Expert: Thom Brooks - 9/15/2007

Question
Has there ever been a head coach win a national title at 2 different schools? (Div 1 only)

Answer
Jim Tressel won at Youngstown State and Ohio State, but different divisions.  So, no Coach has ever won two at different colleges in Div. I.

I think of Jimmy Johnson winning at U. of Miami and then Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys.

Take care,

Thom Brooks






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Jim Tressel
Jim Tressel
Title Head Coach
College Ohio State University
Sport Football
Team Record 65–14 (81.6%)
Born December 5, 1952 (1952-12-05) (age 54)
Place of birth Mentor, Ohio
Career Highlights
Overall 200–71–2 (73.3%)
Coaching Stats
College Football DataWarehouse
Championships
Division I-A: 2002
Division I-AA: 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997
Big Ten: 2002, 2005, 2006
Awards
12 coach of the year awards (see awards below)
School as a player
1971 – 1974 Baldwin-Wallace College
Position Quarterback
Coaching positions
1986-2000
2001-present Youngstown State University
Ohio State University
James Patrick Tressel (born December 5, 1952) is the current head football coach at the Ohio State University. He was hired in 2001 to replace John Cooper. Since becoming Ohio State's 22nd head football coach, his team has won a National Championship, achieving the first 14-0 season record in major college football since Penn (15-0) in 1897. He has an overall record of 65-14, including a 4-2 bowl record and a 5-1 record against arch-rival Michigan. Tressel's five wins against Michigan are second only in school history to Woody Hayes' 16 wins against the Wolverines.

Tressel has coached the Buckeyes to two 19 game winning streaks, one in the 2002-2003 seasons and the second in 2005-2006. Tressel's winning percentage at Ohio State of 81.6% is the second best in school history, behind only Carroll Widdoes' 16-2 (88.9%) mark in the 1944-1945 seasons.

With his 5 national championships, Tressel is one of only two active coaches with 5 or more national championships in any division (only Larry Kehres of Division III Mount Union College has more with 9). His four national championships at Youngstown State University gave him the distinction of being a part of the only father-son coaching combination to win a national championship (his father, Lee Tressel, won a Division III title at Baldwin-Wallace College in 1978). His 2002 national title victory at Ohio State gave him two more distinctions: he became the only coach to win national titles at two different schools (Youngstown State and Ohio State) and he won national titles at two different divisional levels of NCAA football (Ohio State is Division I-A, while Youngstown State is Division I-AA).

As head coach, Tressel is known for a conservative style of play calling, winning games with just enough scoring, strong defense, and "playing field position." Tressel often refers to the punt as the most important play in football. In most interviews, he credits the seniors on the team, foregoing praise for his younger players, in an attempt to promote those who have dedicated themselves to The Ohio State University football program for a number of years. He is sometimes referred to as "The Senator", (most notably by ESPN's Chris Fowler), because of his composure on the sidelines during play and his diplomatic way of interacting with representatives from the media.[citation needed] He is also often referred to as "The Sweater Vest" for his habit of wearing a sweater vest on the sidelines.