1951 Ohio Bobcats football team

The 1951 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1951 college football season. In their third season under head coach Carroll Widdoes, the Bobcats compiled a 5–4–1 record (2–2 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 167 to 141.[1] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[2]

1951 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–4–1 (2–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
1951 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cincinnati $ 3 –0 –010 –1 –0
Miami (OH) 3 –1 –07 –3 –0
Kent State 2 –1 –04 –3 –2
Ohio 2 –2 –05 –4 –1
Western Reserve 1 –3 –02 –6 –1
Western Michigan 0 –4 –04 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Ed Roberts with 564 rushing yards, Larry Lawrence with 407 passing yards, and Gene Nuxhall with 236 receiving yards.[3] Offensive tackle Al Scheide was named to the Little All-America Team.[4]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Morris Harvey*
W 26–0
September 29Akron*
W 40–7[5]
October 6at Western Michigan
W 13–01,500[6]
October 13Bowling Green*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 28–7
October 20at Miami (OH)
L 0–7
October 27Kent State
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 28–2712,000[7]
November 3at Toledo*
L 6–13
November 10Cincinnati
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 0–40
November 17Eastern Kentucky*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 13–27
November 22at Marshall*
T 13–13
  • *Non-conference game

[8]

References
  1. "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. p. 91. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. 2015 Media Guide, pp. 71, 75, 77.
  4. 2015 Media Guide, p. 101.
  5. "Ohio U Tramples Akron Zips, 40–7". September 30, 1951. pp. 1C, 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Ohio U Tops Broncos, 13–0". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 7, 1951. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Conversion Miss Dooms KSU, 28–27". Akron Beacon Journal. October 28, 1951. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.


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