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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 5–5 (3–3 MAC) |
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Home stadium | Peden Stadium |
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Miami (OH) + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1966 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their ninth season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 5–5 record (3–3 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 183 to 149.[1][2] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[3]
The team's statistical leaders included Bob Houmard with 641 rushing yards, Ron Delucca with 655 passing yards, and Jay Maupin with 447 receiving yards.[4]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 | at No. 8 Purdue* | L 3–42 | 47,172 | ||
September 24 | at Boston College* | W 23–14 | 19,200 | ||
October 1 | at Kent State | W 12–10 | |||
October 8 | Toledo | W 21–6 | |||
October 15 | Xavier* |
| W 24–10 | [5] | |
October 22 | Miami (OH) |
| L 13–33 | ||
October 29 | Dayton* |
| L 12–20 | ||
November 5 | at Western Michigan | L 13–20 | |||
November 12 | at Bowling Green | L 0–28 | |||
November 19 | Marshall |
| W 28–0 | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 91, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Bill Hess". Sports Reference.
- ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 71, 75, 77.
- ^ "Ohio takes 24–10 win at Xavier". The Times Recorder. October 16, 1966. Retrieved May 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.