1959 Ohio Bobcats football team

1959 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	7–2 (4–2 MAC)
Head coach	Bill Hess (2nd season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium

1959 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Bowling Green $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Ohio	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Miami (OH)	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Kent State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Western Michigan	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Marshall	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Toledo	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1959 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1959 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 7–2 record (4–2 against MAC opponents), finished in second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 215 to 101.^[1][2] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at No. 19 Toledo		Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 36–7	8,000
October 3	Kent State		Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 46–0	7,500
October 10	Xavier*	No. 11	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 25–7	7,500	[4]
October 17	at Youngstown State*	No. 8	Rayen Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 44–12	8,000
October 24	at No. 4 Miami (OH)	No. 6	Miami Field Oxford, OH (rivalry)	L 0–24	15,000
October 31	Western Michigan	No. 10	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 12–9	10,200–12,000	[5]
November 7	at Marshall	No. 11	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry)	W 21–14	6,000
November 14	at Louisville*	No. 12	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	W 22–15	4,500
November 21	No. 1 Bowling Green	No. 9	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 9–13	12,000	[6]
*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. "OU rolls by Xavier for third". Mansfield News-Journal. October 11, 1959. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
6. "Falcons Capture Grid Title". Sunday Times Signal. November 22, 1959. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.