Urban Meyer
Followed Luke Fickell. Urban Meyer kept Ohio State a national power for 7 seasons.
Career arc
His real stature score, season by season, across every program he’s coached — so a stretch that stays in one tier the whole way can still climb or sink on the line, not just flatten out. Node color marks the tier reached. Which program a stretch belongs to is carried by the shaded lane behind it.
Reached Dynasty in his 8th career season — faster than 40% of the 15 FBS coaches who have ever reached Dynasty (rank #9 of 15 by seasons-to-arrival).
Style position and drift
Where each stint’s offense sat between run-first and pass-first, and how far it moved from one season to the next. The band is that stint’s real season-to-season range, not a fixed-width box.
Season-to-season pass-rate range for all 258 FBS coaching stints with at least three covered seasons, 2014–2025.
The big-game ledger
How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.
23–4 against his rivals. Just 1–2 against Tommy Tuberville.
His own effect, isolated
A statistical estimate of this coach’s contribution to team performance, separated from that season’s roster talent, returning production, and his coordinators — pooled across his whole head-coaching career.
Model fit as of 2026-09-04.
Coaching career
4th-best Ohio State tenure of 12 by the numbers.
Performs about as expected for his recruiting talent, on both sides of the ball.
Followed Luke Fickell (2011–2011).
| Season | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||||||
| Record | 12–0 | 12–2 | 14–1 | 12–1 | 11–2 | 12–2 | 10–1 | |
| Postseason | — | — | CHAMPION | W bowl | CFP loss | W CFP | W bowl | |
| Recruiting rank | — | — | #3 | #7 | #4 | #2 | #2 | |
| Style — pass rate | ||||||||
| Pass rate | — | — | 37.2 | 36.4 | 41.2 | 42.8 | 49.7 | |
| Coordinators | ||||||||
| OC | — | — | Ed Warinner / Tom Herman | Ed Warinner / Tim Beck | Ed Warinner / Tim Beck | Kevin Wilson / Ryan Day | Kevin Wilson / Ryan Day | |
| DC | — | — | Chris Ash / Luke Fickell | Chris Ash / Luke Fickell | Greg Schiano / Luke Fickell | Greg Schiano | Alex Grinch / Greg Schiano | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | ||||||||
| Offense | — | — | 99 | 79 | 47 | 90 | 93 | |
| Defense | — | — | 80 | 84 | 98 | 95 | 49 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script (2021+ only) | ||||||||
| 1st-down pass% | — | — | 42.5 | 33.9 | 38.6 | 41.6 | 41.9 | |
| Red-zone pass% | — | — | 37.1 | 20.2 | 31.0 | 44.3 | 48.3 | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | — | — | 32.6 | 27.8 | 33.3 | 40.0 | 33.3 | |
53 NFL Draft picks: Mike Adams (2012), DeVier Posey (2012), Dan Herron (2012), Nate Ebner (2012), Johnathan Hankins (2013), John Simon (2013), Reid Fragel (2013), Ryan Shazier (2014) + 45 more
1st-best Florida tenure of 22 by the numbers.
Followed Ron Zook (2002–2004) · succeeded by Will Muschamp (2011–2014).
33 NFL Draft picks: Channing Crowder (2005), Ciatrick Fason (2005), Reynaldo Hill (2005), Chad Jackson (2006), Jeremy Mincey (2006), Dee Webb (2006), Jarvis Moss (2007), Reggie Nelson (2007) + 25 more
4th-best Utah tenure of 13 by the numbers.
Followed Ron McBride (1990–2002).
8 NFL Draft picks: Jordan Gross (2003), Lauvale Sape (2003), Antwoine Sanders (2003), Alex Smith (2005), Sione Pouha (2005), Chris Kemoeatu (2005), Paris Warren (2005), Jonathan Fanene (2005)
10th-best Bowling Green tenure of 14 by the numbers.
Followed Gary Blackney (1991–2000) · succeeded by Gregg Brandon (2003–2008).
Defining games during this era
2014 NCG · Ohio State 42, Oregon 202019 Rose Bowl · Ohio State 28, Washington 232014 Sugar Bowl semifinal · Ohio State 42, Alabama 352014 Big Ten Championship · Ohio State 59, Wisconsin 02018 Big Ten Championship · Ohio State 45, Northwestern 24In this company
Other coaches who reached Blue-Blood-or-better at multiple programs: Nick Saban, Lane Kiffin, Ed Orgeron.