Woody Hayes

head coach · 1951–1978 · Ohio State · 276 games

Every comparison Woody Hayes leads among head coaches since 1869: 39 claims in 6 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

wins vs top-10 teams

set it21 wins vs top-10 teams through his first 230 games at Ohio State, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 2,582 tenures, past 19 wins vs top-10 teams · held from game 230 to 276 (1 gap) · broken by John McKay, 22 wins vs top-10 teams, Dec 22, 197521wins vs top-10 teams

conference wins

set it153 conference wins through his first 276 games at Ohio State, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 4,553 tenures, past 109 conference wins · at game 276 only · broken by LaVell Edwards, 156 conference wins, Nov 23, 1996153conference wins

wins vs ranked teams

set it41 wins vs ranked teams through his first 275 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 245 careers, past 35 wins vs ranked teams · held from game 125 to 276 · broken by Barry Switzer, 43 wins vs ranked teams, Jan 2, 1989 · said 1 other way41wins vs ranked teams

points scored

set it91 games with 30+ points scored in his first 275 games, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 1,313 careers, past 89 · held from game 275 to 276 · broken by Frank Kush, 112, Oct 13, 1979 · said 1 other way91games

wins vs major-college teams

set it205 wins vs major-college teams through his first 275 games at Ohio State, bowls includeda record when he got there, 1st of 4,539 tenures, past 167 wins vs major-college teams · held from game 200 to 276 · broken by Bear Bryant, 219 wins vs major-college teams, Jan 1, 1982205wins vs major-college teams

wins vs ranked teams · a season

set it6 wins vs ranked teams through Ohio State's first 10 games of 1954a record when he got there, 1st of 540 coach-seasons, past 5 wins vs ranked teams · at game 10 only · broken by Forest Evashevski 1960, 7 wins vs ranked teams, Nov 19, 19606wins vs ranked teams

A lead is an interval: the stretch of N where he is first, worded at one N inside it. "One of 4" is a tie for first. A record "when he got there" was first among the careers that had reached that point by then. Fields are careers that began in 1869 or later, or seasons where he played half the team’s games. The method is in the board's notes.