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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: Brian Burke
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record6-5
  Points Scored238
  Scoring Average21.6
  Points Allowed174
  Defense Average15.8
  Opponents Record43-51
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record2-4
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 10-0-1291133 8-0-1229101  Herb Deromedi
Toledo 7-3-1213190 7-1-1199110  Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Western Michigan 6-5186127 5-4142103  Elliot Uzelac
Ball State 6-5272191 4-4200152  Dwight Wallace
Ohio 6-5238174 4-4166143  Brian Burke
Miami Ohio 6-5223142 3-413290  Thomas Tom Reed
Bowling Green 4-7194265 3-5139180  Dennis E. Denny Stolz
Eastern Michigan 2-8-1113236 1-6-165181  Mike Stock
Kent State 1-10127298 1-8100266  Ron Blackledge
Northern Illinois 5-5-1177206   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

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.