1951 Ohio Bobcats football team

1951 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	5–4–1 (2–2 MAC)
Head coach	Carroll Widdoes (3rd season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium

1951 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cincinnati $	3	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Miami (OH)	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Kent State	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	2
Ohio	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Western Reserve	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Western Michigan	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1951 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1951 college football season. In their third season under head coach Carroll Widdoes, the Bobcats compiled a 5–4–1 record (2–2 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 167 to 141.^[1] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.^[2]

The team's statistical leaders included Ed Roberts with 564 rushing yards, Larry Lawrence with 407 passing yards, and Gene Nuxhall with 236 receiving yards.^[3] Offensive tackle Al Scheide was named to the Little All-America Team.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Morris Harvey*	Laidley Field Charleston, WV	W 26–0		[5]
September 29	Akron*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 40–7		[6]
October 6	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 13–0	1,500	[7]
October 13	Bowling Green*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 28–7
October 20	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH (rivalry)	L 0–7
October 27	Kent State	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 28–27	12,000	[8]
November 3	at Toledo*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 6–13
November 10	Cincinnati	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 0–40
November 17	Eastern Kentucky*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 13–27		[9]
November 22	at Marshall*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry)	T 13–13
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. p. 91. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
2. "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
3. 2015 Media Guide, pp. 71, 75, 77.
4. 2015 Media Guide, p. 101.
5. Lewis, Charles R. (September 23, 1951). "Ohio U Bobcats Whip Morris Harvey, 26-0". The Sunday Register. Beckley, West Virginia. Associated Press. p. 9. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Ohio U Tramples Akron Zips, 40–7". September 30, 1951. pp. 1C, 6C – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Ohio U Tops Broncos, 13–0". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 7, 1951. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Conversion Miss Dooms KSU, 28–27". Akron Beacon Journal. October 28, 1951. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Eastern Uses Air Lanes To Trip Ohio University". Sunday Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. Associated Press. November 18, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.