1962 Ohio Bobcats football team

American college football season

1962 Ohio Bobcats football

Sun Bowl, L 14–15 vs. West Texas State

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Record| 8–3 (5–1 MAC)
Head coach|

* Bill Hess (5th season)

Home stadium| Peden Stadium

Seasons

<- 1961

1963 ->

1962 Mid-American Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Bowling Green $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1
Ohio | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Miami (OH) | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 1
Western Michigan | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Kent State | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Toledo | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Marshall | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1962 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled an 8–3 record (5–1 against MAC opponents), finished in second place in the MAC, lost to West Texas State in the 1962 Sun Bowl (14–15), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 261 to 112.[1][2] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[3]

The team's statistical leaders included Jim Albert with 375 rushing yards, Bob Babbitt with 1,010 passing yards, and Ron Curtis with 286 receiving yards.[4]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 22| Toledo|

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH

| W 31–0| |
September 29| at Kent State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Kent, OH

| W 21–0| |
October 6| Dayton*|

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH

| W 27–25| |
October 13| at Xavier*|

* Xavier Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| W 20–6| | [5]
October 20| Miami (OH)|

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH (rivalry)

| W 12–6| |
October 27| at Buffalo*|

* Rotary Field
* Buffalo, NY

| W 41–6| |
November 3| Marshall|

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH (rivalry)

| W 35–0| |
November 10| at Bowling Green|

* University Stadium
* Bowling Green, OH

| L 6–7| |
November 17| at Western Michigan|

* Waldo Stadium
* Kalamazoo, MI

| W 32–16| |
November 24| at Iowa State*|

* Clyde Williams Field
* Ames, IA

| L 22–31| 8,503|
December 31| vs. West Texas State*|

* Kidd Field
* El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)

| L 14–15| |

* *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. ^ "Bill Hess". Sports Reference.
3. ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
4. ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 71, 75, 77.
5. ^ "Bobcats top Xavier, 20–6". Springfield News-Sun. October 14, 1962. Retrieved May 10, 2023 - 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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