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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 <-- 1963 <- 1964 -> 1965 --> 2024

1964 Season Highlights

Bill Hess enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Ohio.

1964 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 19	@ West Texas A&M	16	14	W
Sat., Sep. 26	@ Purdue	0	17	L
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Kent	3	3	T
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Toledo	21	12	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Xavier	19	23	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Miami Ohio	10	7	W
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Dayton	24	0	W
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Western Michigan	8	13	L
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Bowling Green State	21	0	W
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Marshall	0	10	L

1964 Season Totals
Record	5-4 -1
Points Scored	122
Scoring Average	12.2
Points Allowed	99
Defense Average	9.9
Opponents Record	24-23
Conference Record	3-2
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	2-2 -1

1964 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1964 Mid-American- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Bowling Green	9-1	275	87		5-1	149	61	Doyt Perry
Miami Ohio	6-3-1	210	142		4-2	133	59	Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio	5-4-1	122	99		3-2-1	63	45	Bill Hess
Western Michigan	3-6	77	185		2-4	53	117	William Doolittle
Kent State	3-5-1	87	121		1-4-1	47	96	Leo Strang
Toledo	2-8	127	218		1-5	72	127	Frank X. Lauterbur
Marshall	7-3	120	93					Charlie Snyder

1964 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1964 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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.