The 1970 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their 13th season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 4–5 record (3–2 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 261 to 178.[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[4]
| 1970 Ohio Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (3–2 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Peden Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Toledo $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's game against Marshall, scheduled for November 21, was notably canceled in the aftermath of the Southern Airways Flight 932 crash on November 14 that killed 37 members of the opposing team.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 19 | at Kent State | W 24–14 | ||
| September 26 | at Minnesota* | L 7–49 | 39,593 | |
| October 3 | Toledo | L 7–42 | ||
| October 10 | Dayton* |
| W 17–14 | |
| October 17 | Miami (OH) |
| W 23–22 | |
| October 24 | at Cincinnati* | L 21–29 | ||
| October 31 | at Western Michigan | L 23–52 | ||
| November 7 | at Bowling Green | W 34–7 | ||
| November 14 | at Penn State* | L 22–32 | 43,000 | |
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References
edit- ^ "1970 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 92, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ "Bill Hess". Sports Reference.
- ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
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