2013 Ohio Bobcats football team

2013 Ohio Bobcats football
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, L 20–37 vs. East Carolina
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	7–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Frank Solich (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Albin (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Jim Burrow (9th season)
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	Peden Stadium

2013 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
Buffalo		6	–	2					8	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4					7	–	6
Akron		4	–	4					5	–	7
Kent State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UMass		1	–	7					1	–	11
Miami (OH)		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
Northern Illinois x		8	–	0					12	–	2
Ball State		7	–	1					10	–	3
Toledo		5	–	3					7	–	5
Central Michigan		5	–	3					6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					2	–	10
Western Michigan		1	–	7					1	–	11
Championship: Bowling Green 47, Northern Illinois 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2013 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Frank Solich and played their home games at Peden Stadium.^[1][2] They are a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division. They were invited to the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl where they lost to East Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:30 p.m.	at No. 9 Louisville*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN	L 7–49	55,332
September 7	7:00 p.m.	North Texas*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	W 27–21	24,511
September 14	8:00 p.m.	Marshall*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (Battle for the Bell)	ESPNews	W 34–31	24,836
September 21	2:00 p.m.	Austin Peay*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	W 38–0	19,547
October 5	2:00 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 43–3	19,775
October 12	2:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	TWCSC	L 23–26	23,826
October 19	1:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	W 56–28	3,257
October 26	2:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (Battle of the Bricks)	ESPN3	W 41–16	21,638
November 5	8:00 p.m.	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN2	L 3–30	22,918
November 12	7:30 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	L 0–49	8,527
November 19	8:00 p.m.	Kent State	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN2	L 13–44	17,181
November 29	2:00 p.m.	UMass	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	W 51–23	13,162
December 23	2:00 p.m.	vs. East Carolina*	Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, FL (Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl)	ESPN	L 20–37	20,053
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Awards

Devin Bass

• All-MAC First Team Kickoff Return Specialist
• All-MAC Second Team Defensive Back
• 1x MAC East Division Defensive Player of the Week (Week 3)

Travis Carrie

• All-MAC First Team Punt Return Specialist
• All-MAC Third Team Defensive Back

Donte Foster

• All-MAC Second Team Wide Receiver

Thad Ingol

• 1x MAC East Division Defensive Player of the Week (Week 6)

Jovon Johnson

• 1x MAC East Division Defensive Player of the Week (Week 2)

Tyler Tettleton

• 1x MAC East Division Offensive Player of the Week (Week 8)

Josiah Yazdani

• All-MAC Second Team Placekicker
• 1x MAC East Division Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 9)

References

1. "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
2. "Frank Solich". Sports Reference.