Ohio Football Team History
Ohio Bobcats
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Ohio University
Athens, OH
Founded: 1804 Stadium: Peden Stadium Capacity: 20,000 Colors: Green & White Coach: Don Peden Conference: Independent-
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1940 Season Highlights |
Don Peden enters his 17th season as Head Coach at Ohio. |
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1940 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 28 | vs. Youngstown State
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13 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 5 | vs. Butler
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7 |
7 |
T |
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| Sat., Oct. 12 | vs.
Western Michigan
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20 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 19 | vs. Furman
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15 |
6 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 26 | @ Ohio Wesleyan
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0 |
0 |
T |
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| Sat., Nov. 2 | @
Miami Ohio
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27 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 9 | @ Western Reserve (OH)
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0 |
6 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 16 | @ Dayton
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7 |
0 |
W |
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| Thu., Nov. 21 | @ Xavier
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0 |
6 |
L |
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1940 Season Totals |
Record | 5-2
-2
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Points Scored | 89 |
Scoring Average | 9.9 |
Points Allowed | 32 |
Defense Average | 3.6 |
Opponents Record | 2-12
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Conference Record | 0-0 |
Home Record | 3-0
-1
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Away Record | 2-2
-1
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1940 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1940 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1940 All Independent Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
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