James Patrick "Jim" Tressel is an American football coach and educator, currently serving as the Vice President of strategic engagement for the University of Akron. He is a former gameday consultant for the Indianapolis Colts, and collegiate football head coach at both Ohio State University from 2001 to 2011 and at Youngstown State University from 1986 to 2000. Tressel is most notable for his time at Ohio State. He was hired by the Buckeyes before the 2001 season to replace John Cooper. During his tenure as Ohio State's 22nd head football coach, Tressel's teams played in three BCS National... Championship Games. His 2002 squad won a national title and achieved the first 14–0 season record in major college football since Penn went 15–0 in 1897. Tressel finished his career at Ohio State with an official overall record of 94–22 , 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.
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