The Ohio State football program is the bluest of blue bloods in the sport. It is at, or near, the top in all-time wins, winning percentage, Heisman Trophies won, All-Americans produced, and players sent to the NFL.
To reach those ends, the Buckeye program has had to be led by some pretty talented coaches throughout history. Whether it be Woody Hayes, Paul Brown, Jim Tressel, Urban Meyer, or today’s rising star Ryan Day, there’s been plenty of guys that did it their own way and continued the tradition on the banks of the Olentangy. All told, there have been 24 head coaches at OSU.
But when you put the list of head coaches together at Ohio State, who leads in all-time wins and winning percentage? What other coaches are up there, and how does a place that used to be known as the “graveyard of coaches” line up?
Here’s a look at Ohio State football coaching history and who leads the way in all-time wins. We rank from the least amount of wins to the most with winning percentage also noted and used as a tie-breaker.