1983 Ohio Bobcats football team

1983 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	4–7 (3–6 MAC)
Head coach	Brian Burke (5th season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium

1983 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Northern Illinois $	8	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Toledo	7	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Bowling Green	7	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Central Michigan	7	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Ball State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Western Michigan	4	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Miami (OH)	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ohio	3	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kent State	1	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Eastern Michigan	0	–	9	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1983 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Brian Burke, the Bobcats compiled a 4–7 record (3–6 against MAC opponents), finished in eighth place, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 270 to 163.^[1][2][3] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 3–55	54,612	[5]
September 10	Richmond*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 17–10	5,500	[6]
September 17	Ball State	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 14–31	14,000	[7]
September 24	Eastern Michigan	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 31–14		[8]
October 1	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 0–31		[9]
October 15	Central Michigan	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 9–14	17,000	[10]
October 22	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	W 21–20	4,000	[11]
October 29	Western Michigan	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 14–16	10,500	[12]
November 5	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH (rivalry)	W 17–14	20,954	[13]
November 12	Bowling Green	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 20–24		[14]
November 19	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 17–41	21,500	[15]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1983 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. "Brian Burke". Sports Reference.
4. "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
5. "West Va. trounces OU, 55–3". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 4, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "UR makes it an even dozen". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Ball State tops OU, 31–14". The Plain Dealer. September 18, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bobcats wallop Hurons". The Tribune. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Toledo shuts out Bobcats, 31–0". Troy Daily News. October 2, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Adams, Central Michigan run over Ohio U., 14–9". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Flashes prove Murphy's Law one more time". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 23, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "No place like road for Western's football team". The Kalamazoo Gazette. October 30, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Late rally by Ohio U. sinks Miami". Dayton Daily News. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "BGSU 24, Ohio U. 20". Springfield News-Sun. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "NIU is California-bound". Chicago Tribune. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.