1954 Ohio Bobcats football team
| 1954 Ohio Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (5–2 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Peden Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Reserve | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1954 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Carroll Widdoes, the Bobcats compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 against MAC opponents), finished in third place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 175 to 158.[1] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | Xavier* | W 12–0 | [3] | ||
| October 2 | Toledo |
| W 28–20 | ||
| October 9 | at Western Reserve |
| W 37–0 | ||
| October 16 | at Kent State | W 14–7 | |||
| October 23 | Miami (OH) |
| L 13–46 | 12,818 | [4][5] |
| October 30 | at Harvard* | L 13–27 | 6,500 | [6] | |
| November 6 | at Western Michigan | L 6–19 | [7] | ||
| November 13 | at Bowling Green |
| W 26–14 | ||
| November 20 | Marshall |
| W 26–25 | ||
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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.
- ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "Ohio U tops Xavier". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 26, 1954. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami Batters Bobcats, 46-13". Dayton Daily News. October 24, 1954. p. IV-3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami Takes Bobcats By Measure Of 46-13". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 24, 1954. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harvard's Ground Attack Downs Ohio University for First Home Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. October 31, 1954. p. S2.
- ^ "Western Michigan Rocks Ohio University, 19–6". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 7, 1954. p. 4-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
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