1958 Ohio Bobcats football team

American college football season

1958 Ohio Bobcats football

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Record| 5–4 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach|

* Bill Hess (1st season)

Home stadium| Peden Stadium

Seasons

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1959 ->

1958 Mid-American Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 2 Miami (OH) $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Kent State | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 14 Bowling Green | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Ohio | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Western Michigan | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Toledo | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Marshall | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1958 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1958 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 5–4 record (2–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 159 to 102.[1][2] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 20| Youngstown State*| |

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH

| W 38–0| 7,500|
September 27| Toledo| No. 5|

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH

| W 13–6| 7,500|
October 4| at No. 14 Kent State| No. 2|

* Memorial Stadium
* Kent, OH

| L 6–14| 9,500| [4]
October 11| at Dayton*| No. 11|

* Baujan Field
* Dayton, OH

| W 27–8| |
October 18| No. 6 Miami (OH)| No. 13|

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH (rivalry)

| L 10–14| 10,882|
October 25| Marshall| |

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH (rivalry)

| W 22–0| 4,000|
November 1| at Western Michigan| |

* Waldo Stadium
* Kalamazoo, MI

| L 14–21| 6,000| [5]
November 8| at No. 16 Bowling Green| |

* University Stadium
* Bowling Green, OH

| L 6–33| 6,000| [6]
November 15| Louisville*| |

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH

| W 23–6| 7,500|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the 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. ^ "Bill Hess". Sports Reference.
3. ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
7. ^ "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|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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