1951-1978 • Ohio State
One defining stop 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 stop defined the run.
Career Record
205-61-10
Career Win %
76.1%
Seasons
28
Career Span
28 years
Average SRS
18.9
Peak SRS
36.3
Best Finish
#1
Consistency
28.6
Higher = steadier
Track how the coach's season-to-season performance changed over time, where the peak landed, and where each school stop began.
Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Active comparison point
10-0-1 • 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.
Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.
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 %
Ohio State • 76.1%
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.
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Woody Hayes sets the reference point in overall strength.
Woody 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
98th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1951-1978 • 205-61-10
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
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%
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
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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