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1965 Ohio Bobcats football
1965 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	0–10 (0–6 MAC)
Head coach	Bill Hess (8th season);
Home stadium	Peden Stadium
	Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

1965 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Bowling Green +	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Miami (OH) +	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Western Michigan	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Kent State	3	–	2	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Marshall	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Toledo	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Ohio	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

The 1965 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 0–10 record (0–6 against MAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 210 to 77.^[1]^[2] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.^[3]

The team's statistical leaders included Sam Bogan with 308 rushing yards, Sam Fornsaglio with 305 passing yards, and Glenn Hill with 201 receiving yards.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	West Texas State*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 0–7
September 25	at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 7–24	28,000	^[5]
October 2	Kent State	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 10–27
October 9	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 7–21
October 16	Xavier*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 19–21	17,750	^[6]
October 23	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH (rivalry)	L 0–34
October 30	at Dayton*	Baujan Field Dayton, OH	L 7–13
November 6	Western Michigan	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 6–17
November 13	Bowling Green	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 7–17
November 20	at Marshall	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry)	L 14–29
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

^ "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.
^ "Bill Hess". Sports Reference.
^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 71, 75, 77.
^ "Over-confident Maryland defeats scrappy Ohio 24–7". The Tampa Tribune. September 26, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Xavier grabs fifth straight, 21–19". Springfield News-Sun. October 17, 1965. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.