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1955 Ohio Bobcats football team

1955 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–4 (3–3 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Miami (OH) $ 5 0 0 9 0 0
Bowling Green 4 1 1 7 1 1
Kent State 4 1 1 6 2 1
Ohio 3 3 0 5 4 0
Toledo 2 4 0 3 5 1
Marshall 1 5 0 3 6 0
Western Michigan 0 5 0 1 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Carroll Widdoes, the Bobcats compiled a 5–4 record (3–3 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 166 to 134.[1] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Youngstown State*
W 6–0
September 24MarshallW 13–6
October 1at ToledoW 40–13
October 15Kent State
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 14–20
October 22at Miami (OH)L 7–34
October 29at Indiana*L 14–2118,108
November 5Western Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 40–14[3]
November 12Bowling Green
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 0–13
November 19Morris Harvey*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 32–13
  • *Non-conference game

[4]

References

  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. ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "Ohio U. Tops Broncos By 40–14 Count". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 6, 1955. p. 4-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.


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