1964 Ohio Bobcats football team

1964 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	5–4–1 (3–2–1 MAC)
Head coach	Bill Hess (7th season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium

1964 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Bowling Green $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Marshall	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Miami (OH)	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Ohio	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Western Michigan	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Kent State	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Toledo	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1964 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2–1 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 122 to 99.^[1][2] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.^[3]

The team's statistical leaders included Wash Lyons with 835 rushing yards, Larry Bainter with 443 passing yards, and Jim Dorna with 162 receiving yards.^[4] Defensive tackle John Frick was a second-team All-America pick by the Associated Press (AP), and linebacker Skip Hoovler was an honorable mention All-America by the AP and United Press International.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at West Texas State*	Buffalo Bowl Canyon, TX	W 16–14
September 26	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 0–17	45,321	[6]
October 3	at Kent State	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	T 3–3
October 10	Toledo	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 21–12
October 17	Xavier*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 19–23		[7]
October 24	Miami (OH)	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	W 10–7
October 31	Dayton*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 24–0
November 7	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 8–13
November 14	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 21–0
November 21	Marshall	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	L 0–10
*Non-conference game

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. 2015 Media Guide, pp. 71, 75, 77.
5. 2015 Media Guide, p. 101.
6. "Purdue blanks out-manned Ohio U., 17–0". The Terre Haute Tribune. September 27, 1964 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Springfield News-Sun". Fumbles help Xavier stop Ohio U., 23–19. October 18, 1964. Retrieved May 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.