1946 Ohio Bobcats football team

American college football season

1946 Ohio Bobcats football

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Record| 6–3 (0–1 MAC)
Head coach|

* Don Peden (21st season)

Home stadium| Peden Stadium

Seasons

<- 1945

1947 ->

1946 Mid-America Conference football standings

* v
* t
* e

| 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

[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

|
|
|
|
|

September 28| Murray State*|

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH

| W 27–7| 7,000| [4]
October 5| at Western Michigan*|

* Waldo Stadium
* Kalamazoo, MI

| W 25–7| | [5]
October 12| Muskingum*|

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH

| W 38–0| | [6]
October 19| at Cincinnati|

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| L 0–19| 25,000| [7]
October 26| Miami (OH)*|

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH (rivalry)

| L 14–23| 12,336| [8]
November 2| at Ohio Wesleyan*|

* Selby Field
* Delaware, OH

| W 49–7| 9,000| [9]
November 9| Baldwin-Wallace*|

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH

| W 21–14| | [10]
November 16| Dayton*|

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH

| L 7–14| 6,000| [11]
November 23| at Xavier*| Cincinnati, OH| W 25–6| 3,000| [12]

* *Non-conference game

## References

[edit]

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.

* v
* t
* e

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

Seasons|

* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943–1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

This college football 1940s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template
*[Conf]: Conference record
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[T]: Ties