2017 Ohio Bobcats football team

2017 Ohio Bobcats football
2017 Ohio Bobcats football
Bahamas Bowl champion
Bahamas Bowl, W 41–6 vs. UAB
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	9–4 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Frank Solich (13th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tim Albin (13th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Co-defensive coordinator	Jim Burrow (13th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Ron Collins (1st season)
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	Peden Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Akron xy	6	–	2	7	–	7
Ohio	5	–	3	9	–	4
Miami (OH)	4	–	4	5	–	7
Buffalo	4	–	4	6	–	6
Bowling Green	2	–	6	2	–	10
Kent State	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
Toledo xy$	7	–	1	11	–	3
Central Michigan	6	–	2	8	–	5
Northern Illinois	6	–	2	8	–	5
Western Michigan	4	–	4	6	–	6
Eastern Michigan	3	–	5	5	–	7
Ball State	0	–	8	2	–	10
Championship: Toledo 45, Akron 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2017 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by 13th-year head coach Frank Solich and played their home games at Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.^[1]^[2] They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in second play in the East Division. They received an invitation to the Bahamas Bowl where they defeated UAB.

Preseason

In a preseason poll of league media, Ohio was picked to win the East Division with 11 first place votes.^[3]

Coaching staff

Name	Title	Alma mater
Frank Solich	Head coach	Nebraska, 1966
Tim Albin	Asst. head coach/offensive coordinator/running backs coach	Northwestern Oklahoma State, 1989
Jim Burrow	Asst. head coach/defensive coordinator/safeties coach	Nebraska, 1976
Scott Isphording	Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach	Hanover College, 1994
Pete Germano	Defensive line coach/Special teams coordinator	Ohio Wesleyan, 1982
Ron Collins	Linebackers coach/co-defensive coordinator	Washington State University, 1987
Dwayne Dixon	Wide receivers coach	Florida, 1985
Brian Haines	Recruiting/Special teams coordinator/tight ends coach	Marietta College, 2004
Dave Johnson	Offensive line coach	West Virginia, 1985

Source:^[4]

Schedule

Ohio announced their 2017 football schedule on January 23, 2017.^[5] In out-of-conference play, the Bobcats will host Hampton and Kansas and will travel to Purdue and former MAC-affiliate UMass.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Hampton*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	W 59–0	17,501
September 8	8:00 p.m.	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	FS1	L 21–44	45,633
September 16	Noon	Kansas*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPNU	W 42–30	22,056
September 23	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	W 27–20 ^2OT	11,373
September 30	3:30 p.m.	at UMass*	McGuirk Stadium Amherst, MA	ELVN	W 58–50	7,696
October 7	2:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	L 23–26	23,570
October 14	3:30 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	W 48–30	17,641
October 21	3:30 p.m.	Kent State	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	W 48–3	19,540
October 31	8:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	ESPN2	W 45–28	18,096
November 8	7:00 p.m.	Toledo	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN2	W 38–10	15,562
November 14	7:00 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN2	L 34–37	17,832
November 24	1:00 p.m.	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	L 24–31	12,273
December 22	12:30 p.m.	vs. UAB*	Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, Bahamas (Bahamas Bowl)	ESPN	W 41–6	13,585
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Source:^[6]

Game summaries

Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	0	0	0
Bobcats	7	13	26	13	59

At Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	0	7	7	21
Boilermakers	10	24	7	3	44

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	0	14	0	16	30
Bobcats	11	14	14	3	42

At Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Bobcats	3	7	3	0	7	7	27
Eagles	3	3	0	7	7	0	20

At UMass

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	20	14	17	58
Minutemen	10	17	2	21	50

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	6	6	7	26
Bobcats	7	7	0	9	23

At Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	21	6	21	48
Falcons	6	10	7	7	30

Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	3	0	0	0	3
Bobcats	0	13	28	7	48

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	14	7	7	0	28
Bobcats	14	14	7	10	45

Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	0	7	3	0	10
Bobcats	7	3	14	14	38

At Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	14	10	3	7	34
Zips	10	20	0	7	37

At Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	3	14	0	24
Bulls	24	0	0	7	31

Vs. UAB–Bahamas Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	3	3	0	6
Bobcats	13	14	14	0	41

