1974 Ohio Bobcats football team

1974 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	6–5 (3–2 MAC)
Head coach	Bill Hess (17th season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium

1974 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Miami (OH) $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	1
Ohio	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Toledo	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Kent State	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Bowling Green	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Western Michigan	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their 17th season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 6–5 record (3–2 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 249 to 211.^[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 North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 7–42	33,000	[5]
September 21	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	W 20–0	15,267	[6]
September 28	Toledo	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 16–19
October 5	Northern Illinois*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 31–14
October 12	No. 20 Miami (OH)	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	L 3–31
October 19	Morehead State*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 49–10
October 26	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 26–3
November 2	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 33–22
November 9	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 13–35
November 16	at No. 11 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 16–35	58,700
November 23	Marshall*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	W 35–0
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1974 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. "Bill Hess". Sports Reference.
4. "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
5. "North Carolina routs Ohio University 42–7". The Roanoke Times. September 15, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Kent Attack Dies Without Kokal". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 22, 1974. pp. B1, B8 – via Newspapers.com.