1985 Ohio Bobcats football team

1985 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	2–9 (2–7 MAC)
Head coach	Cleve Bryant (1st season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium

1985 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Bowling Green $	9	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Miami (OH)	7	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Central Michigan	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Western Michigan	4	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Northern Illinois	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ball State	3	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Eastern Michigan	3	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Toledo	3	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kent State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Ohio	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1985 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Cleve Bryant, the Bobcats compiled a 2–9 record (2–7 against MAC opponents), finished in last place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 305 to 181.^[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Marshall*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV (rivalry)	L 7–31	17,511
September 21	at Duke*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 13–34	18,150	[5]
September 28	Central Michigan	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 7–13
October 5	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (rivalry)	L 22–29
October 12	Ball State	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 23–36
October 19	Eastern Michigan	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 21–27
October 26	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 10–24
November 2	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	W 33–23
November 9	Western Michigan	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 21–15
November 16	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 7–35
November 23	Bowling Green	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 17–38
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1985 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. "Cleve Bryant". Sports Reference.
4. "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
5. "Grantham-led Duke rallies to defeat Ohio". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 22, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.