Jim Tressel
| Jim Tressel | |
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| 10th President of Youngstown State University | |
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Assumed office May 9, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Ikram Khawaja |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 5, 1952 Mentor, Ohio |
| Spouse(s) | Ellen Tressel |
| Children | Zak, Carlee, Eric, and Whitney |
| Alma mater | B.A., Baldwin-Wallace University M.A., University of Akron |
| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Playing career | |
| 1971–1974 | Baldwin–Wallace |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1975–1978 | Akron (GA) |
| 1979–1980 | Miami (OH) (QB/WR) |
| 1981–1982 | Syracuse (QB) |
| 1983 | Ohio State (QB/WR) |
| 1984–1985 | Ohio State (QB/RB/WR) |
| 1986–2000 | Youngstown State |
| 2001–2010 | Ohio State |
| 2011 | Indianapolis Colts (consultant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 229–79–2 |
| Bowls | 5–4 |
| Tournaments | 23–6 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 NCAA Division I-AA National (1991, 1993–1994, 1997) 1 BCS National (2002) 1 OVC (1987) 6 Big Ten (2002, 2005–2009) |
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| Awards | |
| 8 National Coach of the Year awards | |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2015 (profile) |
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James Patrick Tressel (born December 5, 1952) is an American college football coach and university administrator who is currently the President of Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio. Before becoming an administrator, Tressel was the head coach of the Youngstown State Penguins and later the Ohio State Buckeyes in a career that spanned from 1986 until 2010. Tressel's teams earned several national championships during the course of his career, earning him numerous accolades.
Tressel was born in Mentor, Ohio and attended Baldwin–Wallace College, where he played football as quarterback under his father, Lee Tressel. He was hired by Ohio State before the start of the 2001 season to replace John Cooper. During his tenure as Ohio State's 22nd head football coach, Tressel's teams competed in three BCS National Championship Games, and his 2002 squad won a national title, achieving the first 14–0 season record in major college football since 1897 Penn Quakers.
Tressel's tenure would, however, come to an abrupt end with his resignation in May 2011 amidst an NCAA investigation into improper benefits violations involving OSU football players during the 2010 season. The investigation resulted in OSU self-vacating victories from the 2010 season including the 2011 Sugar Bowl. Tressel finished his career at Ohio State with an official overall record of 94–22 (.810), including six Big Ten Conference championships, a 5–4 bowl record, a 4–3 mark in BCS bowl games, and an 8–1 record against the arch-rival Michigan Wolverines. Tressel's eight wins against Michigan place him second in school history to Woody Hayes, who had 16, and he is the only Ohio State head coach to win seven consecutive games against the Wolverines. Tressel's success as a head coach led to him being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015.
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