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1976 Ohio Bobcats football
1976 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	7–4 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	Bill Hess (19th season);
Home stadium	Peden Stadium
	Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Ball State $	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Kent State	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Ohio	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Western Michigan	6	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Central Michigan	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Bowling Green	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Miami (OH)	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Toledo	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Eastern Michigan	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Northern Illinois	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1976 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their 19th season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 7–4 record (6–2 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 253 to 175.^[1]^[2]^[3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.^[4]

The team's statistical leaders included Andy Vetter with 877 passing yards, Arnold Welcher with 1,034 rushing yards, and Phil Buckner with 226 receiving yards.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 23–7
September 18	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	W 14–12
Sep 25	Idaho*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 35–0	13,710
October 2	Toledo	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 34–8
October 9	at Central Michigan	Perry Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 15–17
October 16	Miami (OH)	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	W 28–14
October 23	William & Mary*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 0–20	13,650	^[6]
October 30	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 10–21
November 6	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 31–26
November 13	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 0–35
November 20	Northern Illinois	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 63–15
*Non-conference game

References

^ "1976 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
^ "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 92, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
^ "Bill Hess". Sports Reference.
^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ "1976 Ohio Bobcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
^ "Rozantz leads W&M to victory". The Lynchburg News. October 24, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.