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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1944)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Frank Solich
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|9|8}}
| birth_place = [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date =
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| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1963–1965
| player_team1 = [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]]
| player_positions = [[Fullback (gridiron football)|Fullback]]
| coach_years1 = 1966–1967
| coach_team1 = Omaha Holy Name HS (NE)
| coach_years2 = 1968–1978
| coach_team2 = [[Lincoln Southeast High School|Lincoln Southeast HS (NE)]]
| coach_years3 = 1979–1982
| coach_team3 = [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]] (freshmen)
| coach_years4 = 1983–1997
| coach_team4 = Nebraska (RB)
| coach_years5 = 1998–2003
| coach_team5 = Nebraska
| coach_years6 = 2005–2020
| coach_team6 = [[Ohio Bobcats football|Ohio]]
| overall_record = 173–101 (college)
| bowl_record = 7–9
| tournament_record =
| championships = 1 [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] (1999) 3 [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12 North Division]] (1999–2001) 4 [[Mid-American Conference|MAC East Division]] (2006, 2009, 2011, 2016)
| awards = [[Home Depot Coach of the Year Award]] (1999) 2× [[Big 12 Conference football individual awards#Coach of the Year|Big 12 Coach of the Year]] (1999, 2001) [[Mid-American Conference football awards#Coach of the Year|MAC Coach of the Year]] (2006) First-team All-[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]] ([[1965 All-Big Eight Conference football team|1965]])
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'''Frank Thomas Solich''' (born September 8, 1944) is a former American [[college football]] coach and former player. He is the former head coach at [[Ohio University]], a position he held from 2005 until 2021. From 1998 to 2003, Solich served as the head coach at the [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln]], where he also played [[fullback (American football)|fullback]] under [[Bob Devaney]] in the mid-1960s.

==Early life and playing career==
Solich grew up in [[Cleveland, Ohio]], and graduated from [[Holy Name High School]] in 1962, where he earned all-state, [[All-America]], and all-scholastic honors.
He scored 104 points in high school but was being overlooked due his height, 5'7", and weight, 153 lbs.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Brody|first1=T.|title=A light man to do the heavy work|journal=Sports Illustrated|date= November 2, 1964|volume=21|pages=54–55}}</ref> When he got to his college weigh-in he got his trainer to tape eight-pound weights under his shorts. He made weight at 162 lbs. He was a part of [[Bob Devaney]]’s first recruiting class at [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]], and became a standout for the [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Huskers]] in the mid-1960s, where he earned the nickname "Fearless Frankie". An All-[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]] fullback and co-[[Captain (sports)|captain]] of the Huskers’ 1965 team, his playing career earned him induction into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 1992. In Nebraska's 27–17 win over [[Air Force Falcons football|Air Force]] in [[1965 NCAA University Division football season|1965]], he ran for 204 yards on 17 carries, becoming the first Husker to run for 200 yards in a game, and subsequently the first Husker to be featured on the cover of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''.

==Coaching career==
===High school===
He began his career in the [[Nebraska]] prep ranks, as head coach at [[Omaha Holy Name High School]] in 1966 and 1967. His 1967 team was state runner-up. Solich then moved to [[Lincoln Southeast High School|Lincoln Southeast]] for 11 years, where he compiled a record of 66–33–5 while capturing consecutive Class A state titles in 1976 and 1977.

===Nebraska===
Solich returned to [[college football]] at his [[alma mater]] in 1979, spending 19 seasons at [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]] as an assistant coach under [[Tom Osborne]]: four as the freshman team coach, and 15 as running backs coach. In Solich's 19 years as an assistant, the Huskers captured 3 [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|national championships]] and 11 conference titles. He was the position coach for many of Nebraska's standout running backs of the 1980s and 1990s, including [[Tom Rathman]], [[Calvin Jones (halfback)|Calvin Jones]], [[Ahman Green]], and [[Lawrence Phillips]].

Osborne retired after the 1997 co-national championship season and named Solich as his successor. Solich directed the Huskers to six consecutive [[bowl game]]s, including his [[2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|2001 squad]], which started 11–0 but was beaten by Colorado 62–36 in the last regular season game. Despite that loss and failing to qualify for the Big 12 championship game, the Huskers still made it into the national championship game (ahead of #3 Colorado and #2 Oregon) in the [[2002 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] against Miami. Nebraska was beaten 37–14. Solich did win at least nine games in five of those six seasons, and finished among the top 10 teams in the nation three times. Solich compiled a 58–19 record (.753) at Nebraska.

Solich's [[1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|1999 Huskers]] defeated the [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas Longhorns]] for the [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] championship. Solich was named the [[Big 12 Conference football individual awards#Coach of the Year|Big 12 Coach of the Year]] in 1999 and 2001, and was one of seven finalists for the [[Paul "Bear" Bryant Award]] in 2001.

