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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: Don Peden
Conference: Buckeye Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1894  <-- 1936 <- 1937 -> 1938 --> 2024
1937 Season Highlights
 Don Peden enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Ohio.
 
1937 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Rio Grande (OH)  80   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Illinois  6   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Western Reserve (OH)  0   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Miami Ohio  19   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Dayton  0   6   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Marshall  13   13   T       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Cincinnati  17   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Rutgers  13   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Ohio Wesleyan  20   6   W       
 
1937 Season Totals
  Record5-3 -1
  Points Scored168
  Scoring Average18.7
  Points Allowed52
  Defense Average5.8
  Opponents Record21-20
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record2-2 -1
1937 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1937 Buckeye Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Ohio 5-3-116852   Don Peden
Miami Ohio 4-4-117585   Frank Wilton
Cincinnati 0-912200   Russell T. Russ Cohen

1937 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1937 All Buckeye Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.