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Ohio Football Team History


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

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record6-2 -1
  Points Scored245
  Scoring Average27.2
  Points Allowed86
  Defense Average9.6
  Opponents Record21-28
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record2-2 -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 7-2250103   Trevor J. Rees
Miami Ohio 7-1-132752   Ara R. Parseghian
Ohio 6-2-124586   Carroll C. Widdoes
Toledo 3-6113305   Clair Dunn
Bowling Green 1-8119252   Robert Whittaker
Western Michigan 1-6-166238   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

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.