1939 Ohio Bobcats football team

The 1939 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their 16th season under head coach Don Peden, the Bobcats compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 116 to 82.[1]

1939 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
1939 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Michigan   –  8 –1 –0
No. 13 Notre Dame   –  7 –2 –0
Ohio   –  6 –3 –0
Detroit   –  5 –3 –1
Akron   –  5 –4 –0
Cincinnati   –  4 –3 –2
Ohio Wesleyan   –  5 –4 –1
Marquette   –  4 –4 –0
Michigan State   –  4 –4 –1
Dayton   –  4 –4 –1
Michigan State Normal   –  3 –3 –1
Wayne   –  4 –5 –0
Xavier   –  3 –5 –1
Western State Teachers (MI)   –  2 –6 –1
Miami (OH)   –  1 –7 –1
Rankings from AP Poll

Ohio was ranked at No. 124 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Western Kentucky State Teachers
L 7–14[3]
September 29at Butler
L 7–128,000[4]
October 7Western Reserve
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 14–12[5]
October 14Ohio Wesleyan
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 7–12[6]
October 20at Xavier
W 20–66,500[7]
October 28Dayton
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 14–010,000[8]
November 4Morris HarveyCharleston, WVW 14–136,000[9]
November 11Miami (OH)
W 20–7[10]
November 18Western State Teachers (MI)
W 13–6[11]

References
  1. "2019 Ohio Bobcats football record book" (PDF).
  2. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Ohio Bobcats Beaten, 14-7, By Western Kentucky State". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 24, 1939. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. W. F. Fox, Jr.date=September 30, 1939. "Butler's Crawford and Harding Sink Ohio U. in Thriller". The Indianapolis News. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "Ohio U. Upsets Reserve, 14-12". Sunday Gazette and Advertiser. October 8, 1939. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bishops Rally To Defeat Ohio U.: Aerial Game Is Fatal To Bobcats, Wesleyan Scoring Twice In Last Quarter". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 15, 1939. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Ohio University Bobcats Win Over Musketeers, 20 To 6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 21, 1939. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Harold Boian (October 29, 1939). "Bobcat Passes Defeat Flyers By 14-0 Score". Dayton Daily News. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Pass Clicks In Last 40 Seconds, Ohio University Nosing Out Morris Harvey -- Risaliti And Wertman Are Heroes". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 5, 1939. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Bobcats Down Miami, 20 To 7: Light Backs Aid Ohio University". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 12, 1931. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Passes Win For Ohio U." Sunday Gazette and Advertiser. November 19, 1939. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.


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