Top 25
32-37-7
- Games
- 76
- Win rate
- 46.7%
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Coach Profile
Woody Hayes
1951-1978 • Ohio State
One defining program at Ohio State.
Woody Hayes coached 28 seasons, won 76.1%, and posted an average SRS of 18.9. Best season: 1973 Ohio State. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. One primary stint defined the run.
- Career record
- 205-61-10
- Career win rate
- 76.1%
- Average SRS
- 18.9
- Peak SRS
- 36.3
Career Dossier
One glance at the full arc.
The profile below keeps the headline numbers visible, then moves into tenure shape, school impact, and full season detail.
- Seasons coached
- 28
- Career span
- 28 years
- Best finish
- #1
- Consistency
- 28.6
Primary school anchor
Ohio State
Balanced profile with 1 program stop and a peak score of 99.3.
Career Arc
Track how the coach's season-to-season performance changed over time, where the peak landed, and where each school stint appears.
Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Woody Hayes
EliteStrongAverageLean
1951Actual season year • SRS range -0.6 to 36.31978
Active comparison point
Woody Hayes • 1973
1973 Ohio State
Best season10-0-1 • SRS 36.3 • SP Overall 30.2
Win %
95.5%
YoY SRS
+20.1
SP Off / Def
40.6 / 10.7
Finish
#2
Comparison context
Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.
Ranked opponent record
Track career record against ranked opponents with switchable poll source and ranking timing.
Using AP Top 25 rankings at the time of each game; week-one games use the week-one ranking release when available.
Top 10
15-29-6
- Games
- 50
- Win rate
- 36.0%
Top 5
7-19-3
- Games
- 29
- Win rate
- 29.3%
View ranked game results76
| 1978 Regular Week 13 | Ohio State | Michigan | #5 | L3-14 |
| 1978 Regular Week 7 | Ohio State | Purdue | #19 | L16-27 |
| 1978 Regular Week 3 | Ohio State | Penn State | #3 | L0-19 |
| 1978 Postseason Week 1 | Ohio State | Clemson | #6 | L15-17 |
| 1977 Regular Week 12 | Ohio State | Michigan | #4 | L6-14 |
| 1977 Regular Week 4 | Ohio State | Oklahoma | #1 | L28-29 |
| 1977 Postseason Week 1 | Ohio State | Alabama | #2 | L6-35 |
| 1976 Regular Week 12 | Ohio State | Michigan | #2 | L0-22 |
| 1976 Regular Week 5 | Ohio State | UCLA | #5 | T10-10 |
| 1976 Regular Week 4 | Ohio State | Missouri | #12 | L21-22 |
| 1976 Regular Week 3 | Ohio State | Penn State | #11 | W12-7 |
| 1976 Postseason Week 1 | Ohio State | Colorado | #16 | W27-10 |
| 1975 Regular Week 12 | Ohio State | Michigan | #4 | W21-14 |
| 1975 Regular Week 5 | Ohio State | UCLA | #13 | W41-20 |
| 1975 Regular Week 3 | Ohio State | Penn State | #7 | W17-9 |
| 1975 Regular Week 2 | Ohio State | Michigan State | #11 | W21-0 |
| 1975 Postseason Week 1 | Ohio State | UCLA | #5 | L10-23 |
| 1974 Regular Week 12 | Ohio State | Michigan | #3 | W12-10 |
| 1974 Regular Week 6 | Ohio State | Wisconsin | #13 | W52-7 |
| 1974 Postseason Week 1 | Ohio State | USC | #2 | L17-18 |
| 1973 Regular Week 13 | Ohio State | Michigan | #4 | T10-10 |
| 1973 Postseason Week 1 | Ohio State | USC | #8 | W42-21 |
| 1972 Regular Week 12 | Ohio State | Michigan | #3 | W14-11 |
| 1972 Postseason Week 1 | Ohio State | USC | #1 | L17-42 |
| 1971 Regular Week 11 | Ohio State | Michigan | #3 | L7-10 |
| 1971 Regular Week 3 | Ohio State | Colorado | #10 | L14-20 |
| 1970 Regular Week 13 | Ohio State | Michigan | #7 | W20-9 |
| 1970 Postseason Week 1 | Ohio State | Stanford | #8 | L17-27 |
| 1969 Regular Week 11 | Ohio State | Michigan | #7 | L12-24 |
