1978 Ohio Bobcats football team

1978 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ball State $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Central Michigan 8 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Miami (OH) 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
Western Michigan 5 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Bowling Green 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ohio 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Northern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kent State 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Toledo 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Eastern Michigan 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1978 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first and only season under head coach Bob Kappes, the Bobcats compiled a 3–8 record (3–5 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 246 to 120.[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Eastern Michigan
W 23–22[5]
September 23at Purdue*
L 0–2455,172[6]
September 30at Kent State
L 14–20[7]
October 7Central Michigan
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 3–17[8]
October 14at South Carolina*
L 7–2450,188[9]
October 21Toledo
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 14–2814,142[10]
October 28at Western Michigan
W 10–7[11]
November 4Miami (OH)
L 16–3115,023[12]
November 11at Cincinnati*
L 0–3514,587[13]
November 18at Bowling Green
W 19–156,447[14]
November 25Northern Illinois
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 14–23[15]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1978 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. ^ "Bob Kappes". Sports Reference.
  4. ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "Ohio U. edges Eastern Michigan, 23–22". The Plain Dealer. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Purdue's 24–0 win doesn't excite Young". The Courier-Journal. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ohio U. fumbles lift Kent State". Democrat and Chronicle. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Central Michigan's 'word' good enough to top Ohio". The Indianapolis Star. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gamecocks defeat Ohio 24–7". Winston-Salem Journal. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Toledo wins first at OU's expense as Hall runs, passes for 240 yards". The Lima News. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Babcock helps Ohio U. shock Western Michigan". The Courier-Journal. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Hunter scores 3 TDs for Miami". Dayton Daily News. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "UC gets chance to relax, enjoy rout of Ohio U". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Ohio U. pulls the pin on Bowling Green". The Buffalo News. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "North. Illinois tames Bobcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 26, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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