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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  <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024
1960 Season Highlights
 Bill Hess enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Ohio.
 The Bobcats won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
 
1960 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Dayton  28   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Toledo  48   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Kent State  25   8   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Boston  36   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Xavier  6   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Miami Ohio  21   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Western Michigan  24   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Marshall  19   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Bowling Green  14   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Southern Illinois  48   6   W       
 
1960 Season Totals
  Record10-0
  Points Scored269
  Scoring Average26.9
  Points Allowed34
  Defense Average3.4
  Opponents Record27-27
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record6-0
1960 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1960 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Ohio 10-026934   Bill Hess
Bowling Green 8-119661   Doyt Perry
Kent State 6-3118129   Trevor J. Rees
Miami Ohio 5-5139159   John Pont
Western Michigan 4-4-1173106   Merle Schlosser
Marshall 2-7-158160   Charlie Snyder
Toledo 2-7126192   Clive H. Rush

1960 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1960 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.