William "Bill" Hess was head coach

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 of the Ohio Bobcats

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 football team from 1958 to 1977. In his tenure at Ohio, Hess had a 108–91–4 record, giving him a winning percentage of .542 that is second only to legendary coach Don Peden

Don Peden

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 on Ohio's all-time list. Hess's teams won four Mid-American Conference

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 championships (1960, 1963, 1967, and 1968) and won a National Small College Championship in 1960 after having an undefeated season. Hess also led the Bobcats to two bowl games, losing 15–14 to West Texas State in the 1962 Sun Bowl

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 and losing 49–42 to Richmond

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 in the 1968 Tangerine Bowl

Capital One Bowl

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