2015 Ohio Bobcats football team

2015 Ohio Bobcats football
2015 Ohio Bobcats football
Camellia Bowl, L 29–31 vs. Appalachian State
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	8–5 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Frank Solich (11th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tim Albin (11th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Burrow (11th season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium; (Capacity: 24,000)
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x$	7	–	1	10	–	4
Ohio	5	–	3	8	–	5
Akron	5	–	3	8	–	5
Buffalo	3	–	5	5	–	7
Kent State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Miami (OH)	2	–	6	3	–	9
UMass	2	–	6	3	–	9
West Division
Northern Illinois xy	6	–	2	8	–	6
Western Michigan x	6	–	2	8	–	5
Toledo x	6	–	2	10	–	2
Central Michigan x	6	–	2	7	–	6
Ball State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Eastern Michigan	0	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: Bowling Green 34, Northern Illinois 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2015 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by 11th year head coach Frank Solich and played their home games at Peden Stadium. They were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 on MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. They were invited to the Camellia Bowl where they lost to Appalachian State.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	9:00 p.m.	at Idaho*	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN3	W 45–28	11,587
September 12	7:00 p.m.	Marshall*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (Battle for the Bell)	ESPN3	W 21–10	25,210
September 19	2:00 p.m.	No. 20 (FCS) Southeastern Louisiana*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	W 35–14	22,985
September 26	3:30 p.m.	at Minnesota*	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 24–27	53,917
October 3	2:00 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 14–12	17,301
October 10	2:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	BCSN	W 34–3	25,086
October 17	12:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ASN	L 14–49	22,825
October 24	3:30 p.m.	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ASN/ESPN3	L 17–41	17,128
November 4	8:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN2	L 24–62	16,233
November 10	8:00 p.m.	Kent State	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPNU	W 27–0	15,654
November 17	7:00 p.m.	Ball State	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPNU	W 48–31	16,148
November 24	7:30 p.m.	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium Dekalb, IL	ESPNU	W 26–21	9,755
December 19	5:30 p.m.	vs. Appalachian State*	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (Camellia Bowl)	ESPN	L 29–31	19,621
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[1]^[2]

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Game summaries

at Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	21	7	3	14	45
Vandals	3	10	0	15	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2014	OHIO, 36–24

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	7	3	0	10
Bobcats	7	7	0	7	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–20–6	2014	MARSH, 44–14

Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	7	7	14
Bobcats	7	14	0	14	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	7	0	10	24
Golden Gophers	0	14	3	10	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–8–1	2003	MINN, 42–20

at Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	7	0	0	14
Zips	3	3	3	3	12

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–12–1	2014	OHIO, 23–20

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	3	0	0	3
Bobcats	7	10	10	7	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–52–2	2014	OHIO, 24–21

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	14	21	14	49
Bobcats	0	7	0	7	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–31–1	2014	WMU, 42–21

at Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	3	7	0	17
Bulls	14	17	0	10	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–8	2014	OHIO, 37–14

at Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	7	3	7	24
Falcons	14	13	21	14	62

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–39–2	2014	BGSU, 31–13

Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0
Bobcats	7	3	10	7	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–25–2	2014	OHIO, 17–14

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	7	14	7	31
Bobcats	14	14	13	7	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–15	2012	BALL, 52–27

at Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	13	0	6	26
Huskies	7	0	7	7	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–11	2014	NIU, 21–14

Appalachian State–Camellia Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	17	7	5	29
Mountaineers	7	0	0	24	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

References

^ "2015 Ohio Bobcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
^ "Football Schedule". Ohio University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2015.

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[1] "2015 Ohio Bobcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 10, 2015.

[2] "Football Schedule". Ohio University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2015.

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