1954 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–3 (5–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
1954 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Miami (OH) $ 4 0 08 1 0
Kent State 4 1 08 2 0
Ohio 5 2 06 3 0
Toledo 3 2 06 2 1
Western Michigan 3 4 04 5 0
Western Reserve 2 3 03 4 1
Marshall 2 5 04 5 0
Bowling Green 0 6 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1954 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1954 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Carroll Widdoes, the Bobcats compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 against MAC opponents), finished in third place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 175 to 158.[1] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Xavier*W 12–0[3]
October 2Toledo
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 28–20
October 9at Western Reserve
W 37–0
October 16at Kent StateW 14–7
October 23Miami (OH)
L 13–4612,818[4][5]
October 30at Harvard*L 13–276,500[6]
November 6at Western MichiganL 6–19[7]
November 13at Bowling Green
W 26–14
November 20Marshall
W 26–25
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 91, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. "Ohio U tops Xavier". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 26, 1954. Retrieved May 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Miami Batters Bobcats, 46-13". Dayton Daily News. October 24, 1954. p. IV-3 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Miami Takes Bobcats By Measure Of 46-13". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 24, 1954. p. 47 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Harvard's Ground Attack Downs Ohio University for First Home Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. October 31, 1954. p. S2.
  7. "Western Michigan Rocks Ohio University, 19–6". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 7, 1954. p. 4-2 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.


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