For the first five years as head coach, Solich served as his own [[offensive coordinator]], as Osborne had for most of his tenure. His offenses centered on the [[Option offense|option]]. He also utilized such plays as the [[Black 41 Flash Reverse Pass]] which became a highlight of [[Eric Crouch]]'s [[Heisman Trophy]]-winning season in 2001.

The Huskers slumped to 7–7 in [[2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|2002]], a year in which they fell out of the rankings for the first time since 1981; their 348 consecutive weeks in the AP Poll is still the longest in college football history. He gave up offensive play-calling duties to newly hired offensive coordinator [[Barney Cotton]] and brought in [[Bo Pelini]], the linebackers coach for the [[Green Bay Packers]], as [[defensive coordinator]]. [[2003 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|2003]] began with Nebraska starting out 5–0, but suffered three key losses later in the year: 41–24 to [[Missouri Tigers football|Missouri]], 31–7 to [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]] and 38–9 to [[Kansas State Wildcats football|Kansas State]]. After winning the final game of the regular season, Solich was fired by new [[athletic director]] [[Steve Pederson]].

Solich's 58 wins during his first six seasons as Nebraska's head coach exceeded those of his predecessors, [[Bob Devaney]] (53 wins) and Osborne (55 wins), both of whom are in the [[College Football Hall of Fame]].<ref>[http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/nebraska/yearly_totals.php Nebraska Yearly Totals] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216043607/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/nebraska/yearly_totals.php |date=February 16, 2010 }} on ''cfbdatawarehouse.com''</ref>

===Ohio===
Solich took the 2004 season off, the first time he'd been away from the game in 39 years. In 2005, Solich was hired at [[Ohio University]] in [[Athens, Ohio|Athens]], and his impact on the football program was immediate. He arrived when renovation plans for the Ohio football facilities, which had begun eight years earlier (prior to 2004, the program was furnished with new coaches office, practice fields, a new 10,000 square-foot strength and conditioning center, enhancement to the team locker room, revitalization of Peden Stadium including installation of a state-of-the-art FieldTurf playing surface, improved and expanded seating complete with a popular concert-style berm at the south end zone) were nearly complete. They were finished with two final projects, new team meeting rooms and a new athletic training room. Fan interest in the program was revitalized and reached its highest since the 2001 season. Also, Ohio was selected to appear on national television six times for the 2005 football season, a record for the program. Solich's first home game as coach of the [[Ohio Bobcats football|Bobcats]] was a memorable one, as [[Peden Stadium]] brought in its largest crowd ever. 24,545 fans were in attendance on September 9, 2005, to watch the Bobcats defeat the [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh Panthers]], 16–10. The Pittsburgh–Ohio game was among the top 15 most viewed regular season college football games ever on [[ESPN2]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mac-sports.com/News/tabid/969/Article/127093/ohio-game-scores-well-in-espn2-ratings-game.aspx|title=Ohio Game Scores Well In ESPN2 Ratings Game|date=September 15, 2005|access-date=November 12, 2013|website=Mid-American Conference|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112204828/http://www.mac-sports.com/News/tabid/969/Article/127093/ohio-game-scores-well-in-espn2-ratings-game.aspx|archive-date=November 12, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Bobcats' 2005 record under Solich (4–7) was the same as the team's record in the previous year under [[Brian Knorr]]. However, in 2006, Solich led the Bobcats to a 9–5 record including a [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] East Division title and a [[GMAC Bowl]] invitation. The [[bowl game]] (which Ohio lost to [[Southern Miss Golden Eagles football|Southern Miss]], 28–7) was the program's first bowl appearance since 1968.

In the 2007 season, the Bobcats took a step backward and finished with a record of 6–6. Two of those losses were by less than three points, and a third was a 28–7 loss to nationally ranked [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2007 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio/2007-schedule.html |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The Bobcats were one of six [[bowl eligible]] teams that missed the postseason.

On July 18, 2008, Solich was given an extension of his contract through the 2013 season.<ref name="y697">{{cite web | title=Ohio extends Solich's contract | website=The Columbus Dispatch | date=2008-07-19 | url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/2008/07/19/ohio-extends-solich-s-contract/23625905007/ | access-date=2024-12-25}}</ref>

In 2009, Solich led the Bobcats to a 9–5 overall mark with another MAC East championship and an appearance in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. That 2009 senior class amassed more wins (28) than any other Ohio football class in more than 40 years.

