1958 Ohio Bobcats football team

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1958 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–4 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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 NCAA College Division 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[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Youngstown State*W 38–07,500
September 27ToledoNo. 5
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 13–67,500
October 4at No. 14 Kent StateNo. 2L 6–149,500[4]
October 11at Dayton*No. 11W 27–8
October 18No. 6 Miami (OH)No. 13
L 10–1410,882
October 25Marshall
W 22–04,000
November 1at Western MichiganL 14–216,000[5]
November 8at No. 16 Bowling Green
L 6–336,000[6]
November 15Louisville*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 23–67,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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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. ^ "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.