.jpg) Hayes in 1974 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 14, 1913 Clifton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 12, 1987 (aged 74) Upper Arlington, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1933–1935 | Denison |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1946–1948 | Denison |
| 1949–1950 | Miami (OH) |
| 1951–1978 | Ohio State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 238–72–10 (college) 18–11–1 (high school) |
| Bowls | 6–6 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 5 National (1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970) 1 OAC (1947) 1 Mid-American (1950) 13 Big Ten (1954–1955, 1957, 1961, 1968–1970, 1972–1977) | |
| Awards | |
| AFCA Coach of the Year (1957) Sporting News College Football COY (1968) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1968) 3× Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1957, 1968, 1975) Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1986) 2× Big Ten Coach of the Year (1973, 1975) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1983 (profile) | |
Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes (February 14, 1913 – March 12, 1987) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Denison University from 1946 to 1948, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio from 1949 to 1950, and Ohio State University from 1951 to 1978, compiling a career college football coaching record of 238–72–10. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1983.
During his 28 seasons as the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes football program, Hayes' teams were recognized five times by NCAA consensus selectors as national champions (1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970),[1] credited as three – 1954, 1957, 1968 – by the major wire-services: AP Poll and Coaches' Poll.[2][3] Additionally, his Buckeye teams captured 13 Big Ten Conference titles, and amassed a record of 205–61–10.
Over the last decade of his coaching tenure at Ohio State, Hayes's Buckeye squads faced off in a fierce rivalry against the Michigan Wolverines coached by Bo Schembechler, a former player under and assistant coach to Hayes. During that stretch in the Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry, dubbed "The Ten Year War", Hayes and Schembechler's teams won or shared the Big Ten Conference crown every season and usually each placed in the national rankings.
- ^ STAATS, WAYNE. "College football coaches with the most national championships". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
- ^ Fineman, Alex. "Hayes produced champions, controversy". ESPN. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ "Woody Hayes". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved August 20, 2023.