1973 Ohio Bobcats football team

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1973 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–5 (2–3 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Miami (OH) $ 5 0 0 11 0 0
Kent State 4 1 0 9 2 0
Bowling Green 2 3 0 7 3 0
Ohio 2 3 0 5 5 0
Western Michigan 1 4 0 6 5 0
Toledo 1 4 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their 16th season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 5–5 record (2–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 231 to 156.[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Kent StateL 7–3514,450[5]
September 29at ToledoL 8–35
October 6at Northwestern*W 14–12
October 13at No. 20 Miami (OH)L 6–10[6]
October 20at South Carolina*L 22–3839,021[7]
October 27Western Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 16–0
November 3Bowling Green
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 24–23
November 10Cincinnati*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 14–8
November 17at No. 6 Penn State*L 10–4951,804
November 22at Marshall*W 35–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1973 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 92, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "Bill Hess". Sports Reference.
  4. ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "Kent State Rips Ohio U." The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 23, 1973. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Marty Williams (October 14, 1973). "Miami's Backs On Warpath". Dayton Daily News. pp. 1D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "SC's Grantz rushes 260". Dayton Daily News. October 21, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.



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