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Ohio Bobcats

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

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1894 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights

Brian Burke enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Ohio.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 8	@ Minnesota	10	24	L
Sat., Sep. 15	vs. Eastern Michigan	20	7	W
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. Marshall	35	0	W
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Kent	43	13	W
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Central Michigan	0	26	L
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Miami Ohio	9	7	W
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Toledo	13	21	L
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Western Michigan	6	20	L
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Cincinnati	27	7	W
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Bowling Green State	48	21	W
Sat., Nov. 24	@ Northern Illinois	27	28	L

1979 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	238
Scoring Average	21.6
Points Allowed	174
Defense Average	15.8
Opponents Record	43-51
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	2-4

1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1979 Mid-American- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Central Michigan	10-0-1	291	133		8-0-1	229	101	Herb Deromedi
Toledo	7-3-1	213	190		7-1-1	199	110	Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Western Michigan	6-5	186	127		5-4	142	103	Elliot Uzelac
Ball State	6-5	272	191		4-4	200	152	Dwight Wallace
Ohio	6-5	238	174		4-4	166	143	Brian Burke
Miami Ohio	6-5	223	142		3-4	132	90	Thomas Tom Reed
Bowling Green	4-7	194	265		3-5	139	180	Dennis E. Denny Stolz
Eastern Michigan	2-8-1	113	236		1-6-1	65	181	Mike Stock
Kent State	1-10	127	298		1-8	100	266	Ron Blackledge
Northern Illinois	5-5-1	177	206					Pat Culpepper

1979 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1979 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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.