1947 Ohio Bobcats football team

1947 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	3–5–1 (1–3 MAC)
Head coach	Harold Wise (1st season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium

1947 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cincinnati $	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Western Reserve	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Butler	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Ohio	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Miami (OH) *	2	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	1
Western Michigan *	0	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion * – Miami and Western Michigan were not eligible to compete for the MAC championship because they did not schedule a full slate of games against MAC opponents.

The 1947 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1947 college football season. In their first season under head coach Harold Wise, the Bobcats compiled a 3–5–1 record (1–3 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 116 to 80.^[1] Offensive guard Ed Zednik was selected as a first-team All-MAC player.^[2] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.^[3]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Ohio was ranked at No. 157 out of 500 college football teams.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Ohio Northern*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 34–0		[5]
October 4	Butler	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 14–7		[6]
October 11	at Western Reserve	League Park Cleveland, OH	L 7–20	7,700	[7]
October 18	at Bowling Green*	Bowling Green, OH	L 0–2		[8]
October 25	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH (rivalry)	L 0–21	13,000	[9]
November 1	Cincinnati	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 0–34	10,000	[10]
November 8	Ohio Wesleyan*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	T 7–7		[11]
November 15	Dayton*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 6–8	6,000	[12]
November 22	Xavier*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 12–7		[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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. 2015 Media Guide, p. 99.
3. "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
4. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Ohio U In Romp". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 28, 1947. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Ohio U Tops Butler, 14-7". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 5, 1947. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Ohio U Is Downed By Western Reserve". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 12, 1947. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bobcats Edged". Dayton Daily News. October 19, 1947. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Miami Routs Ohio U., 21-0". The Dayton Daily News. October 26, 1947. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Dick Forbes (November 2, 1947). "Bearcats And Ohio U 34-0 Walloping". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Wesleyan Tops Bobcats, 7-7". Mansfield News-Journal. November 9, 1947. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Bill Barton (November 16, 1947). "Dayton Tops Ohio U., 18-6". Dayton Daily News. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Bill Ford (November 23, 1947). "Ohio Bobcats Hand 12-7 Loss To XU". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.