| 1969 Regular Week 10 | Ohio State | Purdue | #17 | W42-14 |
| 1968 Regular Week 11 | Ohio State | Michigan | #4 | W50-14 |
| 1968 Regular Week 8 | Ohio State | Michigan State | #16 | W25-20 |
| 1968 Regular Week 5 | Ohio State | Purdue | #1 | W13-0 |
| 1968 Postseason Week 1 | Ohio State | USC | #4 | W27-16 |
| 1967 Regular Week 6 | Ohio State | Purdue | #2 | L6-41 |
| 1966 Regular Week 6 | Ohio State | Michigan State | #2 | L8-11 |
| 1965 Regular Week 6 | Ohio State | Michigan State | #2 | L7-32 |
| 1963 Regular Week 7 | Ohio State | Wisconsin | #8 | W13-10 |
| 1963 Regular Week 5 | Ohio State | Illinois | #7 | T20-20 |
| 1962 Regular Week 6 | Ohio State | Northwestern | #3 | L14-18 |
| 1960 Regular Week 10 | Ohio State | Iowa | #2 | L12-35 |
| 1960 Regular Week 8 | Ohio State | Michigan State | #17 | W21-10 |
| 1960 Regular Week 6 | Ohio State | Purdue | #10 | L21-24 |
| 1959 Regular Week 10 | Ohio State | Iowa | #16 | L7-16 |
| 1959 Regular Week 7 | Ohio State | Wisconsin | #10 | L3-12 |
| 1959 Regular Week 6 | Ohio State | Purdue | #14 | W15-0 |
| 1959 Regular Week 5 | Ohio State | Illinois | #13 | L0-9 |
| 1959 Regular Week 4 | Ohio State | USC | #6 | L0-17 |
| 1958 Regular Week 10 | Ohio State | Iowa | #6 | W38-28 |
| 1958 Regular Week 9 | Ohio State | Purdue | #8 | T14-14 |
| 1958 Regular Week 8 | Ohio State | Northwestern | #4 | L0-21 |
| 1958 Regular Week 7 | Ohio State | Wisconsin | #8 | T7-7 |
| 1958 Regular Week 3 | Ohio State | SMU | #17 | W23-20 |
| 1957 Regular Week 10 | Ohio State | Iowa | #8 | W17-13 |
| 1957 Regular Week 3 | Ohio State | TCU | #18 | L14-18 |
| 1956 Regular Week 11 | Ohio State | Michigan | #7 | L0-19 |
| 1956 Regular Week 10 | Ohio State | Iowa | #3 | L0-6 |
| 1956 Regular Week 6 | Ohio State | Penn State | #18 | L6-7 |
| 1955 Regular Week 10 | Ohio State | Michigan | #6 | W17-0 |
| 1955 Regular Week 9 | Ohio State | Iowa | #20 | W20-10 |
| 1955 Regular Week 6 | Ohio State | Wisconsin | #15 | W26-16 |
| 1955 Regular Week 5 | Ohio State | Duke | #11 | L14-20 |
| 1954 Regular Week 10 | Ohio State | Michigan | #12 | W21-7 |
| 1954 Regular Week 8 | Ohio State | Pittsburgh | #20 | W26-0 |
| 1954 Regular Week 6 | Ohio State | Wisconsin | #2 | W31-14 |
| 1954 Regular Week 5 | Ohio State | Iowa | #13 | W20-14 |
| 1954 Regular Week 3 | Ohio State | California | #18 | W21-13 |
| 1954 Postseason Week 1 | Ohio State | USC | #17 | W20-7 |
| 1953 Regular Week 8 | Ohio State | Michigan State | #4 | L13-28 |
| 1953 Regular Week 4 | Ohio State | Illinois | #9 | L20-41 |
| 1952 Regular Week 9 | Ohio State | Pittsburgh | #16 | L14-21 |
| 1952 Regular Week 5 | Ohio State | Wisconsin | #10 | W23-14 |
| 1952 Regular Week 4 | Ohio State | Purdue | #9 | L14-21 |
| 1951 Regular Week 10 | Ohio State | Illinois | #4 | T0-0 |
| 1951 Regular Week 5 | Ohio State | Wisconsin | #14 | T6-6 |
| 1951 Regular Week 4 | Ohio State | Michigan State | #3 | L20-24 |
Tenure map
Each stint expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.
Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint
Ohio State
1951-1978 • 28 seasons
Avg SRS 18.9 • Win % 76.1%
- Longest tenure
- Ohio State • 28 seasons
- Best tenure
- Ohio State • 18.9 SRS
- Best tenure win rate
- Ohio State • 76.1%
Style and Strength Profile
Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.
These bars are normalized against the full coach dataset. Raw SP and SRS values stay visible so the profile reads as evidence, not decoration.
