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1959 Ohio Bobcats football team

1959 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record7–2 (4–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Bowling Green $ 6 0 0 9 0 0
No. 9 Ohio 4 2 0 7 2 0
No. 19 Miami (OH) 3 2 0 5 4 0
Kent State 3 3 0 5 3 0
Western Michigan 3 3 0 4 5 0
Marshall 1 4 0 1 8 0
Toledo 0 6 0 2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1959 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1959 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 7–2 record (4–2 against MAC opponents), finished in second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 215 to 101.[1][2] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at No. 19 ToledoW 36–78,000
October 3Kent StateW 46–07,500
October 10Xavier*No. 11
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 25–77,500[4]
October 17at Youngstown State*No. 8
W 44–128,000
October 24at No. 4 Miami (OH)No. 6L 0–2415,000
October 31Western MichiganNo. 10
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 12–910,200–12,000[5]
November 7at MarshallNo. 11W 21–146,000
November 14at Louisville*No. 12W 22–154,500
November 21No. 1 Bowling GreenNo. 9
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 9–1312,000[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

[7]

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. ^ "Bill Hess". Sports Reference.
  3. ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "OU rolls by Xavier for third". Mansfield News-Journal. October 11, 1959. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Falcons Capture Grid Title". Sunday Times Signal. November 22, 1959. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.


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