The 1929 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University as a member of the Buckeye Athletic Association (BAA) during the 1929 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Don Peden, the Bobcats compiled a perfect 9–0 record, won the Buckeye Athletic Association championship, shut out seven of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 306 to 13.[1][2]
| 1929 Ohio Bobcats football | |
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BAA champion | |
| Conference | Buckeye Athletic Association |
| Record | 9–0 (5–0 BAA) |
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| Home stadium | Ohio Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio Wesleyan | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wittenberg | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denison | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | at Indiana | W 18–0 | [3] | ||
| October 5 | West Liberty | W 26–0 | 3,500 | [4] | |
| October 12 | Ohio Wesleyan |
| W 21–7 | [5] | |
| October 19 | at Muskingum | New Concord, OH | W 59–0 | 4,000 | [6] |
| October 26 | at Cincinnati |
| W 35–0 | 6,000 | [7] |
| November 2 | Miami (OH) |
| W 14–0 | 10,000 | [8] |
| November 9 | at Denison | Granville, OH | W 54–0 | [9] | |
| November 16 | at Marietta | Marietta, OH | W 46–0 | [10] | |
| November 22 | Wittenberg |
| W 33–6 | 6,000 | [11] |
References
edit- ^ "Ohio U. To Give Letters To 25 Football Men". The Scioto Gazette (Chillicothe, Ohio). December 5, 1929. p. 10.
- ^ "2019 Ohio Bobcats Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2019. p. 24. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Fall Before Ohio U." The Muncie Sunday Star. September 29, 1929. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Backs Are In Limelight As Ohio Bobcats Celebrate Opening of $85,000 Stadium". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 6, 1929. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ohio U Wins From Bishops". The Mansfield News. October 13, 1929. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ohio U. Smothers Muskingum, 59-0". The Mansfield News. October 20, 1929. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "First Setback Handed To Varsity". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 27, 1929. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Stadium Dedicated By Bobcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 3, 1929. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ohio U. Eleven Crushes Denison by 54-0 Score". The Coshocton Tribune. November 10, 1929. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ohio U. Swamps Marietta, 46-0". The Mansfield News. November 17, 1929. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Real Champs! Ohio Smothers Foe". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 23, 1929. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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