In [[2011 Ohio Bobcats football team|2011]], Solich coached the Bobcats to a 10–4 record, another MAC East Division title, and their first ever bowl win. The Bobcats defeated [[2011 Utah State Aggies football team|Utah State]] 24–23 in the [[Famous Idaho Potato Bowl]]. It was Ohio's first ten win season since 1968.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 17, 2011 |title=Ohio scores in waning seconds to upend Utah State, earn 1st bowl victory |url=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313510328 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111218051815/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313510328 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 18, 2011 |access-date=November 12, 2013 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

During the 2012 season, Solich coached the Bobcats to a 7–0 start, which saw their first Associated Press Top 25 weekly ranking since 1968, as well as a spot in the weekly coaches poll. In October 2018, Coach Solich celebrated his 100th win at Ohio University. Later that year, he passed [[Bill Hess]] as the second-winningest coach in school history. A 66–24 victory over Bowling Green in November 2019 gave Solich his 111th win as Ohio coach, making him the winningest coach in MAC history.

In 2021, Solich stepped down as head coach of the Ohio Bobcats to focus on his health. He retired with a career record of 173–101 (0.631) with a record of 115–82 (0.584) at Ohio.<ref name="Gleckler">{{Cite web |last=Gleckler |first=Jack |date=July 4, 2021 |title=Football: Frank Solich announces his retirement after 16 seasons with Ohio |url=https://www.thepostathens.com/article/2021/07/ohio-bobcats-football-frank-solich-announces-reitrement-2021-season |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=The Post |language=en-US}}</ref> His long time assistant [[Tim Albin]] was promoted to replace him.<ref name="Gleckler" /> He currently serves as a special assistant to the Athletic Director at Ohio.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frank Solich – Head Coach – Football Coaches |url=https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/frank-solich/5 |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=Ohio University |language=en}}</ref>

Prior to the [[2022 Ohio Bobcats football team|2022 season]] Ohio University installed new turf in [[Peden Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.athensmessenger.com/news/new-turf-for-peden/image_bc239fec-0f59-11ed-ac38-ef141b36deab.html|title=New Turf for Peden|website=Athens Messenger|date=July 29, 2022|accessdate=November 22, 2022}}</ref> The field at Peden was now christened "Frank Solich Field"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.athensmessenger.com/ohio-university-to-name-football-field-after-longtime-coach-frank-solich/article_05ace8f7-9ea2-5d59-a678-272c872e7f9d.html|title=Ohio University to name football field after longtime coach Frank Solich|website=Athens Messenger|date=July 29, 2022|accessdate=August 20, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Gleckler" /> Through the completion of the 2023 season Ohio is 11–1 on the new field.

On January 8, 2023, Solich was announced as a member the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame class.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/former-ohio-football-coach-frank-215606757.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall|title=Former Ohio football coach Frank Solich named to 2024 College Football Hall of Fame|website=Yahoo! Sports|publisher=Columbus Dispatch|date=January 8, 2024|accessdate=January 8, 2024|first=Colin|last=Gay}}</ref> In 2024, he will be included in Croatian American Sports Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.croatiaweek.com/croatian-american-sports-hall-of-fame-announces-2024-inductees/|title=Croatian American Sports Hall of Fame announces 2024 inductees|publisher=Croatia Week|date=7 May 2024|website=croatiaweek.com.}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Solich married Pamela Wieck of [[Beatrice, Nebraska]]. They have two children, Cindy and Jeff.

