Bill Hess
 Hess, c. 1958 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 5, 1923 |
| Died | June 10, 1978 (aged 55) Athens, Ohio, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1951–1957 | Ohio State (assistant) |
| 1958–1977 | Ohio |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 108–91–4 |
| Bowls | 0–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MAC Coach of the Year (1968) | |
William R. Hess (February 5, 1923 – June 10, 1978) was an American
bowl games, losing 15–14 to West Texas State in the 1962 Sun Bowl and losing 49–42 to Richmond in the 1968 Tangerine Bowl. His 1968 team is the only team in school history to finish ranked in the major polls.[2] Hess was a native of Columbus, Ohio. He coached high school football in Portsmouth and Grandview Heights, Ohio before joining Woody Hayes's staff at Ohio State University in 1951.[3]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Bobcats (Mid-American Conference) (1958–1977) | |||||||||
| 1958 | Ohio | 5–4 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1959 | Ohio | 7–2 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1960 | Ohio | 10–0 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1961 | Ohio | 5–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1962 | Ohio | 8–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | L Sun | ||||
| 1963 | Ohio | 6–4 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1964 | Ohio | 5–4–1 | 3–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1965 | Ohio | 0–10 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1966 | Ohio | 5–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1967 | Ohio | 6–4 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1968 | Ohio | 10–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L Tangerine | 18 | 20 | ||
| 1969 | Ohio | 5–4–1 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1970 | Ohio | 4–5 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1971 | Ohio | 5–5 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1972 | Ohio | 3–8 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1973 | Ohio | 5–5 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1974 | Ohio | 6–5 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1975 | Ohio | 5–5–1 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1976 | Ohio | 7–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1977 | Ohio | 1–10 | 0–8 | 10th | |||||
| Ohio: | 108–91–4 | 63–53–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 108–91–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Bill Hess Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Ohio in the Polls". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- Newspapers.com.
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