1982 Ohio Bobcats football team

1982 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	6–5 (5–4 MAC)
Head coach	Brian Burke (4th season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium

1982 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Bowling Green $	7	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Western Michigan	5	–	2	–	2			7	–	2	–	2
Miami (OH)	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Central Michigan	5	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Ohio	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Toledo	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois	5	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Ball State	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Eastern Michigan	1	–	7	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
Kent State	0	–	9	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Central Michigan and Toledo were I-A while the other teams were classified as I-AA for the 1982 season only.

The 1982 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Brian Burke, the Bobcats compiled a 6–5 record (5–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 259 to 160.^[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 0–40
September 11	at Minnesota*	Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	L 7–57	56,168
September 18	vs. Richmond*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Children’s Hospital Benefit Bowl)	W 23–14	23,000	[5]
October 2	Toledo	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 17–14
October 9	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 34–7
October 16	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 14–13
October 23	Miami (OH)	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	W 20–0
October 30	at Central Michigan	Perry Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 18–42
November 6	Northern Illinois	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 0–36
November 13	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 7–16
November 20	Kent State	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 24–20
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1982 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
2. "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.
3. "Brian Burke". Sports Reference.
4. "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
5. "Ohio U downs Richmond". The Daily News Leader. September 19, 1982. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.