1983 Ohio Bobcats football team

The 1983 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Brian Burke, the Bobcats compiled a 4–7 record (3–6 against MAC opponents), finished in eighth place, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 270 to 163.[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[4]

1983 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record4–7 (3–6 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
1983 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Illinois $ 8 1 010 2 0
Toledo 7 2 09 2 0
Bowling Green 7 2 08 3 0
Central Michigan 7 2 08 3 0
Ball State 4 4 06 5 0
Western Michigan 4 5 06 5 0
Miami (OH) 3 5 04 7 0
Ohio 3 6 04 7 0
Kent State 1 8 01 10 0
Eastern Michigan 0 9 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at West Virginia*L 3–5554,612
September 10Richmond*W 17–105,500[5]
September 17Ball StateL 14–31
September 24Eastern Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 31–14
October 1at ToledoL 0–31
October 15Central Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 9–14
October 22at Kent StateW 21–20
October 29Western Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 14–16
November 5at Miami (OH)W 17–14
November 12Bowling Green
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 20–24
November 19at Northern IllinoisL 17–41
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1983 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. "Brian Burke". Sports Reference.
  4. "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. "UR makes it an even dozen". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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