1927 Ohio Bobcats football team

The 1927 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Buckeye Athletic Association (BAA) and the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1927 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Don Peden, the Bobcats compiled a 4–2–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 85 to 69.[1]

1927 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceBuckeye Athletic Association, Ohio Athletic Conference
Record4–2–2 (1–1–2 BAA, 3–1–2 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Buckeye Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wittenberg $ 4 0 0 8 2 0
Miami (OH) 3 1 0 8 1 0
Ohio 1 1 2 4 2 2
Ohio Wesleyan 1 2 1 4 3 2
Denison 1 3 0 3 5 0
Cincinnati 0 3 1 2 5 2
  • $ – Conference champion
1927 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) + 7 1 0 8 1 0
Muskingum + 7 1 0 8 1 0
Oberlin 6 1 1 6 1 1
Mount Union 6 1 1 6 2 1
Wittenberg 4 1 0 8 2 0
Wooster 5 2 0 6 2 0
Dayton 2 1 0 6 3 0
Ohio 3 1 2 4 2 2
Heidelberg 4 2 0 4 3 0
Akron 4 3 0 5 3 0
Ohio Wesleyan 2 2 1 4 3 2
Denison 3 4 0 3 5 0
Marietta 2 3 1 2 3 1
Otterbein 2 4 0 2 4 1
Ohio Northern 2 5 0 3 6 0
Western Reserve 2 5 0 2 6 0
Capital 1 3 0 3 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace 2 6 0 2 6 0
Case 2 6 0 2 6 0
Cincinnati 0 4 2 2 5 2
Kenyon 1 5 0 1 6 1
Hiram 0 7 0 0 7 0
St. Xavier * 1 0 0 8 1 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – did not compete for championship

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Rio Grande
W 21–0[2]
October 1at Michigan StateL 0–27
October 8Ohio Northern
  • Ohio Field
  • Athens, OH
W 25–0[3]
October 15Marietta
  • Ohio Field
  • Athens, OH
W 20–0[4]
October 22Wittenberg
  • Ohio Field
  • Athens, OH
L 0–28[5]
November 5DenisonGranville, OHW 12–7[6]
November 12at CincinnatiCincinnati, OHT 7–7[7]
November 19Ohio Wesleyan
  • Ohio Field
  • Athens, OH
T 0–0[8]

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 1925. p. 84.
  2. ^ "Ohio U. Beats Rio Grande Team". Dayton Daily News. September 25, 1927. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ohio 25, Ohio Northern 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 9, 1927. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ohio Has Easy Time Defeating Marietta 20-0". The Lima Star and Republican-Gazette. October 16, 1927. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wittenberg in 28-0 Victory Over Ohio U." The Dayton Daily News. October 23, 1927. p. Sport 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ohio Defeats Denison 12 to 7 in B.A.A. Game: McKinley Tallies Both Scores In Tilt Slowed Up by Snow". The Lima Star and Republican-Gazette. November 6, 1927. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ ""Under-Dogs" Hold Ohio Even: Bearcats Fight Bobcats To Score of 7-To-7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 13, 1927. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ohio U. Holds Wesleyan Team: Bishops Unable to Score Against Green Warriors at Athens". The Mansfield News. November 20, 1927. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.