List of Ohio State Buckeyes head Football coaches - wikipedia List of Ohio State Buckeyes head Football coaches Urban Meyer, current head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes The Ohio State Buckeyes college football team represents the Ohio State University in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes compete as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 24 coaches since it began play during the 1890 season. The Buckeyes have played over 1,200 games over 125 seasons. In those seasons, eight head coaches have led the Buckeyes to postseason bowl games : John Wilce, Wes Fesler, Woody Hayes, Earle Bruce, John Cooper, Jim Tressel, Luke Fickell, and Urban Meyer. Twelve coaches have won conference championships with the Buckeyes : Albert Herrnstein, John Richards, Wilce, Francis Schmidt, Paul Brown, Carroll Widdoes, Fesler, Hayes, Bruce, Cooper, Tressel, and Meyer. Four coaches led Buckeyes to NCAA championship victory Brown, Hayes, Tressel, and Meyer. national championships Hayes is the all - time leader in games coached and years coached with the Buckeyes, while also leading all coaches in victories ( 205 ). Meyer currently holds the highest winning percentage of all Buckeye coaches (. 901 ), with a current record of 73 -- 8 in six seasons. David Edwards holds the lowest winning percentage of any Buckeye head coach (. 167 ), going 1 -- 7 -- 1 in the only season that he coached. Of the 24 Buckeye head coaches, Howard Jones, Wilce, Schmidt, Fesler, Hayes, Bruce, Cooper, and Tressel have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The current head coach of the Buckeyes is Urban Meyer who was hired in November 2011. Contents 1 Key 2 Coaches 3 Notes 4 References Key General # Number of coaches DCs Divisional championships CCs Conference championships NCs National championships † Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame * Acting head coach Overall GC Games coached OW Wins OL Losses OT Ties O % Winning percentage Conference CW Wins CL Losses CT Ties C % Winning percentage Postseason PW Wins PL Losses PT Ties Coaches # Name Term GC OW OL OT O % CW CL CT C % PW PL CCs DCs NCs National awards Alexander Lilley 1890 -- 1891 8 5 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0. 375 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Frederick Ryder 1892 -- 1895, 1898 46 22 22. 500 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Charles Hickey 1896 11 5 5. 500 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- David Edwards 1897 9 7. 167 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5 John Eckstorm 1899 -- 1901 29 22. 810 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 6 Perry Hale 1902 -- 1903 21 14 5. 714 5 0. 714 -- -- -- -- -- -- 7 Edwin Sweetland 1904 -- 1905 23 14 7. 652. 750 -- -- -- -- -- -- 8 Albert Herrnstein 1906 -- 1909 39 28 10. 731 17 6. 729 -- -- -- -- -- 9 Howard Jones † 1910 10 6. 750 5. 750 -- -- -- -- -- -- 10 Harry Vaughan 1911 10 5. 600. 714 -- -- -- -- -- -- 11 John Richards 1912 9 6 0. 667 5 0 0 1.000 -- -- -- -- -- 12 John Wilce † 1913 -- 1928 120 78 33 9. 688 37 30. 549 0 -- -- -- 13 Sam Willaman 1929 -- 1933 41 26 10 5. 695 14 8. 615 -- -- -- -- -- -- 14 Francis Schmidt † 1934 -- 1940 56 39 16. 705 30 9. 763 -- -- -- -- -- 15 Paul Brown 1941 -- 1943 27 18 8. 685 9 6. 594 -- -- -- 1 -- 1942 -- 16 Carroll Widdoes 1944 -- 1945 18 16 0. 889 11 0. 846 -- -- -- -- AFCA Coach of the Year ( 1944 ) 17 Paul Bixler 1946 9. 556. 417 -- -- -- -- -- -- 18 Wes Fesler † 1947 -- 1950 37 21 13. 608 13 10. 560 0 -- -- -- 19 Woody Hayes † 1951 -- 1978 276 205 61 10. 761 152 37 7. 793 5 6 13 -- 5 -- 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970 AFCA Coach of the Year ( 1957 ) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year ( 1957, 1968, 1975 ) Walter Camp Coach of the Year ( 1968 ) 20 Earle Bruce † 1979 -- 1987 108 81 26. 755 57 17 0. 770 5 -- -- AFCA Coach of the Year ( 1979 ) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year ( 1979 ) Woody Hayes Trophy ( 1979 ) 21 John Cooper † 1988 -- 2000 158 111 43. 