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1946 Ohio Bobcats football team

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1946 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–3 (0–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Mid-America Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cincinnati $ 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Western Reserve 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 2
Ohio 0 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Wayne 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-America Conference (MAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their 21st and final season under head coach Don Peden, the Bobcats compiled a 6–3 record and were outscored by a total of 206 to 97.[1] In February 1947, head coach Don Peden announced his retirement as the school's football coach, though he continued to serve as the school's athletic director and baseball coach.[2]

Ohio was ranked at No. 73 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Murray State*
W 27–77,000[4]
October 5at Western Michigan*
W 25–7[5]
October 12Muskingum*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 38–0[6]
October 19at Cincinnati
L 0–1925,000[7]
October 26Miami (OH)*
L 14–2312,336[8]
November 2at Ohio Wesleyan*
W 49–79,000[9]
November 9Baldwin-Wallace*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 21–14[10]
November 16Dayton*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 7–146,000[11]
November 23at Xavier*Cincinnati, OHW 25–63,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  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 Retires as Grid Coach, Remains as Athletic Director". The Times Recorder. February 13, 1947. p. 6.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ohio U. Downs Murray, 27-7". Springfield News-Sun. September 29, 1946. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ohio U. Wallops Bronccos, 25-7". Springfield (O.) News-Sun. October 6, 1946. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bobcats Romp, Scoring With Ease In Beating Muskingum By 38-0 Score -- Three Markers In First 18 Minutes". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 13, 1946. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Dick Forbes (October 20, 1946). "Cincinnati Batters Bearcats of Ohio, 19-0: Lead Taken In Opening Period When Roger Stephens Sprints 43 Yards; Athens Club Halted On One Inch Line -- 25,000 Are At Nippert Stadium". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Gilson Wright (October 27, 1946). "Miami Defeats Ohio U." Dayton Daily News. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bobcats Smother Wesleyan, 49 To 7". Mansfield News-Journal. November 3, 1946. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bobcats Nip B-W, 21 to 14". Mansfield News-Journal. November 10, 1946. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Bill Barton (November 17, 1946). "Dayton Defeats Ohio U.: Statistics All In Favor Of Flyer Team; Castignola, Pinciotti Score For Victors". Dayton Daily News. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Dick Forbes (November 24, 1946). "Xavier Throws Scare Into Ohio U. But Fades In Fourth Quarter, 25-6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.


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