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Ohio Bobcats

Ohio University
Athens, OH
Founded: 1804
Stadium: Peden Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
Colors: Green & White
Coach: Don Peden
Conference: Independent-

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1894 <-- 1944 <- 1945 -> 1946 --> 2024

1945 Season Highlights

Don Peden enters his 20th season as Head Coach at Ohio.

1945 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Bowling Green	0	6	L
Sat., Oct. 6	Western Michigan	20	21	L
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Cincinnati	20	19	W
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Miami Ohio	0	34	L
	Murray State	13	19	L
	Baldwin-Wallace (OH)	33	7	W
Sat., Nov. 17	@ West Virginia	14	0	W

1945 Season Totals
Record	3-4
Points Scored	100
Scoring Average	14.3
Points Allowed	106
Defense Average	15.1
Opponents Record	21-18
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	1-1
Away Record	1-1

1945 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1945 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	7-1	265	43					J.O. Christian
Army	9-0	412	46					Earl H. Red Blaik
Miami	9-1-1	211	99	Won 13-6				Jack Harding
Miami Ohio	7-2	207	75					Sid Gillman
Navy	7-1-1	220	65					Cmdr. Oscar E. Hagberg
Nevada	7-3	240	147					James W. Jim Aiken
Notre Dame	7-2-1	255	122					Hugh J. Devore
Temple	7-1	198	51					Ray Morrison
Virginia	7-2	265	79					Frank J. Murray
Central Michigan	6-1	98	26					Ron Finch
Eastern Michigan	5-0-1	45	13					Elton J. Rynearson
Michigan State	5-3-1	120	128					Charles W. Bachman
Penn State	5-3	173	89					Robert A. Bob Higgins
Bowling Green	4-3	79	81					Robert Whittaker
Cincinnati	4-4	132	88					Ray Nolting
Western Michigan	4-3	147	105					John W. Gill
Boston College	3-4	79	171					Amerino Moody Sarno
Ohio	3-4	100	106					Don Peden
Pittsburgh	3-7	87	141					Clark D. Shaughnessy
Massachusetts	2-1-1	33	32					Thomas Eck
West Virginia	2-6-1	122	126					Ira Errett Rat Rogers
Syracuse	1-6	38	106					Oscar M. Ossie Solem

1945 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1945 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.