outback Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Florida. The 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season bucked the trend of boring national title games providing a game that lived up to the hype The 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was the national champion of the 2002 college football season. The 2003 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl took place on January 3, 2003 in Tempe Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium, with the Ohio The 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with an abundance of controversy The 2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University The 2004 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, played on January 4, 2004, was the 33rd edition of the Fiesta Bowl. The 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with several undefeated teams vying for a spot in the national title game The 2004 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University The 2004 edition to the Alamo Bowl featured the Ohio State Buckeyes, and the Oklahoma State Cowboys. The 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the least amount of controversy surrounding the Bowl Championship Series (BCS The 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University The 2006 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, played on January 2, 2006, was the 35th edition of the Fiesta Bowl The 2006 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision football season, or the College football season began on August 31 The 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team representing the Ohio State University in the College football season of 2006-2007 The 2007 Tostitos BCS National Championship Game or BCS Title Game was played on January 8 2007 at the University of Phoenix The 2007 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision football season, or the College football season began on August The 2007 Ohio State Buckeyes football team competed in football on behalf of the Ohio State University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football The 2008 Allstate BCS National Championship Game was played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. The USA Today Coaches' Poll is the current name for a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I-A College football and Division I °Rankings from final AP Poll of the season. |
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| Preceded by Bill Narduzzi |
Youngstown State Head Football Coach 1985–2000 |
Succeeded by Jon Heacock |
| Preceded by John Cooper |
Ohio State Head Football Coach 2001– |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by Larry Coker |
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award 2002 |
Succeeded by Nick Saban |