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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  <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024
1968 Season Highlights
 Bill Hess enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Ohio.
 The Bobcats won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
 
1968 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Marshall  48   8   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Kent  31   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Toledo  40   31   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ William & Mary  41   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Miami Ohio  24   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Dayton  42   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Western Michigan  34   27   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Bowling Green State  28   27   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Cincinnati  60   48   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Northern Illinois  28   12   W       
 Fri., Dec. 27   Richmond  42   49   L    @ Orlando, FL   Capital One Bowl
 
1968 Season Totals
  Record10-1
  Points Scored418
  Scoring Average38.0
  Points Allowed228
  Defense Average20.7
  Opponents Record22-34
  Conference Record6-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record5-0
1968 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
20 10-1-0 AP
1810-0-0 Coaches
1810-0-0 UPI
  
1968 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Ohio 10-1418228Lost  42-496-0205107  Bill Hess
Miami Ohio 7-324099 5-115748  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Bowling Green 6-3-1267147 3-2-1135104  Don Nehlen
Toledo 5-4-1230156 3-2-114191  Frank X. Lauterbur
Western Michigan 3-6160191 2-497121  William Doolittle
Kent State 1-9101230 1-562139  Dave Puddington
Marshall 0-9-1129358   Perry L. Moss

1968 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1968 All Mid-American Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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