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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: Jim Grobe
Conference: Mid-American-

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1894 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Jim Grobe enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Ohio.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 29	vs. Akron	44	14	W
Sat., Sep. 7	@ Hawaii	21	10	W
Sat., Sep. 14	@ Army	20	37	L
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Northwestern	7	28	L
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Eastern Michigan	7	0	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Ball State	27	30	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Kent	24	15	W
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Bowling Green State	38	0	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Western Michigan	38	0	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Miami Ohio	8	24	L
Sat., Nov. 16	@ East Carolina	45	55	L
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Toledo	23	24	L

1996 Season Totals
Record	6-6
Points Scored	302
Scoring Average	25.2
Points Allowed	237
Defense Average	19.8
Opponents Record	59-55
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	3-5

1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1996 Mid-American- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Ball State	8-4	296	210	Lost 15-18	7-1	217	121	Bill Lynch
Miami Ohio	6-5	273	168		6-1	222	80	Randy Walker
Toledo	7-4	210	259		5-2	126	124	Gary Pinkel
Ohio	6-6	302	237		4-3	165	93	Jim Grobe
Central Michigan	5-6	351	353		3-4	209	239	Dick Flynn
Bowling Green	4-7	176	240		3-4	116	155	Gary Blackney
Eastern Michigan	3-8	210	284		2-5	163	168	Rick Rasnick
Western Michigan	2-9	208	304		2-5	144	173	Al Molde
Kent State	2-9	255	492		0-7	139	348	Jim Corrigall

1996 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1996 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.