1942 Ohio Bobcats football team

The 1942 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In their 19th season under head coach Don Peden, the Bobcats compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 144 to 107.[1]

1942 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
1942 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Michigan    6 0 0
Western Michigan    5 1 0
Cincinnati    8 2 0
Dayton    8 2 0
Marquette    7 2 0
No. 6 Notre Dame    7 2 2
Bowling Green    6 2 1
Ohio    5 3 0
Detroit    5 4 0
Wichita    5 4 0
Michigan State    4 3 2
Michigan State Normal    3 3 1
Ohio Wesleyan    4 4 0
Xavier    4 5 0
Carthage    3 4 0
Miami (OH)    3 6 0
Wayne    1 6 1
Akron    0 7 2
Rankings from AP Poll

Ohio was ranked at No. 136 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2AkronW 39–0
October 10Butler
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 6–0
October 17at CincinnatiL 7–26
October 24Ohio Wesleyandagger
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 26–147,000
October 31at Miami (OH)Oxford, OH (rivalry)W 39–136,000[3]
November 6at Western ReserveL 7–209,000
November 15Xavier
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 20–148,000[4][5]
November 26at Dayton
L 0–204,000[6]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. "2019 Ohio Bobcats football record book" (PDF).
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Fekete Boosts Season Touchdown Total Toll". The Dayton Herald. November 1, 1942. p. Sports 4 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Reserve Cats Play Sensational Brand of Ball". Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. November 9, 1942. p. 16.
  5. "Ohio U rallies to defeat Xavier gridders by 20–14". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 15, 1942. Retrieved May 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Charles Pauly (November 27, 1942). "Dayton Downs Ohio U., 20-0: Flyers Hold Upper Hand Throughout". Dayton Journal. p. 9 via Newspapers.com.


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