715 70 30. 692 8 -- -- -- 22 Jim Tressel † 2001 -- 2010 128 94 22 --. 810 59 14 --. 808 5 6 -- 1 -- 2002 AFCA Coach of the Year ( 2002 ) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year ( 2002 ) Paul `` Bear '' Bryant Award ( 2002 ) Woody Hayes Trophy ( 2002 ) 23 Luke Fickell 2011 13 6 7 --. 462 5 --. 375 0 -- -- -- -- 24 Urban Meyer 2012 -- 2018 81 75 8 --. 904 48 --. 941 5 6 1 -- 2014 Woody Hayes Trophy ( 2012 ) -- Ryan Day * 2018 0 -- 1.000 0 -- 1.000 -- -- -- -- -- -- Notes Jump up ^ A running total of the number of coaches of the Buckeyes. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is counted only once. Acting head coaches are not included in the count. Jump up ^ The Big Ten began divisional play in 2011. From 2011 -- 2013 they were in the Leaders division, from 2014 on they have been in the East. Jump up ^ Ohio State did not join a conference until 1902. Jump up ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. Jump up ^ When computing the win -- loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. Jump up ^ The Big Ten Conference began a conference championship game during the 2011 season and the results are included in the calculation of postseason wins and losses. Jump up ^ Charles Hickey was hired part - way through the 1896 season and student coached the team in several games. Jump up ^ Ohio State finished the 2010 season with an overall record of 12 -- 1 and a conference record of 7 -- 1. Ohio State voluntarily vacated all victories during the season, as well as the conference championship and Sugar Bowl victory, as a result of NCAA infractions. Jump up ^ Luke Fickell was named interim head coach in May 2011, following the resignation of Jim Tressel. Jump up ^ Ryan Day was named acting head coach during the three - game suspension of Urban Meyer at the beginning of the 2018 season. References General `` Ohio State Coaching Records ''. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 11, 2012. `` Ohio State Records -- Coaching Records '' ( PDF ). Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved June 11, 2012. Specific Jump up ^ `` Ohio State Buckeyes Coaching Records '' ( PDF ). Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Ohio State football : Meyer signs contract ''. Colubus Dispatch. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Ohio State Records -- Head Coaching Records '' ( PDF ). Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 11. Jump up ^ Whiteside, Kelly ( 2006 - 08 - 25 ). `` Overtime system still excites coaches ''. USA Today. Archived from the original on 2009 - 11 - 24. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 11. Jump up ^ Finder, Chuck ( 1987 - 09 - 06 ). `` Big Plays Help Paterno to 200th ''. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2009 - 10 - 22. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 11. Jump up ^ Cite error : The named reference B1GChampionship was invoked but never defined ( see the help page ). Jump up ^ `` History of Ohio State Football '' ( PDF ). Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Hall of Famers : Howard Jones ''. National Football Foundation 's College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Hall of Famers : John Wilce ''. National Football Foundation 's College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Hall of Famers : Francis Schmidt ''. National Football Foundation 's College Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2013 - 01 - 12. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 11. ^ Jump up to : `` AFCA Coach of the Year Award -- Past Winners ''. American Football Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2010 - 12 - 05. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Hall of Famers : Wes Fesler ''. National Football Foundation 's College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Hall of Famers : Woody Hayes ''. National Football Foundation 's College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 11. ^ Jump up to : `` Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award Winners ''. SR / College Football. