The 1974 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their 17th season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 6–5 record (3–2 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 249 to 211.[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[4]
| 1974 Ohio Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (3–2 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Peden Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Miami (OH) $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | at North Carolina* | L 7–42 | 33,000 | [5] | |
| September 21 | at Kent State | W 20–0 | 15,267 | [6] | |
| September 28 | Toledo |
| L 16–19 | ||
| October 5 | Northern Illinois* |
| W 31–14 | ||
| October 12 | No. 20 Miami (OH) |
| L 3–31 | ||
| October 19 | Morehead State* |
| W 49–10 | ||
| October 26 | at Western Michigan | W 26–3 | |||
| November 2 | at Bowling Green | W 33–22 | |||
| November 9 | at Cincinnati* | L 13–35 | |||
| November 16 | at No. 11 Penn State* | L 16–35 | 58,700 | ||
| November 23 | Marshall* |
| W 35–0 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1974 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.
- ^ "North Carolina routs Ohio University 42–7". The Roanoke Times. September 15, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kent Attack Dies Without Kokal". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 22, 1974. pp. B1, B8 – via Newspapers.com.
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