1954 Ohio Bobcats football team

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1954 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–3 (5–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) $ 4 0 0 8 1 0
Kent State 4 1 0 8 2 0
Ohio 5 2 0 6 3 0
Toledo 3 2 0 6 2 1
Western Michigan 3 4 0 4 5 0
Western Reserve 2 3 0 3 4 1
Marshall 2 5 0 4 5 0
Bowling Green 0 6 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1954 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1954 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Carroll Widdoes, the Bobcats compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 against MAC opponents), finished in third place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 175 to 158.[1] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Xavier*W 12–0[3]
October 2Toledo
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 28–20
October 9at Western Reserve
W 37–0
October 16at Kent StateW 14–7
October 23Miami (OH)
L 13–4612,818[4][5]
October 30at Harvard*L 13–276,500[6]
November 6at Western MichiganL 6–19[7]
November 13at Bowling Green
W 26–14
November 20Marshall
W 26–25
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "Ohio U tops Xavier". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 26, 1954. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Miami Batters Bobcats, 46-13". Dayton Daily News. October 24, 1954. p. IV-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Miami Takes Bobcats By Measure Of 46-13". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 24, 1954. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Harvard's Ground Attack Downs Ohio University for First Home Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. October 31, 1954. p. S2.
  7. ^ "Western Michigan Rocks Ohio University, 19–6". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 7, 1954. p. 4-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.