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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  <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024
1963 Season Highlights
 Bill Hess enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Ohio.
 The Bobcats won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
 
1963 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Buffalo  0   7   L       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Dayton  13   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Kent  20   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Toledo  17   18   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Delaware  12   29   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Miami Ohio  13   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Xavier  0   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Western Michigan  27   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Bowling Green State  16   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Marshall  17   0   W       
 
1963 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored135
  Scoring Average13.5
  Points Allowed103
  Defense Average10.3
  Opponents Record19-24
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record3-2
1963 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1963 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Ohio 6-4135103 5-111041  Bill Hess
Bowling Green 8-2201116 4-28981  Doyt Perry
Miami Ohio 5-3-2208178 4-1-114274  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Western Michigan 2-7111201 2-490109  Merle Schlosser
Kent State 3-5-1107122 1-551108  Trevor J. Rees
Toledo 2-7118176 1-571136  Frank X. Lauterbur
Marshall 5-4-1139139   Charlie Snyder

1963 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1963 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.