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Ohio Bobcats

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

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1894 <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2024

1966 Season Highlights

Bill Hess enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Ohio.

1966 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Purdue	3	42	L
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Boston College	23	14	W
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Kent	12	10	W
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Toledo	21	6	W
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Xavier	24	10	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Miami Ohio	13	33	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Dayton	12	20	L
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Western Michigan	13	20	L
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Bowling Green State	0	28	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Marshall	28	0	W

1966 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	149
Scoring Average	14.9
Points Allowed	183
Defense Average	18.3
Opponents Record	33-27
Conference Record	3-3
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	2-3

1966 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1966 Mid-American- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Miami Ohio	9-1	229	76		5-1	116	49	Glenn Bo Schembechler
Western Michigan	7-3	175	194		5-1	115	115	William Doolittle
Bowling Green	6-3	187	124		4-2	99	84	Bob Gibson
Ohio	5-5	149	183		3-3	87	97	Bill Hess
Kent State	4-6	211	161		2-4	100	90	Leo Strang
Toledo	2-7-1	137	162		1-5	87	108	Frank X. Lauterbur
Marshall	2-8	113	210					Charlie Snyder

1966 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1966 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

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.