Bill Hess
William R. Hess (February 5, 1923 – June 10, 1978) was an American
college football coach. He served as the head football coach at
Ohio University from 1958 to 1977. In his tenure as head coach for the
Ohio Bobcats football team, Hess compiled a 108–91–4 record. He ranked second on Ohio's all-time victories list behind Hall of Famer
Don Peden at the time of his retirement, though he has since been passed by
Frank Solich. Hess's teams won four
Mid-American Conference (MAC) championships (1960, 1963, 1967, and 1968) and won a National Small College Championship in 1960 after having an undefeated season. Hess also led the Bobcats to two
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. 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.
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