1946 Ohio Bobcats football team

1946 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	6–3 (0–1 MAC)
Head coach	Don Peden (21st season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium

1946 Mid-America Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cincinnati $	2	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Western Reserve	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	2
Ohio	0	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Wayne	0	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1946 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-America Conference (MAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their 21st and final season under head coach Don Peden, the Bobcats compiled a 6–3 record and were outscored by a total of 206 to 97.^[1] In February 1947, head coach Don Peden announced his retirement as the school's football coach, though he continued to serve as the school's athletic director and baseball coach.^[2]

Ohio was ranked at No. 73 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Murray State*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 27–7	7,000	[4]
October 5	at Western Michigan*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 25–7		[5]
October 12	Muskingum*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 38–0		[6]
October 19	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 0–19	25,000	[7]
October 26	Miami (OH)*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	L 14–23	12,336	[8]
November 2	at Ohio Wesleyan*	Selby Field Delaware, OH	W 49–7	9,000	[9]
November 9	Baldwin-Wallace*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 21–14		[10]
November 16	Dayton*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 7–14	6,000	[11]
November 23	at Xavier*	Cincinnati, OH	W 25–6	3,000	[12]
*Non-conference game

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 Retires as Grid Coach, Remains as Athletic Director". The Times Recorder. February 13, 1947. p. 6.
3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Ohio U. Downs Murray, 27-7". Springfield News-Sun. September 29, 1946. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Ohio U. Wallops Bronccos, 25-7". Springfield (O.) News-Sun. October 6, 1946. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bobcats Romp, Scoring With Ease In Beating Muskingum By 38-0 Score -- Three Markers In First 18 Minutes". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 13, 1946. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Dick Forbes (October 20, 1946). "Cincinnati Batters Bearcats of Ohio, 19-0: Lead Taken In Opening Period When Roger Stephens Sprints 43 Yards; Athens Club Halted On One Inch Line -- 25,000 Are At Nippert Stadium". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Gilson Wright (October 27, 1946). "Miami Defeats Ohio U." Dayton Daily News. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Bobcats Smother Wesleyan, 49 To 7". Mansfield News-Journal. November 3, 1946. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Bobcats Nip B-W, 21 to 14". Mansfield News-Journal. November 10, 1946. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Bill Barton (November 17, 1946). "Dayton Defeats Ohio U.: Statistics All In Favor Of Flyer Team; Castignola, Pinciotti Score For Victors". Dayton Daily News. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Dick Forbes (November 24, 1946). "Xavier Throws Scare Into Ohio U. But Fades In Fourth Quarter, 25-6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.