1957 Ohio Bobcats football team

American college football season

1957 Ohio Bobcats football

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Record| 2–6–1 (1–4–1 MAC)
Head coach|

* Carroll Widdoes (9th season)

Home stadium| Peden Stadium

Seasons

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1958 ->

1957 Mid-American Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Miami (OH) $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Bowling Green | 3  | - | 1  | - | 2 |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 2
Marshall | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Toledo | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Western Michigan | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Ohio | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
Kent State | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1957 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1957 college football season. In their ninth and final season under head coach Carroll Widdoes, the Bobcats compiled a 2–6–1 record (1–4–1 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 156 to 134.[1] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 21| Indiana (PA)*|

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH

| W 50–0| |
September 28| at Toledo|

* Glass Bowl
* Toledo, OH

| L 6–14| |
October 5| Kent State|

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH

| L 9–14| |
October 12| at Harvard*|

* Harvard Stadium
* Boston, MA

| L 7–14| 10,000| [3]
October 19| at Miami (OH)|

* Miami Field
* Oxford, OH (rivalry)

| L 0–26| |
October 26| at Marshall|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV (rivalry)

| L 28–34| |
November 2| Western Michigan|

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH

| W 20–7| |
November 9| Bowling Green|

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH

| T 7–7| |
November 16| at Louisville*|

* Fairgrounds Stadium
* Louisville, KY

| L 7–40| 5,500| [4]

* *Non-conference game

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## 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 Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
3. ^ "Harvard Eleven Scores Twice in Third Quarter to Defeat Ohio University". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 13, 1957. p. S4.
4. ^ Johnny Carrico (November 17, 1957). "Lyle Scores 3 as U.L. Trounces Ohio U. 40-7". The Courier-Journal. p. II-1 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

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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|

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* NFL draftees
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