1926 Ohio Bobcats football team

The 1926 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Buckeye Athletic Association ( BAA) and the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1926 college football season. In their third season under head coach Don Peden, the Bobcats compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 111 to 17.[1]

1926 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceBuckeye Athletic Association, Ohio Athletic Conference
Record5–2–1 (2–1–1 BAA, 4–2–1 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Buckeye Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio Wesleyan $ 3 0 1 6 2 1
Wittenberg 3 1 0 6 2 0
Ohio 2 1 1 5 2 1
Miami (OH) 1 2 1 5 2 1
Denison 1 3 0 2 6 1
Cincinnati 0 3 1 3 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1926 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Muskingum $ 7 0 0 9 0 0
Dayton 3 0 0 8 2 0
St. Xavier 1 0 0 9 1 0
Oberlin 6 1 0 6 1 0
Wittenberg 4 1 0 6 2 0
Ohio Wesleyan 5 1 1 6 2 1
Wooster 5 2 0 6 2 0
Miami (OH) 4 2 1 5 2 1
Ohio 4 2 1 5 2 1
Akron 4 2 2 5 2 2
Mount Union 5 3 0 6 3 0
Case 4 2 3 4 2 3
Baldwin–Wallace 3 3 2 3 3 2
Western Reserve 3 4 1 3 4 1
Heidelberg 2 4 0 3 4 0
Cincinnati 2 5 1 3 5 1
Denison 2 6 0 2 6 1
Otterbein 1 5 0 2 5 0
Ohio Northern 1 6 0 1 6 0
Kenyon 1 6 0 1 7 0
Marietta 1 6 0 1 7 0
Hiram 0 7 0 0 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Rio Grande
W 40–0
October 9at Akron
L 0–33,000[2]
October 16Denison
  • Ohio Field
  • Athens, OH
W 6–0[3]
October 23Cincinnati
  • Ohio Field
  • Athens, OH
W 38–7[4]
October 30at Ohio WesleyanDelaware, OHT 0–0[5]
November 6Ohio Northern
  • Ohio Field
  • Athens, OH
W 9–0[6]
November 12at MariettaMarietta, OHW 12–0[7]
November 20at WittenbergSpringfield, OHL 6–7[8]

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 1925. p. 84.
  2. ^ "Johnson's Kick Beats Ohio U." Dayton Daily News. October 10, 1926. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jack Sweeney's Two Goals Too Much For Denison U." Dayton Daily News. October 17, 1926. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mercy! Ohio Lads Rough: Bearcats Are Swamped 38 To 7 at Athens". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 24, 1926. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bobcats Hold Bishops Even". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 31, 1926 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ohio Northern Loses To Ohio U., 9 to 7". Dayton Daily News. November 7, 1926. p. Sport 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ohio Uni. 12, Marietta 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 13, 1926. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Field Goal Gives Wittenberg Victory". Dayton Daily News. November 21, 1926. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.