1966 Ohio Bobcats football team

1966 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	5–5 (3–3 MAC)
Head coach	Bill Hess (9th season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium

1966 Mid-American Conference football standings

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

The 1966 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their ninth season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 5–5 record (3–3 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 183 to 149.^[1][2] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.^[3]

The team's statistical leaders included Bob Houmard with 641 rushing yards, Ron Delucca with 655 passing yards, and Jay Maupin with 447 receiving yards.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at No. 8 Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 3–42	47,172
September 24	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 23–14	19,200
October 1	at Kent State	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 12–10
October 8	Toledo	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 21–6
October 15	Xavier*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 24–10		[5]
October 22	Miami (OH)	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	L 13–33
October 29	Dayton*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 12–20
November 5	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 13–20
November 12	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 0–28
November 19	Marshall	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	W 28–0
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the 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. "Ohio takes 24–10 win at Xavier". The Times Recorder. October 16, 1966. Retrieved May 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.