Ohio Football Team History
Ohio Bobcats
 
	
		|  | Ohio University Athens, OH
 Founded: 1804
 Stadium: Peden Stadium
 Capacity: 20,000
 Colors: Green & White
 Coach: Jim Grobe
 Conference: Mid-American-East
 
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| 1998 Season Highlights |  | Jim Grobe enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Ohio. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 1998 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Thu., Sep. 3 | @
North Carolina State | 31 | 34 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 12 | @
Wisconsin | 0 | 45 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 19 | vs.
East Carolina | 14 | 21 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 26 | @
Western Michigan | 37 | 35 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 3 | @
Bowling Green State | 7 | 35 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 10 | vs.
Marshall | 23 | 30 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 17 | vs.
Akron | 28 | 14 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 31 | @
Miami Ohio | 21 | 35 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 7 | vs.
Eastern Michigan | 49 | 21 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 14 | vs.
Northern Illinois | 28 | 12 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 21 | @
Kent | 31 | 21 | W |  |  |  |  | 
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| 1998 Season Totals |  | Record | 5-6 |  | Points Scored | 269 |  | Scoring Average | 24.5 |  | Points Allowed | 303 |  | Defense Average | 27.5 |  | Opponents Record | 62-41 |  | Conference Record | 4-3 |  | Home Record | 3-2 |  | Away Record | 2-4 |  | 
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| 1998 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 1998 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 1998 All Mid-American Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
	|  |  | Some records may be incomplete. 
 
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