The 1989 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Cleve Bryant, the Bobcats compiled a 1–9–1 record (1–6–1 against MAC opponents), finished in eighth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 349 to 191.[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[4]
| 1989 Ohio Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 1–9–1 (1–6–1 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Peden Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | at Toledo | L 18–27 | ||||
| September 9 | at Iowa State* | L 3–28 | 41,614 | |||
| September 16 | Eastern Michigan | L 25–30 | ||||
| September 23 | at Vanderbilt* | L 10–54 | 38,672 | [5] | ||
| September 30 | at LSU* | PPV | L 6–57 | 63,860 | [6] | |
| October 7 | Bowling Green |
| L 28–31 | |||
| October 14 | at Miami (OH) | T 22–22 | ||||
| October 21 | Kent State |
| W 37–14 | |||
| October 28 | at Western Michigan | L 13–28 | ||||
| November 11 | at Central Michigan | L 15–24 | ||||
| November 18 | Ball State |
| L 14–33 | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1989 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. 93, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ "Cleve Bryant". Sports Reference.
- ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "Vanderbilt feasts on Ohio U. 54–10". Florida Today. September 24, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU explodes over Ohio Univ. 57–6". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 1, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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