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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: Bill Hess
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1894  <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 2024
1959 Season Highlights
 Bill Hess enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Ohio.
 
1959 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Toledo  36   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Kent State  46   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Xavier  25   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 16  @ Youngstown State  44   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Miami Ohio  0   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Western Michigan  12   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Marshall  21   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Louisville  22   15   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Bowling Green  9   13   L       
 
1959 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Points Scored215
  Scoring Average23.9
  Points Allowed101
  Defense Average11.2
  Opponents Record32-30
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record4-1
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1959 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Bowling Green 9-027483   Doyt Perry
Ohio 7-2215101   Bill Hess
Kent State 5-3144124   Trevor J. Rees
Miami Ohio 5-415894   John Pont
Western Michigan 4-5184116   Merle Schlosser
Toledo 2-6-1123200   Harry Larche
Marshall 1-872343   Charlie Snyder

1959 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1959 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.