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Ohio Bobcats

Ohio University
Athens, OH
Founded: 1804
Stadium: Peden Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
Colors: Green & White
Coach: Cleve Bryant
Conference: Mid-American-

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1894 <-- 1987 <- 1988 -> 1989 --> 2024

1988 Season Highlights

Cleve Bryant enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Ohio.

1988 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 10	@ Marshall	14	31	L
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Purdue	10	33	L
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Nevada Las Vegas	18	26	L
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Toledo	24	14	W
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Bowling Green State	0	42	L
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Miami Ohio	38	21	W
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Kent	21	14	W
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Eastern Michigan	17	17	T
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Central Michigan	10	42	L
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Ball State	27	25	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Western Michigan	16	23	L

1988 Season Totals
Record	4-6 -1
Points Scored	195
Scoring Average	17.7
Points Allowed	288
Defense Average	26.2
Opponents Record	55-44
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	3-0 -1
Away Record	1-6

1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1988 Mid-American- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Western Michigan	9-3	354	237	Lost 30-35	7-1	249	159	Al Molde
Ball State	8-3	286	170		5-3	200	126	Paul Schudel
Central Michigan	7-4	287	176		5-3	205	132	Herb Deromedi
Eastern Michigan	6-3-1	173	200		5-2-1	156	133	Jim Harkema
Toledo	6-5	244	221		4-4	154	141	Dan Simrell
Ohio	4-6-1	195	288		4-3-1	153	198	Cleve Bryant
Kent State	5-6	256	250		3-5	176	197	Dick Crum
Bowling Green	2-8-1	159	333		1-6-1	113	206	Moe Ankney
Miami Ohio	0-10-1	167	361		0-7-1	126	240	Tim Rose

1988 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1988 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.