1998 Ohio Bobcats football team

1998 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
Record	5–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Jim Grobe (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Troy Calhoun (2nd season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium

1998 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Marshall xy$		7	–	1					12	–	1
Miami (OH) x		7	–	1					10	–	1
Bowling Green		5	–	3					5	–	6
Ohio		5	–	3					5	–	6
Akron		3	–	6					4	–	7
Kent State		0	–	8					0	–	11
West Division
Toledo x		6	–	2					7	–	5
Western Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	4
Central Michigan		5	–	3					6	–	5
Eastern Michigan		3	–	6					3	–	8
Northern Illinois		2	–	6					2	–	9
Ball State		1	–	7					1	–	10
Championship: Marshall 23, Toledo 17
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 1998 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Grobe, the Bobcats compiled a 5–6 record (5–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC's East Division, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 303 to 269.^[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at NC State*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		L 31–34	35,500	[5]
September 12	at No. 17 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	MSC	L 0–45	74,676
September 19	East Carolina*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	WITN	L 14–21	19,186	[6]
September 26	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI		W 37–35
October 3	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH		L 7–35
October 10	Marshall	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)		L 23–30	21,728
October 17	Akron	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		W 28–14
October 31	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH (rivalry)		L 21–35
November 7	Eastern Michigan	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		W 49–21
November 14	Northern Illinois	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		W 28–12
November 21	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		W 31–21
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1998 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. 93–94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
3. "Jim Grobe". Sports Reference.
4. "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
5. "Blocked punt leads to Wolfpack's win over OU". Marysville Journal-Tribune. September 4, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Pirates recover in time". The News and Observer. September 20, 1998. Retrieved January 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.