1973 Ohio Bobcats football team
| 1973 Ohio Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (2–3 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Peden Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Miami (OH) $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their 16th season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 5–5 record (2–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 231 to 156.[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[4]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | Kent State | L 7–35 | 14,450 | [5] | |
| September 29 | at Toledo | L 8–35 | |||
| October 6 | at Northwestern* | W 14–12 | |||
| October 13 | at No. 20 Miami (OH) | L 6–10 | [6] | ||
| October 20 | at South Carolina* | L 22–38 | 39,021 | [7] | |
| October 27 | Western Michigan |
| W 16–0 | ||
| November 3 | Bowling Green |
| W 24–23 | ||
| November 10 | Cincinnati* |
| W 14–8 | ||
| November 17 | at No. 6 Penn State* | L 10–49 | 51,804 | ||
| November 22 | at Marshall* | W 35–21 | |||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1973 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 92, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ "Bill Hess". Sports Reference.
- ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "Kent State Rips Ohio U." The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 23, 1973. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Marty Williams (October 14, 1973). "Miami's Backs On Warpath". Dayton Daily News. pp. 1D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SC's Grantz rushes 260". Dayton Daily News. October 21, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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