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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 <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2024

1969 Season Highlights

Bill Hess enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Ohio.

1969 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Kent	35	0	W
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Minnesota	35	35	T
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Toledo	9	34	L
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Xavier	31	6	W
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Miami Ohio	21	24	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Penn State	3	42	L
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Western Michigan	22	17	W
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Bowling Green State	16	23	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Cincinnati	46	6	W
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Marshall	38	35	W

1969 Season Totals
Record	5-4 -1
Points Scored	256
Scoring Average	25.6
Points Allowed	222
Defense Average	22.2
Opponents Record	44-27
Conference Record	2-3
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	1-2 -1

1969 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1969 Mid-American- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Toledo	11-0	385	160	Won 56-33	5-0	156	75	Frank X. Lauterbur
Bowling Green	6-4	179	146		4-1	80	53	Don Nehlen
Miami Ohio	7-3	231	139		2-3	72	75	Bill Mallory
Ohio	5-4-1	256	222		2-3	103	98	Bill Hess
Kent State	5-5	166	198		1-4	47	132	Dave Puddington
Western Michigan	4-6	216	203		1-4	93	118	William Doolittle

1969 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1969 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.