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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  <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024
1973 Season Highlights
 Bill Hess enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Ohio.
 
1973 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Kent  7   35   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Toledo  8   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Northwestern  14   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Miami Ohio  6   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ South Carolina  22   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Western Michigan  16   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Bowling Green State  24   23   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Cincinnati  14   8   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Penn State  10   49   L       
 Thu., Nov. 22  @ Marshall  35   21   W       
 
1973 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Points Scored156
  Scoring Average15.6
  Points Allowed231
  Defense Average23.1
  Opponents Record51-38
  Conference Record2-3
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record2-4
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1973 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kent State 9-2300131 6-121992  Don James
Miami Ohio 11-022376 5-010133  Bill Mallory
Bowling Green 7-3266209 4-3170158  Don Nehlen
Western Michigan 6-5190218 4-4144172  William Doolittle
Ohio 5-5156231 2-361103  Bill Hess
Toledo 3-8229288 2-4131170  John A. Murphy
Central Michigan 7-4197151   Roy Kramer
Eastern Michigan 6-4265190   Dan Boisture
Northern Illinois 6-5327270   Jerry Ippoliti
Ball State 5-5-1226201   Dave McClain

1973 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1973 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.