1950 Ohio Bobcats football team

American college football season

1950 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–4 (2–2 MAC)
Head coach
  • Carroll Widdoes (2nd season)
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) $ 4 0 0 9 1 0
Cincinnati 3 1 0 8 4 0
Ohio 2 2 0 6 4 0
Western Reserve 1 3 0 2 8 0
Western Michigan 1 3 0 5 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1950 college football season. In their second season under head coach Carroll Widdoes, the Bobcats compiled a 6–4 record (2–2 against MAC opponents), finished in third place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 165 to 161.[1] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[2]

The team's statistical leaders included Quinn Stumpf with 609 rushing yards, Tom Anderson with 633 passing yards, and Nick Fogoros with 177 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Akron*
W 28–6
September 30at No. 8 Illinois*
L 2–28
October 73:00 p.m.at Butler*W 21–14[4][5][6]
October 14Western ReserveW 35–0
October 21at Kent State*
L 13–35
October 28at Miami (OH)
L 20–28
November 4at CincinnatiL 0–23
November 11at Buffalo*
W 22–141,500[7]
November 18Western Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 10–7
November 23Marshall*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH (rivalry)
W 14–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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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. ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 71, 75, 77.
  4. ^ "Bulldogs Minus Two For Ohio". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 7, 1950. p. 21. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Lamm, Corky (October 8, 1950). "Bobcats Runners Defeat Butler Air Attack, 21-14". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 1, section 4. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Lamm, Corky (October 8, 1950). "Ohio Beats Butler, 21-14 (continued)". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 3, section 4. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Ohio U 22, U. of B. 14". Buffalo Evening News. November 12, 1950. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
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