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John
Cooper
Ohio State, Arizona State, Tulsa
192-84-6 (24 seasons)
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With 111 victories in 13 seasons, ranks as the second-winningest
coach in Ohio State history, trailing only the legendary
Woody Hayes, who totaled 205 victories |
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During his tenure at OSU, Buckeyes have won the Heisman
Trophy (Eddie George in 1995), the Vincent dePaul Draddy
Award (Bobby Hoying in 1995), the Maxwell Award (Eddie
George in 1995), two Lombardi Awards (Orlando Pace consecutively
in 1995 and '96, the first to ever accomplish the feat),
the Outland Trophy (Orlando Pace in 1996), the Biletnikoff
Award (Terry Glenn in 1995), the Butkus Award (Andy Katzenmoyer
in 1997) and the Thorpe Award (Antoine Winfield in 1998) |
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In terms of championships, has coached nine teams to
conference championships (and another five to second-place
finishes), including the 1998, 1996 and 1993 Ohio State
teams that shared Big Ten titles |
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By virtue of Ohio State's win over Arizona State in
the 1997 Rose Bowl, he became the first head coach to
lead teams from both the Big Ten and the Pac-10 conferences
to victories in the Rose Bowl (he coached ASU to a 22-15
win over Michigan at the end of the 1986 season) |
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Named National Coach of the Year in 1986 after leading
ASU to a 10-1-1 record |
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