1959 Ohio Bobcats football team
| 1959 Ohio Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 7–2 (4–2 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Peden Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Bowling Green $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Ohio | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Miami (OH) | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1959 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 7–2 record (4–2 against MAC opponents), finished in second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 215 to 101.[1][2] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[3]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | at No. 19 Toledo | W 36–7 | 8,000 | |||
| October 3 | Kent State | W 46–0 | 7,500 | |||
| October 10 | Xavier* | No. 11 |
| W 25–7 | 7,500 | [4] |
| October 17 | at Youngstown State* | No. 8 |
| W 44–12 | 8,000 | |
| October 24 | at No. 4 Miami (OH) | No. 6 | L 0–24 | 15,000 | ||
| October 31 | Western Michigan | No. 10 |
| W 12–9 | 10,200–12,000 | [5] |
| November 7 | at Marshall | No. 11 | W 21–14 | 6,000 | ||
| November 14 | at Louisville* | No. 12 | W 22–15 | 4,500 | ||
| November 21 | No. 1 Bowling Green | No. 9 |
| L 9–13 | 12,000 | [6] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 91, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Bill Hess". Sports Reference.
- ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "OU rolls by Xavier for third". Mansfield News-Journal. October 11, 1959. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ "Falcons Capture Grid Title". Sunday Times Signal. November 22, 1959. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
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