Ohio State BuckeyesHead coach

Ryan Day

87 Overall rating steady

Ryan Day has led Ohio State since 2019, going 83-13 across 8 seasons with 7 bowl trips.

Record since 2019: 83-13
Seasons: 8
Bowl trips: 7

Coaching profile Updated weekly

Strategy & scheme

Offensive scheme15

Defensive scheme20

Game planning20

Situational management2

Leadership & results

Comeback factor18

Underdog edge20

Recent form14

Win rate20

Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Ryan Day's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.

Ohio State record by season

Ryan Day Ohio State record by season since 2019
Season	Record	Result
2026	4-1	In progress
2025	12-2	Lost College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
2024	14-2	National champions
2023	11-2	Lost Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
2022	11-2	Lost CFP Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
2021	11-2	Won Rose Bowl Game Pres. by Capital One Venture X
2020	7-1	Lost CFP National Championship pres. by AT&T
2019	13-1	Lost PLAYSTATION FIESTA BOWL - CFP SEMIFINAL

Records with Ohio State since 2019, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.

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