1975 Ohio Bobcats football team

The 1975 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their 18th season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 5–5–1 record (3–3–1 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 164 to 143.[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[4]

1975 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–3–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Miami (OH) $ 6 0 0 11 1 0
Central Michigan 4 1 1 8 2 1
Ball State 4 2 0 9 2 0
Bowling Green 4 2 0 8 3 0
Ohio 3 3 1 5 5 1
Toledo 4 4 0 5 6 0
Northern Illinois 2 3 0 3 8 0
Kent State 1 6 0 4 7 0
Western Michigan 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

edit
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Central MichiganT 6–6
September 20Ball StateW 10–0
September 27Kent State
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 23–21
October 4at Minnesota*L 0–2127,486
October 11at William & Mary*W 22–812,000[5]
October 18at Miami (OH)L 9–17
October 25at ToledoL 10–14
November 1Western Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 24–10
November 8Bowling Green
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 17–19
November 15Cincinnati*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 5–6
November 22at Marshall*W 38–21
  • *Non-conference game

References

edit
  1. ^ "1975 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. ^ "Ohio rips W&M". The State. October 12, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.