1986 Ohio Bobcats football team

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1986 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record1–10 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) $ 6 2 0 8 4 0
Toledo 5 3 0 7 4 0
Bowling Green 5 3 0 5 6 0
Kent State 5 3 0 5 6 0
Ball State 4 4 0 6 5 0
Eastern Michigan 4 4 0 6 5 0
Central Michigan 4 4 0 5 5 0
Western Michigan 3 5 0 3 8 0
Ohio 0 8 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1986 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Cleve Bryant, the Bobcats compiled a 1–10 record (0–8 against MAC opponents), finished in last place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 329 to 196.[1][2][3] They played their local games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[4]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Bowling GreenL 16–21
September 13Marshall*L 7–21
September 20at Duke*L 7–2228,500[5]
September 27at Central MichiganL 27–56
October 4Miami (OH)
L 14–34
October 11at Ball StateL 9–30
October 18at Eastern MichiganL 31–33
October 25Toledo
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 21–24
November 1Kent State
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 13–17
November 8at Western MichiganL 17–45
November 15Northern Illinois*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 34–264,844
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1986 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Cleve Bryant". Sports Reference.
  4. ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "Freshman's 64-yard run leads Duke past Ohio". The Charlotte Observer. September 21, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.