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Ohio Bobcats

Ohio University
Athens, OH
Founded: 1804
Stadium: Peden Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
Colors: Green & White
Coach: Carroll C. Widdoes
Conference: Mid-American-

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1894 <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024

1953 Season Highlights

Carroll C. Widdoes enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Ohio.

The Bobcats won the Mid-American Conference Championship.

1953 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Toledo	26	0	W
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Harvard	0	16	L
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Western Reserve (OH)	39	0	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Kent State	40	21	W
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Miami Ohio	7	7	T
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Western Michigan	67	12	W
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Charleston (WV)	38	7	W
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Bowling Green	22	14	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Marshall	6	9	L

1953 Season Totals
Record	6-2 -1
Points Scored	245
Scoring Average	27.2
Points Allowed	86
Defense Average	9.6
Opponents Record	21-28
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	2-2 -1

1953 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1953 Mid-American- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Kent State	7-2	250	103					Trevor J. Rees
Miami Ohio	7-1-1	327	52					Ara R. Parseghian
Ohio	6-2-1	245	86					Carroll C. Widdoes
Toledo	3-6	113	305					Clair Dunn
Bowling Green	1-8	119	252					Robert Whittaker
Western Michigan	1-6-1	66	238					Jack Petoskey

1953 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1953 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

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.