The 1975 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their 18th season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 5–5–1 record (3–3–1 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 164 to 143.[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[4]
| 1975 Ohio Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 5–5–1 (3–3–1 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Peden Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Miami (OH) $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | at Central Michigan | T 6–6 | |||
| September 20 | Ball State | W 10–0 | |||
| September 27 | Kent State |
| W 23–21 | ||
| October 4 | at Minnesota* | L 0–21 | 27,486 | ||
| October 11 | at William & Mary* | W 22–8 | 12,000 | [5] | |
| October 18 | at Miami (OH) | L 9–17 | |||
| October 25 | at Toledo | L 10–14 | |||
| November 1 | Western Michigan |
| W 24–10 | ||
| November 8 | Bowling Green |
| L 17–19 | ||
| November 15 | Cincinnati* |
| L 5–6 | ||
| November 22 | at Marshall* | W 38–21 | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1975 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.
- ^ "Ohio rips W&M". The State. October 12, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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