1957 Ohio Bobcats football team

1957 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	2–6–1 (1–4–1 MAC)
Head coach	Carroll Widdoes (9th season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium

1957 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Miami (OH) $	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Bowling Green	3	–	1	–	2			6	–	1	–	2
Marshall	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Toledo	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Western Michigan	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Ohio	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Kent State	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1957 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1957 college football season. In their ninth and final season under head coach Carroll Widdoes, the Bobcats compiled a 2–6–1 record (1–4–1 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 156 to 134.^[1] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Indiana (PA)*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 50–0
September 28	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 6–14
October 5	Kent State	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 9–14
October 12	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 7–14	10,000	[3]
October 19	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH (rivalry)	L 0–26
October 26	at Marshall	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry)	L 28–34
November 2	Western Michigan	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 20–7
November 9	Bowling Green	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	T 7–7
November 16	at Louisville*	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	L 7–40	5,500	[4]
*Non-conference game

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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 Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
3. "Harvard Eleven Scores Twice in Third Quarter to Defeat Ohio University". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 13, 1957. p. S4.
4. Johnny Carrico (November 17, 1957). "Lyle Scores 3 as U.L. Trounces Ohio U. 40-7". The Courier-Journal. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.