1938 Ohio Bobcats football team

American college football season

1938 Ohio Bobcats football

BAA co-champion

Conference| Buckeye Athletic Association
Record| 7–2 (3–1 BAA)
Head coach|

* Don Peden (15th season)

Home stadium| Ohio Stadium

Seasons

<- 1937

1939 ->

1938 Buckeye Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Dayton \+  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Ohio \+  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Marshall | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Miami (OH) | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Ohio Wesleyan | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 1938 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University as a member of the Buckeye Athletic Association (BAA) during the 1938 college football season. In their 15th season under head coach Don Peden, the Bobcats compiled a 7–2 record (3–1 against conference opponents), tied for the BAA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 161 to 89.[1]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 24| at Illinois*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL

| W 6–0| 31,378|
September 30| at Xavier*|

* Xavier Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| W 14–12| | [2]
October 8| at Western Reserve*|

* League Park
* Cleveland, OH

| L 14–26| |
October 15| at Ohio Wesleyan| Delaware, OH| W 28–0| |
October 22| Wayne*|

* Ohio Stadium
* Athens, OH

| W 52–7| |
October 29| Cincinnati*|

* Ohio Stadium
* Athens, OH

| W 13–12| |
November 5| at Miami (OH)| Oxford, OH (rivalry)| W 20–12| 9,000| [3]
November 12| Dayton|

* University of Dayton Stadium
* Dayton, OH

| L 0–13| |
November 19| Marshall|

* Ohio Stadium
* Athens, OH (rivalry)

| W 14–7| |

* *Non-conference game

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2019 Ohio Bobcats football record book" (PDF).
2. ^ "Ohio U Bobcats rally to top Xavier eleven, 14–12". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 1, 1938. Retrieved May 18, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Ohio U. Defeats Miami". The Dayton Daily News. November 6, 1938. p. Sport 2 - via Newspapers.com.

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Ohio Bobcats football

Venues|

* Peden Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Marshall: Battle for the Bell
* Miami: Battle of the Bricks

Culture & lore|

* Rufus
* "Stand Up and Cheer"
* Ohio University Marching 110

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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