Ohio Football Team History
Ohio Bobcats
Ohio University
Athens, OH
Founded: 1804 Stadium: Peden Stadium Capacity: 20,000 Colors: Green & White Coach: Bill Hess Conference: Mid-American-
1973 Season Highlights
Bill Hess enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Ohio.
1973 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Kent
7
35
L
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Toledo
8
35
L
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Northwestern
14
12
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Miami Ohio
6
10
L
Sat., Oct. 20 @
South Carolina
22
38
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Western Michigan
16
0
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Bowling Green State
24
23
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Cincinnati
14
8
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Penn State
10
49
L
Thu., Nov. 22 @
Marshall
35
21
W
1973 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 156
Scoring Average 15.6
Points Allowed 231
Defense Average 23.1
Opponents Record 51-38
Conference Record 2-3
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 2-4
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1973 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1973 All Mid-American Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.