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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 <-- 1961 <- 1962 -> 1963 --> 2024

1962 Season Highlights

Bill Hess enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Ohio.

1962 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. Toledo	31	0	W
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Kent	21	0	W
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Dayton	27	25	W
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Xavier	20	6	W
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Miami Ohio	12	6	W
Sat., Oct. 27	@ Buffalo	41	6	W
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Marshall	35	0	W
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Bowling Green State	6	7	L
Sat., Nov. 17	@ Western Michigan	32	16	W
Sat., Nov. 24	@ Iowa State	22	31	L
Mon., Dec. 31	West Texas A&M	14	15	L	@ El Paso, TX	Sun Bowl

1962 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	261
Scoring Average	23.7
Points Allowed	112
Defense Average	10.2
Opponents Record	31-26
Conference Record	5-1
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	4-2

1962 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1962 Mid-American- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Ohio	8-3	261	112	Lost 14-15	5-1	137	29	Bill Hess
Bowling Green	7-1-1	204	91		5-0-1	162	61	Doyt Perry
Miami Ohio	8-2-1	241	175	Lost 21-49	3-1-1	91	69	John Pont
Western Michigan	5-4	158	112		3-3	81	65	Merle Schlosser
Kent State	3-6	107	185		2-4	69	140	Trevor J. Rees
Toledo	3-6	133	176		1-5	85	133	Clive H. Rush
Marshall	4-6	137	237					Charlie Snyder

1962 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1962 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.