1958 Ohio Bobcats football team

1958 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	5–4 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach	Bill Hess (1st season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium

1958 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Miami (OH) $	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Kent State	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Bowling Green	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Ohio	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Western Michigan	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Toledo	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Marshall	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1958 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1958 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 5–4 record (2–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 159 to 102.^[1][2] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Youngstown State*		Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 38–0	7,500
September 27	Toledo	No. 5	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 13–6	7,500
October 4	at No. 14 Kent State	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	L 6–14	9,500	[4]
October 11	at Dayton*	No. 11	Baujan Field Dayton, OH	W 27–8
October 18	No. 6 Miami (OH)	No. 13	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	L 10–14	10,882
October 25	Marshall		Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	W 22–0	4,000
November 1	at Western Michigan		Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 14–21	6,000	[5]
November 8	at No. 16 Bowling Green		University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 6–33	6,000	[6]
November 15	Louisville*		Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 23–6	7,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the 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. "Bill Hess". Sports Reference.
3. "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
7. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.