1942 Ohio Bobcats football team

1942 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	Don Peden (19th season)
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium

1942 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Central Michigan			–					6	–	0	–	0
Western Michigan			–					5	–	1	–	0
Cincinnati			–					8	–	2	–	0
Dayton			–					8	–	2	–	0
Marquette			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	2
Bowling Green			–					6	–	2	–	1
Ohio			–					5	–	3	–	0
Detroit			–					5	–	4	–	0
Wichita			–					5	–	4	–	0
Michigan State			–					4	–	3	–	2
Michigan State Normal			–					3	–	3	–	1
Ohio Wesleyan			–					4	–	4	–	0
Xavier			–					4	–	5	–	0
Carthage			–					3	–	4	–	0
Miami (OH)			–					3	–	6	–	0
Wayne			–					1	–	6	–	1
Akron			–					0	–	7	–	2
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In their 19th season under head coach Don Peden, the Bobcats compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 144 to 107.^[1]

Ohio was ranked at No. 136 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	Akron	Ohio Stadium Athens, OH	W 39–0
October 10	Butler	Ohio Stadium Athens, OH	W 6–0
October 17	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 7–26
October 24	Ohio Wesleyan	Ohio Stadium Athens, OH	W 26–14	7,000
October 31	at Miami (OH)	Oxford, OH (rivalry)	W 39–13	6,000	[3]
November 6	at Western Reserve	Shaw Stadium East Cleveland, OH	L 7–20	9,000
November 15	Xavier	Ohio Stadium Athens, OH	W 20–14	8,000	[4][5]
November 26	at Dayton	University of Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	L 0–20	4,000	[6]
Homecoming

References

1. "2019 Ohio Bobcats football record book" (PDF).
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Fekete Boosts Season Touchdown Total Toll". The Dayton Herald. November 1, 1942. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Reserve Cats Play Sensational Brand of Ball". Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. November 9, 1942. p. 16.
5. "Ohio U rallies to defeat Xavier gridders by 20–14". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 15, 1942. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Charles Pauly (November 27, 1942). "Dayton Downs Ohio U., 20-0: Flyers Hold Upper Hand Throughout". Dayton Journal. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.