1974 Ohio Bobcats football team

The 1974 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their 17th season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 6–5 record (3–2 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 249 to 211.[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[4]

1974 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–5 (3–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
1974 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Miami (OH) $ 5 0 010 0 1
Ohio 3 2 06 5 0
Toledo 3 2 06 5 0
Kent State 2 3 07 4 0
Bowling Green 2 3 06 4 1
Western Michigan 0 5 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at North Carolina*L 7–42
September 21at Kent StateW 20–015,267[5]
September 28Toledo
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 16–19
October 5Northern Illinois*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 31–14
October 12No. 20 Miami (OH)
L 3–31
October 19Morehead State*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 49–10
October 26at Western MichiganW 26–3
November 2at Bowling GreenW 33–22
November 9at Cincinnati*L 13–35
November 16at No. 11 Penn State*L 16–3558,700
November 23Marshall*
W 35–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1974 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 92, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  3. "Bill Hess". Sports Reference.
  4. "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. "Kent Attack Dies Without Kokal". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 22, 1974. pp. B1, B8 via Newspapers.com.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.