 In 1892 Jack Ryder became Ohio State's first paid coach, earning $15 a week during a ten-week season.After losing his first game, against Oberlin College and its new coach John Heisman, Ryder compiled a 22–22–2 record.Over the next eight years, under a number of coaches, the team played to a cumulative record of 31 wins, 39 losses, and 2 ties.