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award Winners ''. SR / College Football. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Hall of Famers : Earle Bruce ''. National Football Foundation 's College Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2012 - 12 - 20. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 11. ^ Jump up to : `` Past Touchdown Club Trophies : : Touchdown Club of Columbus ''. www.tdccolumbus.com. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Hall of Famers : John Cooper ''. National Football Foundation 's College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Hall of Famers : Jim Tressel ''. USA Today. Retrieved 2015 - 01 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Ohio State vacates all 2010 victories ''. ESPN. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Paul `` Bear '' Bryant Coach of the Year Award Winners ``. SR / College Football. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Luke Fickell Named Interim Ohio State Football Coach ''. 10TV.com. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 11. Jump up ^ Cite error : The named reference Day was invoked but never defined ( see the help page ). Ohio State Buckeyes head football coaches Alexander S. Lilley ( 1890 -- 1891 ) Frederick Bushnell `` Jack '' Ryder ( 1892 -- 1895 ) Charles A. Hickey ( 1896 ) David Farragut Edwards ( 1897 ) Frederick Bushnell `` Jack '' Ryder ( 1898 ) John B. Eckstorm ( 1899 -- 1901 ) Perry Hale ( 1902 -- 1903 ) Edwin Sweetland ( 1904 -- 1905 ) Albert E. Herrnstein ( 1906 -- 1909 ) Howard Jones ( 1910 ) Harry Vaughan ( 1911 ) John R. Richards ( 1912 ) John Wilce ( 1913 -- 1928 ) Sam Willaman ( 1929 -- 1933 ) Francis Schmidt ( 1934 -- 1940 ) Paul Brown ( 1941 -- 1943 ) Carroll Widdoes ( 1944 -- 1945 ) Paul Bixler ( 1946 ) Wes Fesler ( 1947 -- 1950 ) Woody Hayes ( 1951 -- 1978 ) Earle Bruce ( 1979 -- 1987 ) John Cooper ( 1988 -- 2000 ) Jim Tressel ( 2001 -- 2010 ) Luke Fickell # ( 2011 ) Urban Meyer ( 2012 -- 2017 ) Ryan Day # ( 2018 ) Urban Meyer ( 2018 -- ) # denotes interim / acting head coach Ohio State Buckeyes football Venues Recreation Park ( 1890 -- 1897 ) Ohio Field ( 1898 -- 1921 ) Ohio Stadium ( 1922 -- present ) Woody Hayes Athletic Center ( practice ) Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Illinois ( Illibuck ) Michigan ( The Ten Year War ) Michigan State Penn State Culture & lore History Brutus Buckeye `` Across the Field '' `` Buckeye Battle Cry '' `` Carmen Ohio '' Neutron Man Marching band Snow Bowl ( 1950 ) 1969 Michigan game 1973 Michigan game The Kick `` Holy Buckeye '' 2006 `` Game of the Century '' Block O `` Hang On Sloopy '' The Ten Year War Media WBNS - TV WBNS WBNS - FM Ohio State IMG Sports Network People Head coaches All - Century Team Yearly statistical leaders NFL draftees Statistical leaders Seasons 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 National championship seasons in bold Current head football coaches of the Big Ten Conference East Division Tom Allen ( Indiana ) D.J. Durkin ( Maryland ) Jim Harbaugh ( Michigan ) Mark Dantonio ( Michigan State ) Urban Meyer ( Ohio State ) James Franklin ( Penn State ) Chris Ash ( Rutgers ) West Division Lovie Smith ( Illinois ) Kirk Ferentz ( Iowa ) P.J. Fleck ( Minnesota ) Scott Frost ( Nebraska ) Pat Fitzgerald ( Northwestern ) Jeff Brohm ( Purdue ) Paul Chryst ( Wisconsin ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_head_football_coaches&oldid=863868570 '' Categories : Ohio State Buckeyes football coaches Lists of college football head coaches Ohio sports - related lists Hidden categories : Pages with reference errors Pages with broken reference names Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 13 October 2018, at 16 : 24 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who is the coach of ohio state football
Answer: Urban Meyer