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The 2017 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by 13th-year head coach Frank Solich and played their home games at Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference . They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in second play in the East Division. They received an invitation to the Bahamas Bowl where they defeated UAB .
Previous season The Bobcats finished the 2016 season 8–6, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a two-way tie for the East Division title. They represented the East Division in the MAC Championship Game where they lost to Western Michigan .[1] Dollar General Bowl where they lost to Troy .[2]
Preseason In a preseason poll of league media, Ohio was picked to win the East Division with 11 first place votes.[3]
Coaching staff Source:[4]
Schedule Ohio announced their 2017 football schedule on January 23, 2017.[5]
September 27:00 p.m.Hampton *
ESPN3 W 59–017,501
8:00 p.m.at Purdue *
FS1 L 21–4445,633
September 16NoonKansas *
ESPNU W 42–3022,056
September 232:00 p.m.at Eastern Michigan
ESPN3W 27–20 2OT 11,373
September 303:30 p.m.at UMass *
ELVN W 58–507,696
October 72:00 p.m.Central Michigan
ESPN3L 23–2623,570
October 143:30 p.m.at Bowling Green
ESPN3W 48–30 Kent State
ESPN3W 48–3 Miami (OH)
ESPN2 W 45–2818,096
Toledo
ESPN2 W 38–1015,562
Akron
ESPN2L 34–3717,832
Buffalo
ESPN3L 24–31 UAB *
ESPN W 41–6
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Source:[6]
Game summaries Hampton
1
2
3
4
Total
Pirates
0
0
0
0
0
Bobcats
7
13
26
13
59
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
at Purdue
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
7
0
7
7
21
Boilermakers
10
24
7
3
44
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–7
1978
PUR, 24–0
Kansas
1
2
3
4
Total
Jayhawks
0
14
0
16
30
Bobcats
11
14
14
3
42
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–0
2016
OHIO, 37–21
at Eastern Michigan
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT
Total
Bobcats
3
7
3
0 7 7
27
Eagles
3
3
0
7 7 0
20
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
18–12–1
2016
EMU, 27–20
at UMass
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
7
20
14
17
58
Minutemen
10
17
2
21
50
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–0
2013
OHIO, 51–23
Central Michigan
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
7
6
6
7
26
Bobcats
7
7
0
9
23
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
5–24–2
2016
CMU, 27–20
at Bowling Green
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
0
21
6
21
48
Falcons
6
10
7
7
30
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
26–40–2
2016
OHIO, 30–24
Kent State
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Flashes
3
0
0
0
3
Bobcats
0
13
28
7
48
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
42–25–2
2016
OHIO, 14–10
Miami (OH)
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
14
7
7
0
28
Bobcats
14
14
7
10
45
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
39–52–2
2016
OHIO, 17–7
Toledo
1
2
3
4
Total
Rockets
0
7
3
0
10
Bobcats
7
3
14
14
38
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
20–31–1
2016
OHIO, 31–26
at Akron
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
14
10
3
7
34
Zips
10
20
0
7
37
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
20–12–1
2016
OHIO, 9–3
at Buffalo
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
7
3
14
0
24
Bulls
24
0
0
7
31
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
14–9
2016
OHIO, 34–10
vs. UAB–Bahamas Bowl
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
0
3
3
0
6
Bobcats
13
14
14
0
41
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
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