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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: Bill Hess
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1894  <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2024
1966 Season Highlights
 Bill Hess enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Ohio.
 
1966 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Purdue  3   42   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Boston College  23   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Kent  12   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Toledo  21   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Xavier  24   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Miami Ohio  13   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Dayton  12   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Western Michigan  13   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Bowling Green State  0   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Marshall  28   0   W       
 
1966 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Points Scored149
  Scoring Average14.9
  Points Allowed183
  Defense Average18.3
  Opponents Record33-27
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record2-3
1966 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1966 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Miami Ohio 9-122976 5-111649  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Western Michigan 7-3175194 5-1115115  William Doolittle
Bowling Green 6-3187124 4-29984  Bob Gibson
Ohio 5-5149183 3-38797  Bill Hess
Kent State 4-6211161 2-410090  Leo Strang
Toledo 2-7-1137162 1-587108  Frank X. Lauterbur
Marshall 2-8113210   Charlie Snyder

1966 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1966 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.