Roster

2017 Ohio Bobcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`3`	Cameron Odom	Fr
WR	`4`	Papi White	Jr
WR	`5`	Brevin Harris	Fr
WR	`6`	Isiah Cox	Fr
QB	`7`	Quinton Maxwell	So
WR	`8`	Elijah Ball	So
WR	`9`	Andrew Meyer	Jr
QB	`10`	Joey Duckworth	Jr
WR	`11`	Willie Cherry	Fr
QB	`12`	Nathan Rourke	So
WR	`13`	Hunter Edwards	Fr
WR	`14`	K. J. Minter	Fr
QB	`15`	Drew Keszei	Fr
WR	`16`	Markel Davis	So
WR	`17`	Siurpry Rinvil	Fr
WR	`18`	Keevon Harris	Fr
WR	`19`	D. L. Knock	So
WR	`20`	Tyler Tupa	Fr
RB	`21`	Maleek Irons	Jr
RB	`22`	David Burroughs	Jr
RB	`23`	Julian Ross	Fr
RB	`26`	Dylan Wears	So
RB	`27`	Jake Neatherton	Fr
RB	`28`	Dorian Brown	Sr
WR	`28`	Steven David	So
WR	`30`	Colin Calloway	So
RB	`36`	Andrew Vu	So
TE	`44`	Adam Luehrman	Fr
RB	`45`	A. J. Ouellette	Jr
OL	`52`	Jake Pruehs	Sr
OL	`53`	Marques Grimes	So
OL	`55`	Taeshon Trotter	Fr
OL	`57`	Durrell Wood	Sr
OL	`58`	Marshal Davis	Jr
OL	`60`	Austen Pleasants	So
OL	`61`	Brett Kittrell	Fr
OL	`63`	Joe Anderson	Jr
OL	`65`	Joe Lowery	Jr
OL	`66`	Brody Rodgers	Fr
OL	`68`	Felipe Fernandez	Fr
OL	`70`	Nick Sink	Fr
OL	`71`	Jylton Tusha	Fr
OL	`73`	Steven Hayes	So
OL	`74`	Jared McCray	Sr
OL	`75`	Cole Irland	Fr
OL	`76`	Hagen Meservy	Fr
OL	`77`	Adam Notestine	Fr
OL	`78`	Samson Jackson	Fr
OL	`79`	Kyle Kuhar	So
WR	`80`	Jerrid Marhefka	Sr
WR	`81`	Matt Seymour	Fr
TE	`82`	Troy Mangen	Sr
TE	`83`	Connor Brown	Jr
TE	`84`	Austin Conard	Fr
WR	`85`	Brendan Cope	Sr
TE	`86`	Mason Morgan	Sr
WR	`87`	Bryan Long Jr.	Fr
TE	`88`	Ryan Luehrman	Fr
TE	`89`	Chandler Dietz	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`2`	Javon Hagan	So
CB	`2`	Mayne Williams	So
CB	`3`	Bradd Ellis	Sr
CB	`4`	Jamal Hudson	Fr
CB	`6`	De'Vante Mitchell	Fr
CB	`11`	Diantre Pressley	Jr
S	`12`	Jarren Hampton	Fr
CB	`13`	London Miller	Sr
CB	`14`	Cameron Gunnels	Jr
LB	`15`	Marcus Brunson	So
DL	`16`	Marcus Coleman	Fr
CB	`17`	Tariq Drake	Fr
DL	`19`	Keith Key	So
CB	`21`	Jalen Fox	Jr
CB	`22`	Marlin Brooks	Fr
S	`23`	Kylan Nelson	Jr
S	`24`	Alvin Floyd	Fr
S	`25`	Tyler Gullett	Jr
LB	`29`	T. J. Robinson	Fr
S	`31`	Grant Cunningham	Sr
LB	`32`	Quentin Poling	Sr
LB	`34`	Eric Popp	So
LB	`35`	Dylan Conner	Fr
LB	`36`	Austin Clack	So
CB	`37`	Jaylen Morgan	Fr
LB	`38`	Chad Moore	Sr
S	`39`	Michael Ballentine	Fr
LB	`40`	Cody Grillot	Sr
CB	`41`	Ilyaas Motley	Fr
CB	`42`	Xavior Motley	Fr
S	`43`	Gabe Lyons	Fr
LB	`46`	Jacob Koons	Jr
LB	`47`	Evan Croutch	Jr
DL	`48`	Andrew Payne	Jr
LB	`49`	Jared Dorsa	Fr
DL	`50`	Kaieem Caesar	Fr
DL	`51`	Will Evans	Fr
LB	`53`	Griffin Hites	Fr
DL	`54`	Tony Porter	Sr
DL	`55`	Sam McKnight	So
LB	`56`	James Leyden	Fr
DL	`67`	Michael Massinople	Fr
DL	`72`	Matt Rowe	Sr
DL	`88`	Amos Ogun-Semore	Fr
DE	`90`	Trent Smart	Sr
DL	`91`	Wyatt Shallman	Sr
DL	`92`	Cleon Aloese	Sr
DL	`94`	Andrew Cree II	Fr
DL	`95`	Amir Miller	Fr
DL	`96`	Kevin Robbins	Sr
DL	`97`	Kenter Berger	Jr
DL	`98`	Chukwudi Chukwu	So
DL	`99`	Brian Arp	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`2`	Louie Zervos	So
K, P	`5`	Michael Farkas	So
LS	`30`	Jake Hale	Jr
K	`33`	A. J. Smith	Fr
K	`44`	Corey Hare	Fr
LS	`59`	David Bryan	Fr

Head coach

Frank Solich

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Jimmy Burrow (Associate head coach/defensive coordinator/safeties)
Tim Albin (Assistant head coach/co-offensive coordinator/Pass Game Coordinator/ running backs)
Ron Collins (Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers)
Dave Johnson (Co-offensive coordinator/Run Game Coordinator/offensive line)
Dwayne Dixon (Wide receivers)
Pete Germano (Defensive line)
Brian Haines (Special teams coordinator/recruiting coordinator/tight ends)
Scott Isphording (Quarterbacks)
DeAngelo Smith (Cornerbacks)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 3, 2017

References

^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ "Frank Solich". Sports Reference.
^ "MAC Football 2017: Toledo, Ohio University picked as division winners in preseason poll". cleveland.com. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
^ Official Football Roster Archived 2017-05-09 at the Wayback Machine. OhioBobcats.com. Ohio Official Athletics Site. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
^ Football: Opponents announced for 2017 schedule. The Post. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
^ 2017 Ohio Bobcats football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.

[1] "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[2] "Frank Solich". Sports Reference.

[3] "MAC Football 2017: Toledo, Ohio University picked as division winners in preseason poll". cleveland.com. Retrieved September 6, 2017.

[4] Official Football Roster Archived 2017-05-09 at the Wayback Machine. OhioBobcats.com. Ohio Official Athletics Site. Retrieved May 1, 2017.

[5] Football: Opponents announced for 2017 schedule. The Post. Retrieved May 1, 2017.

[6] 2017 Ohio Bobcats football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.

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