1967 Ohio Bobcats football
MAC co-champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–4 (5–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
1967 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Toledo + 5 1 09 1 0
Ohio + 5 1 06 4 0
Miami (OH) 4 2 06 4 0
Western Michigan 4 2 05 4 0
Bowling Green 2 4 06 4 0
Kent State 1 5 05 5 0
Marshall 0 6 00 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1967 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their tenth season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats tied for the MAC championship, compiled a 6–4 record (5–1 against MAC opponents), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 210 to 152.[1][2] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[3]

The team's statistical leaders included Dick Conley with 841 rushing yards, Cleve Bryant with 1,157 passing yards, and Todd Snyder with 629 receiving yards.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at ToledoW 20–14
September 23at MarshallW 48–14
September 30Kent StateL 14–21
October 7at Kansas*W 30–1531,124
October 14William & Mary*
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 22–25[5]
October 21at Miami (OH)L 15–22
October 28at Dayton*L 9–10
November 4Western Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 20–10
November 11Bowling Green
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 31–7
November 18at Penn State*L 14–3529,556
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 91–92. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. "Bill Hess". Sports Reference.
  3. "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  4. 2015 Media Guide, pp. 75-77.
  5. "William and Mary slips past Ohio University by 25 to 22". The Danville Register. October 15, 1967. Retrieved September 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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