Misplaced Pages

1979 Ohio Bobcats football team

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
American college football season

1979 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons← 19781980 →
1979 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan $ 8 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
Toledo 7 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Western Michigan 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Ball State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Ohio 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Miami (OH) 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Bowling Green 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Eastern Michigan 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Kent State 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1979 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Brian Burke, the Bobcats compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 238 to 174. They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Minnesota*L 10–2433,435
September 15Eastern MichiganW 20–7
September 22Marshall*W 35–0
September 29Kent State
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 43–13
October 6at Central MichiganL 0–26
October 13at Miami (OH)W 9–719,674
October 20at ToledoL 13–21
October 27Western Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 6–20
November 10at Cincinnati*W 27–79,916
November 17Bowling Green
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 48–21
November 24at Northern IllinoisL 27–282,709
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1979 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. "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.
  3. "Brian Burke". Sports Reference.
  4. "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. "Gophers rally to beat testy Ohio 24–10". Minneapolis Tribune. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Ohio U. evens Record behind tight defense". The Indianapolis Star. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bobcats blank Marshall 35–0". The Times Recorder. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Kent State falls". The Daily Oklahoman. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Chippewas still control MAC". The Plain Dealer. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Third OU Green kicks Miami, 9–7". Dayton Daily News. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Rockets still perfect in conference tilts". The Star Press. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Western Michigan spills Ohio U., 20–6". The Des Moines Register. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "OU pounces on listless Bearcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Kicker stars as Ohio blasts Bowling Green". The South Bend Tribune. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Northern Illinois 28–27". Daily Press. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Ohio Bobcats football
Venues
Bowls & rivalries
Culture & lore
People
Seasons


Stub icon

This college football 1970s season article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: