1956 Ohio Bobcats football team
American college football season
1956 Ohio Bobcats football | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 2–7 (2–4 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Peden Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1956 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Carroll Widdoes, the Bobcats compiled a 2–7 record (2–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 211 to 36.[1] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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September 22 | at Florida State* | L 7–47 | ||
September 29 | Toledo | L 13–19 | ||
October 6 | at Xavier* | L 7–31 | [3] | |
October 13 | at Kent State |
| L 13–32 | |
October 20 | Miami (OH) |
| L 7–16 | |
October 27 | Louisville* |
| L 19–25 | |
November 3 | at Western Michigan | W 27–0 | [4] | |
November 10 | at Bowling Green |
| L 27–41 | |
November 17 | Marshall |
| W 16–0 | [5] |
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References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "Xavier passes defeat Ohio U." The Lima News. October 7, 1956. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western Michigan Upended, 27 to 0". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 4, 1956. p. 4-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ohio University Tops Marshall By 16-0 Count". Post and Herald Register. November 18, 1956. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
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