1937 Ohio Bobcats football team

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1937 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceBuckeye Athletic Association
Record5–3–1 (3–1–1 BAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Buckeye Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Marshall $ 4 0 1 9 0 1
Dayton 4 1 0 7 2 0
Ohio 3 1 1 5 3 1
Miami (OH) 2 3 0 4 4 1
Ohio Wesleyan 1 4 0 2 7 0
Cincinnati 0 5 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University as a member of the Buckeye Athletic Association (BAA) during the 1937 college football season. In their 14th season under head coach Don Peden, the Bobcats compiled a 5–3–1 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the BAA, and outscored opponents by a total of 168 to 52.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Rio Grande
W 80–0
September 25at IllinoisL 6–2020,059
October 9at Western ReserveL 0–7
October 16Miami (OH)dagger
W 19–0[2]
October 23Dayton
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 0–67,500[3]
October 30MarshallT 13–13
November 6at CincinnatiW 17–0
November 13at Rutgers
W 13–04,000[4]
November 20Ohio Wesleyan
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 20–6
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2019 Ohio Bobcats football record book" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Ohio U. Defeats Miami: Bobcats Maul Reds, 19 To 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 17, 1937. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Harold Boian (October 24, 1937). "U. D. Beats Ohio U. In Last Second: 35-Yard Pass Gives Dayton 6-0 Victory". Dayton Daily News. pp. 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Small backs big help to Ohio U. as Bobcats beat favored Rutgers' eleven, 13–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 14, 1937. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.