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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  <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024
1957 Season Highlights
 Carroll C. Widdoes enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Ohio.
 
1957 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Indiana (PA)  50   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Toledo  6   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Kent State  9   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Harvard  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Miami Ohio  0   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Marshall  28   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Western Michigan  20   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Bowling Green  7   7   T       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Louisville  7   40   L       
 
1957 Season Totals
  Record2-6 -1
  Points Scored134
  Scoring Average14.9
  Points Allowed156
  Defense Average17.3
  Opponents Record39-22
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-1 -1
  Away Record1-5
1957 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1957 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Bowling Green 6-1-216755   Doyt Perry
Marshall 6-3120112   Herb Royer
Miami Ohio 6-3163137   John Pont
Toledo 5-4136147   Harry Larche
Western Michigan 4-4-1150127   Merle Schlosser
Kent State 3-6114138   Trevor J. Rees
Ohio 2-6-1134156   Carroll C. Widdoes

1957 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1957 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.