In 2005, police in Athens, Ohio found Solich passed out behind the wheel of his car, facing the wrong direction on
a one-way street. Solich was convicted of drunken driving, resulting in a $250 fine and driver's license suspension.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 29, 2005 |title=Solich apologizes for DUI, will remain Ohio coach |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2240823 |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> He attempted to fight this based on testing that revealed the "date rape" drug GHB in his system. His attempt to withdraw his plea failed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 2, 2006|agency=Associated Press |title=Solich's lawyer argues Ohio coach was drugged |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/mac/2006-06-02-ohio-solich-reversal_x.htm |access-date=December 1, 2016 |website=USATODAY.com}}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
===College===
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska Cornhuskers]]
| conf = [[Big 12 Conference]]
| startyear = 1998
| endyear = 2003
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1998 NCAA Division I-A football season|1998]]
| name = [[1998 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]
| overall = 9–4
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = T–2nd (North)
| bowlname = [[1998 Holiday Bowl|Holiday]]
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 20
| ranking2 = 19
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = [[1999 NCAA Division I-A football season|1999]]
| name = [[1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]
| overall = 12–1
| conference = 7–1
| confstanding = 1st (North)
| bowlname = [[2000 Fiesta Bowl|Fiesta]]
| bowloutcome = W
| ranking = 2
| ranking2 = 3
| bcsbowl = yes
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| year = [[2000 NCAA Division I-A football season|2000]]
| name = [[2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]
| overall = 10–2
| conference = 6–2
| confstanding = T–1st (North)
| bowlname = [[2000 Alamo Bowl|Alamo]]
| bowloutcome = W
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 7
| ranking2 = 8
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| year = [[2001 NCAA Division I-A football season|2001]]
| name = [[2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]
| overall = 11–2
| conference = 7–1
| confstanding = T–1st (North)
| bowlname = [[2002 Rose Bowl|Rose]]
| bowloutcome = L
| ranking = 7
| ranking2 = 8
| bcsbowl = yes
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[2002 NCAA Division I-A football season|2002]]
| name = [[2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]
| overall = 7–7
| conference = 3–5
| confstanding = 4th (North)
| bowlname = [[Independence Bowl|Independence]]
| bowloutcome = L
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| ranking2 =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[2003 NCAA Division I-A football season|2003]]
| name = [[2003 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]
| overall = 9–3*
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = 2nd (North)
| bowlname = [[2003 Alamo Bowl|Alamo]]*
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 18
| ranking2 = 19
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Nebraska
| overall = 58–19
| confrecord = 33–15
}}* Did not coach bowl game
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Ohio Bobcats football|Ohio Bobcats]]
| conf = [[Mid-American Conference]]
| startyear = 2005
| endyear = 2020
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[2005 NCAA Division I-A football season|2005]]
| name = [[2005 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]
| overall = 4–7
| conference = 3–5
| confstanding = 4th (East)
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| year = [[2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2006]]
| name = [[2006 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]
| overall = 9–5
| conference = 7–1
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| bowlname = [[2007 GMAC Bowl|GMAC]]
| bowloutcome = L
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2007]]
| name = [[2007 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]
| overall = 6–6
| conference = 4–4
| confstanding = T–4th (East)
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
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| name = [[2008 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]
| overall = 4–8
| conference = 3–5
| confstanding = T–4th (East)
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| year = [[2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2009]]
| name = [[2009 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]
| overall = 9–5
| conference = 7–1
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| bowlname = [[2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl|Little Caesars Pizza]]
| bowloutcome = L
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2010]]
| name = [[2010 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]
| overall = 8–5
| conference = 6–2
| confstanding = 2nd (East)
| bowlname = [[New Orleans Bowl|New Orleans]]
| bowloutcome = L
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| year = [[2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2011]]
| name = [[2011 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]
| overall = 10–4
| conference = 6–2
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| bowlname = [[2011 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl|Famous Idaho Potato]]
| bowloutcome = W
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2012]]
| name = [[2012 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]
| overall = 9–4
| conference = 4–4
| confstanding = 3rd (East)
| bowlname = [[2012 Independence Bowl|Independence]]
| bowloutcome = W
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2013]]
| name = [[2013 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]
| overall = 7–6
| conference = 4–4
| confstanding = T–3rd (East)
| bowlname = [[2013 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl|Beef 'O' Brady's]]
| bowloutcome = L
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2014]]
| name = [[2014 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]
| overall = 6–6
| conference = 4–4
| confstanding = 2nd (East)
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2015]]
| name = [[2015 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]
| overall = 8–5
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = T–2nd (East)
| bowlname = [[2015 Camellia Bowl|Camellia]]
| bowloutcome = L
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| ranking2 =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| year = [[2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2016]]
| name = [[2016 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]
| overall = 8–6
| conference = 6–2
| confstanding = T–1st (East)
| bowlname = [[2016 Dollar General Bowl|Dollar General]]
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking =
| ranking2 =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2017]]
| name = [[2017 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]
| overall = 9–4
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = 2nd (East)
| bowlname = [[2017 Bahamas Bowl|Bahamas]]
| bowloutcome = W
| bcsbowl =
| ranking =
| ranking2 =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2018]]
| name = [[2018 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]
| overall = 9–4
| conference = 6–2
| confstanding = T–2nd (East)
| bowlname = [[2018 Frisco Bowl|Frisco]]
| bowloutcome = W
| bcsbowl =
| ranking =
| ranking2 =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2019]]
| name = [[2019 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]
| overall = 7–6
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = T–2nd (East)
| bowlname = [[2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (January)|Famous Idaho Potato]]
| bowloutcome = W
| bcsbowl =
| ranking =
| ranking2 =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2020]]
| name = [[2020 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]
| overall = 2–1
| conference = 2–1
| confstanding = T–3rd (East)
| bowlname =
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking =
| ranking2 =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Ohio
| overall = 115–82
| confrecord = 77–46
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 173–101
| yearstart = 1999
| yearend = 2001
| poll = two
}}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{College Football HoF|2546}}
* [https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/frank-solich/5 Ohio profile]
* [https://huskers.com/sports/football/roster/frank-solich/23079 Nebraska profile]

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