Overall Strength
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Woody Hayes sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeWoody Hayes sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Woody Hayes
Elite
- Raw avg SP Overall
- 21.9
- Percentile
- 98th pct
Elite
Normalized against the full tracked coach pool.
Impact by school
See how each stint compared with what that program usually looked like outside that same span.
Ohio State
1951-1978 • 205-61-10
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 18.9Win % 76.1%
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.3 during vs 5.0 baseline
+2.3
Avg SRS
Higher is better
18.9 during vs 15.7 baseline
+3.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
21.9 during vs — baseline
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Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
64.3% during vs 100.0% baseline
-35.7%
Career highs and lows
High Points
Best Season
Ohio State 1973
10-0-1 • SRS 36.3
Biggest Improvement
Ohio State 1968
10-0 • 21.4 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Ohio State 1973
10-0-1 • SP Off 40.6
Best Defensive Season
Ohio State 1976
9-2-1 • SP Def 10.0
Setbacks
Worst Season
Ohio State 1966
4-5 • SRS -0.6
Biggest Drop
Ohio State 1966
4-5 • -13.6 SRS
Season-by-season results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Ohio State | 1978 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 62.5% | #7 | — | 14.8 | 11.4 | 33.2 | 23.2 | -8.8 | -12.5% |
| Ohio State | 1977 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #5 | #11 | 23.6 | 22.7 | 33.8 | 11.7 | +0.7 | -4.2% |
| Ohio State | 1976 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 79.2% | #4 | #6 | 22.9 | 25.8 | 35.0 | 10.0 | -3.8 | -12.5% |
| Ohio State | 1975 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #4 | #4 | 26.7 | 27.3 | 37.6 | 10.9 | -1.1 | +8.3% |
| Ohio State | 1974 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #2 | #4 | 27.8 | 25.3 | 40.1 | 16.3 | -8.5 | -12.1% |
| Ohio State | 1973 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 95.5% | #2 | #2 | 36.3 | 30.2 | 40.6 | 10.7 | +20.1 | +13.6% |
| Ohio State | 1972 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | #3 | #9 | 16.2 | 15.4 | 31.9 | 17.5 | -1.0 | +21.8% |
| Ohio State | 1971 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | #11 | — | 17.2 | 14.2 | 27.4 | 13.4 | -10.2 | -30.0% |
| Ohio State | 1970 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90.0% | #1 | #5 | 27.4 | 24.7 | 36.2 | 12.1 | -3.7 | +1.1% |
| Ohio State | 1969 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88.9% | #1 | #4 | 31.1 | — | — | — | +7.3 | -11.1% |
| Ohio State | 1968 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #11 | #1 | 23.8 | — | — | — | +21.4 | +33.3% |
| Ohio State | 1967 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 2.4 | — | — | — | +3.0 | +22.2% |
| Ohio State | 1966 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.4% | — | — | -0.6 | — | — | — | -13.6 | -33.3% |
| Ohio State | 1965 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.8% | #10 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — | -3.2 | 0.0% |
| Ohio State | 1964 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.8% | #5 | #9 | 16.2 | — | — | — | +2.3 | +16.7% |
| Ohio State | 1963 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 61.1% | #10 | — | 13.9 | — | — | — | -7.8 | -5.6% |
| Ohio State | 1962 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.7% | #1 | — | 21.7 | — | — | — | -0.5 | -27.8% |
| Ohio State | 1961 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 94.4% | #2 | #2 | 22.2 | — | — | — | -2.9 | +16.7% |
| Ohio State | 1960 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.8% | #16 | #8 | 25.1 | — | — | — | +17.8 | +38.9% |
| Ohio State | 1959 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 38.9% | #7 | — | 7.3 | — | — | — | -12.0 | -38.9% |
| Ohio State | 1958 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 77.8% | #1 | #8 | 19.3 | — | — | — | -3.8 | -12.2% |
| Ohio State | 1957 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90.0% | #17 | #2 | 23.1 | — | — | — | +6.1 | +23.3% |
| Ohio State | 1956 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.7% | #5 | #15 | 17.0 | — | — | — | +1.4 | -11.1% |
| Ohio State | 1955 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.8% | #4 | #5 | 15.6 | — | — | — | -11.6 | -22.2% |
| Ohio State | 1954 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #20 | #1 | 27.2 | — | — | — | +15.7 | +33.3% |
| Ohio State | 1953 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.7% | #7 | — | 11.5 | — | — | — | -4.4 | 0.0% |
| Ohio State | 1952 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.7% | #20 | #17 | 15.9 | — | — | — | +4.5 | +11.1% |
| Ohio State | 1951 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 55.6% | #3 | — | 11.4 | — | — | — | — | — |
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